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alancairns@dccnet.com User is Offline Posts:63 Veteran Member
04/01/2010 12:37 AM Alert 

 I am away from home, and my Win7 64 bit virtual machine crashed and burned. I have managed to install a Win7 32 bit VM, and wish to install BD into it. I do have the downloaded 123 MB file on a USB stick. The Internet connection where I am is too poor to allow Web installation. I am trying to install from the full download. I get through the introductory screens, until I see the Pigmy Owl and press "Install". Then I get this: (See attachment).

 

 

 

Any ideas?

 

Alan






jjones User is Offline Posts:5105 Veteran Member
04/01/2010 9:46 AM Alert 

Hi Alan,

I guess I would check that file. Make sure it exists and that it is not ReadOnly. Make sure your virtual disk drive is not full and is not write-protected. See if you can create a simple text file in the specified directory (use Notepad and type some text and attempt to save it to that directory).

I would start there. In either case, it is a system issue and not anything in particular with the BD installation.

Let me know what you find please,

Jeff


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alancairns@dccnet.com User is Offline Posts:63 Veteran Member
04/02/2010 12:04 AM Alert 
I found the problem. My Windows 7 was bought as an OEM from a local computer builder. It passed activation, so I was happy. However, yesterday I started getting messages that "Windows is not Genuine". So I guess that was the problem. I bought a new copy in a store, installed it in a VM, and BD installed with no trouble. I have activated it, and my Clements 2009. But I have run out of activations for my AOU taxonomy. Can you reset them for me, please?

Alan.
jjones User is Offline Posts:5105 Veteran Member
04/02/2010 9:23 AM Alert 
All set Alan. Glad you figured this out. That would have been a tough one for me to track down.

Jeff

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