Jump to content

32bit InstallShield 3 and 5 not working on Windows 11


 Share

Recommended Posts

Pardon the ignorance, I don't know where to begin solving or even describing this. 😖 It's quite relevant to PC gaming. On my Windows 11 test environment, I can't install games using certain old versions of InstallShield. Such as:

  • Dig Dug Deeper (InstallShield 5)
  • Mega Man X3 (InstallShield 3)
  • Mega Man X4 (InstallShield 3)

Nothing much seems to happen. The setup engine opens in the background and must be closed in Task Manager. What could fix this? I assume the same solution applies to Windows 7 or later, but I wouldn't be asking if I knew.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I've had occasionally issues matching your description with Installshield on Windows 10, so try this to see if the issue's the same. I haven't tried Windows 11, so I'm assuming you can still do what I'm describing.

In Task Manager, go to the details tab, right click on the setup executable, and select "Analyse wait chain". If any other executables are being shown in the wait chain, close them. In my case it was nvcontainer.exe for some reason. The installation program would appear as soon as that program was closed.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...

The same thing happened to me when I tried installing a couple of old games on Windows 10. The solution for me was to delete a file called 'IsUninst.exe' from the WINDOWS directory. Every time you run an InstallShield setup it will copy it to your WINDOWS directory, so you might need to keep deleting it if the problem happens again.

Another thing I did was to run the game setup in Compatibility Mode suited for the OS of that game's release (Win98, WinXP, etc.)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 year later...

Hi there! You may install an older version of Windows. If this doesn't work, look for an alternative installer or try manually extracting the game files. If these solutions are a waste, it may be because the games were designed for older versions of Windows and are not compatible with Windows 11. So, it might be helpful to install another OS version by using a license activation key. Hope I helped.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

  • Found PCGamingWiki useful? Please consider making a Donation or visiting our Patreon.
  • Who's Online   3 Members, 0 Anonymous, 367 Guests (See full list)

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Forum Statistics

    1.8k
    Total Topics
    9.2k
    Total Posts
×
×
  • Create New...