XAMPP 1.7.1 won't install

[Kurt Vdg]

Hi,

I downloaded the Xampp 1.7.1 installer and tried to install it by doubleclicking it.
The only thing I see is a batch screen that popsup and disappears immediately...

Tried it on an XP pro SP2 machine (standalone and no network connection) and a Vista ultimate pc with network connection.

I also downloaded the self extracting file and ran that, but then I get an extraction error report with a lot of errors like '... file broken'.

I really don't understand it...

Advise is appreciated.

Thanks,
Kurt

[Nobbie]

Seems that all your downloads are broken (incomplete). Check the size of the downloaded files and compare to the values given on the download page.

Or check your disk - maybe it's full and the installer fails to unpack.

[Kurt Vdg]

Just checked the sizes.
The installer file and self extracting file have the same size as shown on the download side.

And there is also enough disk space (40GB)

[Kurt Vdg]

Strange.. Just did a fresh download of the installer, but instead of saving it to the local drive, I simply ran it directly... and then it works fine

[Izzy]

You may have installed a disk monitoring software like ZoneAlarm that continually monitors for malware and prevents strange .exe files from executing.

I am curious to know how you can download a file to your PC and not have it store on your hard drive and then run it directly???