<r> Hurray!<br/>
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So apparently I had an installation of AVG Antivirus on my desktop<br/>
and I didn't even know about it.<br/>
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The sucker's gone and now DW is totally working. There goes my weekend!<br/>
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Thanks all. Occam's Razor.. It's always something simple.<br/>
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<r> So I uninstalled Avast(Antivirus) and still am not finding success.<br/>
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However, if this offers a clue to the mystery:<br/>
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When ever I try to reinstall DW without first deleting the old DW folder,<br/>
it says the executable is in use and needs to be terminated before I can ...

<t> I use windows 7.<br/>
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I meet the requirements for most games.<br/>
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I performed your steps and met no success.<br/>
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That method has worked for me in the past but<br/>
this issue seems different in some way.<br/>
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I've restarted the computer, defragged the HD<br ...

I use Avast and set the setup and executable as an exception and disabled it during installation
and I get the same error.

<t> I've never had this happen to me before. I've<br/>
tried messing around with permissions within properties<br/>
of the executable. Funny enough.. it looks like the steam<br/>
version is giving me the same problem.<br/>
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This is a picture of the files the setup has installed so far and ...

<r> Hi all<br/>
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I get an error when running the Distant Worlds install setup.<br/>
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Apparently it cannot access my C drive or any drive for that matter.<br/>
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Ive tried running as admin to no avail.<br/>
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Uploading picture of error message.<br/>
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I've bought the ...