StoneChucker
29th November 2006, 20:45
Can anyone help with this new bug I'm having? The details:
Whenever I close Internet Explorer 7 (IE7), even if I've just opened it and done nothing, I get the following error after IE7 has closed, in a separate dialog box:
NSIS Error
The installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete.
This could be the result of a damaged disk, a failed download or a virus.
You may want to contact the author of this installer to obtain a new copy.
It may be possible to skip this check using the /NCRC command line switch (NOT RECOMMENDED)
I did some searching on the net, and this is a complicated issue. Firstly, NSIS stands for Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (a professional open-source tool for the development of Windows installers). This error happens mainly when you download an installation file, and when you run it the CRC check of the Windows Installer fails. Obviously this is an easy fix in this case, just download a new version.
The search results say getting this error simply while closing IE7 is a bit more unusual. One given seems to be that this is an IE7 bug, and changing back down to IE6 solves the problem. If you don't already know, IE7 was only released couple of months ago, and I upgraded shortly after. It has always worked perfectly fine, it is infact a really nice, user friendly and useful browser. There are a number of recommended possible solutions, some of which I do regularly anyway, all of which I've now tried (especially points 10 and 11), namely:
1) Right click IE7 on the desktop, click properties, click delete browsing history, click delete all. This basically clears all temp files, cache, cookies, etc...
2) Scan for spyware/adware which I did using McAfee AntiSpyware, which also had a delete entire internet history function which I did again.
3) Do a full virus scan which I did with McAfee VirusScan
4) I did another system cleanup with Norton Cleanup (very thorough)
5) I used Norton WinDoctor and did a full system scan
6) I used Norton OneButtonCheckup, again a full scan
7) I did a full Norton Disc Doctor scan, with "fix errors" (requires you to schedule it to be done next time you reboot in the system boot up, to have full access) and "enable free space testing" enabled
8) I defragmented my drive using Norton SpeedDisc
9) I ran the command chkdsk /f which is basically the same as the Norton DiscDoctor scan, which scheduled a scan for the next reboot of my system
10) I reinstalled/upgraded the Windows Installer at the Microsoft Website Link (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=en) successfully, with no luck.
11) I finally searched the registry (regedit at cmd prompt) and the config files (msconfig at cmd prompt), but found no entry of NSIS (or the disable switch it referrs to in the error message, although I'm not sure I want to disable it!).
Since IE7 is very useful, and even though it drives me crazy, since I can live with clicking "ok" to the dialog box every time I close IE7, for those reasons I'll live with this annoyance for the time being, but I welcome any ideas, please....
Whenever I close Internet Explorer 7 (IE7), even if I've just opened it and done nothing, I get the following error after IE7 has closed, in a separate dialog box:
NSIS Error
The installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete.
This could be the result of a damaged disk, a failed download or a virus.
You may want to contact the author of this installer to obtain a new copy.
It may be possible to skip this check using the /NCRC command line switch (NOT RECOMMENDED)
I did some searching on the net, and this is a complicated issue. Firstly, NSIS stands for Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (a professional open-source tool for the development of Windows installers). This error happens mainly when you download an installation file, and when you run it the CRC check of the Windows Installer fails. Obviously this is an easy fix in this case, just download a new version.
The search results say getting this error simply while closing IE7 is a bit more unusual. One given seems to be that this is an IE7 bug, and changing back down to IE6 solves the problem. If you don't already know, IE7 was only released couple of months ago, and I upgraded shortly after. It has always worked perfectly fine, it is infact a really nice, user friendly and useful browser. There are a number of recommended possible solutions, some of which I do regularly anyway, all of which I've now tried (especially points 10 and 11), namely:
1) Right click IE7 on the desktop, click properties, click delete browsing history, click delete all. This basically clears all temp files, cache, cookies, etc...
2) Scan for spyware/adware which I did using McAfee AntiSpyware, which also had a delete entire internet history function which I did again.
3) Do a full virus scan which I did with McAfee VirusScan
4) I did another system cleanup with Norton Cleanup (very thorough)
5) I used Norton WinDoctor and did a full system scan
6) I used Norton OneButtonCheckup, again a full scan
7) I did a full Norton Disc Doctor scan, with "fix errors" (requires you to schedule it to be done next time you reboot in the system boot up, to have full access) and "enable free space testing" enabled
8) I defragmented my drive using Norton SpeedDisc
9) I ran the command chkdsk /f which is basically the same as the Norton DiscDoctor scan, which scheduled a scan for the next reboot of my system
10) I reinstalled/upgraded the Windows Installer at the Microsoft Website Link (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=en) successfully, with no luck.
11) I finally searched the registry (regedit at cmd prompt) and the config files (msconfig at cmd prompt), but found no entry of NSIS (or the disable switch it referrs to in the error message, although I'm not sure I want to disable it!).
Since IE7 is very useful, and even though it drives me crazy, since I can live with clicking "ok" to the dialog box every time I close IE7, for those reasons I'll live with this annoyance for the time being, but I welcome any ideas, please....