Error code 2203 installing in Vista x64 (1 Viewer)

Lionheart

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MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2
MediaPortal Skin:
Windows Version: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
CPU Type: Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+, 2.20 GHz
HDD: 2x SATA 100GB
Memory: 2 GB DDR SDRAM
Motherboard: not sure, its a Sager NP9750 notebook
Motherboard Chipset: VIA K8T890CE + VT8237R
Motherboard Bios: Phoenix
Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce Go 7800 GTX
Video Card Driver: 7.15.10.9729
Sound Card: Realtek AC'97 Audio
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: 5.10.0.5930
1. TV Card: AVerMedia M15C
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Dish Network
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

Attempting to install MediaPortal 0.2.2 in Vista Ultimate x64, the progress bar went about 90% across then gave an error dialog before ending: "The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing the package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2203."

I tried installing as Administrator and not selecting the codecs with the same result.
 

Lionheart

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I found the source of my problem. After using the NTBackup-Restore utility to restore files from my XP backup with the "restore security" setting turned on, my AppData folder's security settings were too restrictive, and Vista couldn't right to AppData\Local\Temp.

Resetting the security on AppData and all its children fixed this problem; I also had to reset the security on Documents, Music, Video, Pictures, and so on.

Problem solved. But if the error message had been something informative like "Error: Cannot write to AppData\Local\Temp\..." I would not have spent hours trying to figure it out.
 

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