Microsoft is being a [cuss] again

Aimee Wilbury · Jul 5, 2009

So I was trying to install SimFarm from my new CD, and I got an error.

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/7263/cuss.png
Then the same thing again, then "Setup Failed!"

Googled it and got this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152994

Well, that's not much help IF YOU'RE NOT A DEVELOPER, IS IT??

Any suggestions?

Aimee Wilbury · Jul 5, 2009

So how do I remove that? I don't see it within the CD directory.

EDIT: Found this within SETUP.INF...

[Source Media Descriptions]
"1", "SimFarm Windows CD", "_mssetup.ex_", "."

[Default File Settings]
"STF_BACKUP" = ""
"STF_COPY" = "YES"
"STF_DECOMPRESS" = "YES"
"STF_OVERWRITE" = "ALWAYS"
"STF_READONLY" = "YES"
"STF_ROOT" = ""
"STF_SETTIME" = "YES"
"STF_TIME" = "0"
"STF_VITAL" = "YES"

[CROPS]
1, almonds.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, apples.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, barley.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, carrots.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, corn.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, cotton.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, gladiolu.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, grapes.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, lettuce.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, oats.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, onions.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, oranges.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, peanuts.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, potatoes.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, rice.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, sorghum.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, soybeans.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, strawber.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, sugar.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, sunflowe.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, sweet.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, tobacco.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, tomatoes.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,
1, wheat.crp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5890,,,,,

[FARM]
1, megadata.eea,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 388200,,,,,
1, megadata.idx,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 1340,,,,,
1, readme.wri,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 145024,,,,,
1, scen0.ssm,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 139072,,,,,
1, scen1.ssm,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 139072,,,,,
1, scen2.ssm,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 139072,,,,,
1, scen3.ssm,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 139072,,,,,
1, scen4.ssm,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 139072,,,,,
1, scen5.ssm,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 139072,,,,,
1, scen6.ssm,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 139072,,,,,
1, scen7.ssm,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 139072,,,,,
1, schedual.his,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 47040,,,,,
1, wsimfarm.exe,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 2039872,,,,,
1, wsimfarm.hlp,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 451865,,,,,

[FARMSOUND]
1, alien.mid,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 1860,,,,,
1, amain.mid,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 11435,,,,,
1, bird1.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 8648,,,,,
1, bird2.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5630,,,,,
1, boos.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 11708,,,,,
1, bulldoze.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 8311,,,,,
1, carnival.mid,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 8355,,,,,
1, cheers.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 12388,,,,,
1, click.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 13735,,,,,
1, compbeep.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 7725,,,,,
1, cow1.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 7912,,,,,
1, cow2.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 8254,,,,,
1, cowman.mid,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 12369,,,,,
1, dfarm.mid,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 2596,,,,,
1, explode2.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,, EXPLODE.WAV,,,, 12780,,,,,
1, ffarm.mid,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 4684,,,,,
1, flood2.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,, FLOOD.WAV,,,, 9774,,,,,
1, genfarm.mid,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5500,,,,,
1, horse1.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 8344,,,,,
1, pig.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5248,,,,,
1, plane.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 12892,,,,,
1, plopitem.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 16497,,,,,
1, ploptool.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 6945,,,,,
1, rodeo.mid,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 5996,,,,,
1, rooster.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 13262,,,,,
1, sheep1.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 6500,,,,,
1, sheep2.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 11264,,,,,
1, smack.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 23560,,,,,
1, swarm.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 7304,,,,,
1, thunder.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 10724,,,,,
1, tornado2.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,, TORNADO.WAV,,,, 11594,,,,,
1, uhoh.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 7849,,,,,
1, wind.wav,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 12176,,,,,

[Files]
1, info.exe,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 28801,,,,,
1, mscuistf.dll,,,, 1996-02-22,,,,,,,,,, 42624,,,, 2.1.0.23,
1, univbe.exe,,,, 1996-02-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 74412,,,,,

[MAB]
1, simfarm.dll,,,, 1996-02-13,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 107520,,,,,
1, simfarm.ico,,,, 1996-02-13,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 766,,,,,
1, simfarm.mvb,,,, 1996-03-14,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 593128,,,,,
1, simfarm.vti,,,, 1996-03-11,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 1368480,,,,,
1, vrx1.dll,,,, 1996-01-25,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 19040,,,,,

[MAB_SYSTEM]
1, dunzip.dll,,,, 1994-09-12,,, OLDER, !READONLY,,,,,, 35312,,,,,
1, mvapi2.dll,,,, 1993-03-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 12288,,,,,
1, mvbmp2.dll,,,, 1993-03-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 138864,,,,,
1, mvbrkr2.dll,,,, 1993-03-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 19968,,,,,
1, mvfs2.dll,,,, 1993-03-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 52224,,,,,
1, mvftsui2.dll,,,, 1993-09-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 160768,,,,,
1, mvmci2.dll,,,, 1993-03-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 93184,,,,,
1, mvsrch2.dll,,,, 1993-03-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 53760,,,,,
1, mvtitle2.dll,,,, 1993-03-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 24576,,,,,
1, vermont1.dll,,,, 1995-02-21,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 27136,,,,,
1, vermont1.hlp,,,, 1995-04-14,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 188361,,,,,

[MAB_WINDOWS]
1, mviewer2.exe,,,, 1993-09-22,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 286768,,,,,
1, simfarm.usr,,,, 1994-09-06,,,, !READONLY,,,,,, 37,,,,,

[SYSTEM]
1, ctl3d.dll,,,, 1996-02-22,,, OLDER, !READONLY,,,,,, 21008,,,,,
Click to expand...

Aimee Wilbury · Jul 5, 2009

Its a 16-bit game, lol. I don't think *serious* gamers want to play SimFarm.

Aimee Wilbury · Jul 5, 2009

Thanks.

I did figure it out though -- the files *were* installed, just the help viewer (Microsoft Multimedia) got half-corrupted, so I manually downloaded it associated the files with it and it works.

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