Dreamweaver CS3 won't install

[evilsatan]

I have Vista Home premium, I am trying to install Dreamweaver CS3. It is installing directly out of a .exe Adobe Extractor. I keep getting the same errors:



Anyone have any ideas to what could be the problem? I have sufficient space and am logged in as admin.

Cheers

[ant3b]

is this the downloaded version? i am curious, why it is saying not reinstalled?

[evilsatan]

Got it fresh off newzbin today. I did have version 8 installed I think, it would open and function fine but would close without warning and without saving :@ So I got a new version to try and I am having these problems.

Sometimes if I try to rip a DVD to my C:\ it says I can't, but if I rip it to say, C:\FILM\ it will work :s

[liveseytowers]

Have you tried installing using a different user account? I seem to remember having issues installing a newer version of dreamweaver because it somehow knew my old version was a dodgy copy so it wouldn't install the new version? Might be worth deleting the old user profile that it was installed with and installing again using a new admin account?

Worth a try anyway.

[liaeb]

what happens if you try use msiexec /i one the .msi installer if it even has one

sorry read between the lines and missed the It is installing directly out of a .exe Adobe Extractor bit!!

but saying that can you use any strings with the .exe?

[evilsatan]

what happens if you try use msiexec /i one the .msi installer if it even has one

sorry read between the lines and missed the It is installing directly out of a .exe Adobe Extractor bit!!

but saying that can you use any strings with the .exe?

Sorry mate don't quite understand what you mean I am clueless about any programming lark which I assume that is

Cheers for the replies, not tried another user account yet, will leave that as a last resort

[liaeb]

here's a brief about msiexec

Windows Installer forms part of the Microsoft management technologies and manages installation and maintenance of applications throughout their lifecycle.
Most administrators were first introduced to this technology with Microsoft Office 2000, and much of the initial development of the Windows Installer technology was actually completed as part of the Office 2000 product development.
Windows Installer comprises
•A core executable (MSIEXEC.EXE)
•A service (on Windows NT and 2000) that can manage installation tasks that require elevated privileges
•A number of Application Programming Interfaces (API’s) that developers can use to incorporate Windows Installer functionality into their applications

so you can for example;
msiexec /i blah.msi (to install)
msiexec /u blah.msi (uninstall)
or like msiexec /i blah.msi transforms=blah.mst

and you know what strings are?! for example in dos cd c:\porn ("c:\porn" would be the string)

[evilsatan]

So you suggest I put this ino the run dialogue?

msiexec /i F:\NEWSLEECHER DOWNLOADS\alt.binaries.warez\Adobe Dreamweaver CS3\Adobe.Dreamweaver.CS3.exe

That brings up this:

Windows ® Installer. V 4.00.6000.0

msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]

Install Options
</package | /i> <Product.msi>
Installs or configures a product
/a <Product.msi>
Administrative install - Installs a product on the network
/j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]
Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user
</uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Uninstalls the product
Display Options
/quiet
Quiet mode, no user interaction
/passive
Unattended mode - progress bar only
/q[n|b|r|f]
Sets user interface level
n - No UI
b - Basic UI
r - Reduced UI
f - Full UI (default)
/help
Help information
Restart Options
/norestart
Do not restart after the installation is complete
/promptrestart
Prompts the user for restart if necessary
/forcerestart
Always restart the computer after installation
Logging Options
/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile>
i - Status messages
w - Nonfatal warnings
e - All error messages
a - Start up of actions
r - Action-specific records
u - User requests
c - Initial UI parameters
m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
o - Out-of-disk-space messages
p - Terminal properties
v - Verbose output
x - Extra debugging information
+ - Append to existing log file
! - Flush each line to the log
* - Log all information, except for v and x options
/log <LogFile>
Equivalent of /l* <LogFile>
Update Options
/update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp]
Applies update(s)
/uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Remove update(s) for a product
Repair Options
/f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Repairs a product
p - only if file is missing
o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
a - forces all files to be reinstalled
u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
s - all existing shortcuts (default)
v - runs from source and recaches local package
Setting Public Properties
[PROPERTY=PropertyValue]

Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
command line syntax.

Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.

[liaeb]

if it were an .msi or microsoft installer based executable but as you said its an Adobe Extractor (basically a self extracting zip) i would suggest trying;
F:\NEWSLEECHER DOWNLOADS\alt.binaries.warez\Adobe Dreamweaver CS3\Adobe.Dreamweaver.CS3.exe /?

[Sanj[UK]]

Install windows xp...My mate can only run 3d studio max when she sets up the compatibility settings...have you tried that?

[evilsatan]

if it were an .msi or microsoft installer based executable but as you said its an Adobe Extractor (basically a self extracting zip) i would suggest trying;
F:NEWSLEECHER DOWNLOADSalt.binaries.warezAdobe Dreamweaver CS3Adobe.Dreamweaver.CS3.exe /?

That launched it but it wne through exactly the same as usual

I also turned off User Account Control so now I can drag and drop direct to C: whereas it was prohibited before still no use!

The installer does say this before installation if that helps?:

you will need access to your original installation media

Cheers

[liaeb]

I did wonder why it said unable to access SOURCE at c:\new folder\payloads\blahblahblah...

how big is this executable?!

if it's of a considerable size I would as a last hope try creating c:\new folder\payloads pasting the executable there and re-running but failing that I'd look for another version of Dreamweaver CS3..

[evilsatan]

I did wonder why it said unable to access SOURCE at c:new folderpayloadsblahblahblah...

how big is this executable?!

if it's of a considerable size I would as a last hope try creating c:new folderpayloads pasting the executable there and re-running but failing that I'd look for another version of Dreamweaver CS3..

About 250MB mate, I tried making a New Folder in C: and sopying the exe to the C: root and running to no avail earlier.

After searching the net it seems this is a major problem with all CS3 apps and Vista. Photoshop CS3 installed fine but apparently that somehow might be preventing this install. Very odd so I reinstalled v.8 but for some reason that randomly closed itself after an hour working on it earlier!