Dont know what to do. please help

I was trying to install a game that i just bought and when I went to install it the installshield pops up and I get this message:

The Installshield Engine (ikernal.exe) could not be launched.

The stub received bad data.




I cannot figure out what to do and Ive been searching on the internet for the last couple of days. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Not familiar with it myself, but a search brings up this:

5. I get the error "Incompatible Version of the RPC Stub" during the installation.

When I run my setup I get the following error message:
Error number: 0x80070725
Description: Incompatible version of the RPC stub

Cause

This error is caused by a DLL that was installed on the system, such as Oleaut32.dll, Olepro32.dll, Asycfilt.dll, Stdole2.tlb, or others that are not compatible with that system. For Example, version 3.50 of Oleaut32.dll is installed and used only by Windows XP and so causes this error if it is installed on a machine running any other operating system.

Resolution

The only way to avoid this error is to download and run the following executable that is provided by Microsoft.
http://download.microsoft.com/msninvestor/Patch/1.0/WIN98/EN-US/mcrepair.EXE

When you run this executable, when it prompts you whether you wish to overwrite Newer files, make sure to click YES for each file (do not select "No" or "No to All")


From this URL:

http://www.psg-online.co.za/InvestorEducation/FAQ/general faq.htm

I hope it helps

 

If Mr Ps advice does not help, there are some troubleshooting steps here you can go thru:

http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108450