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1. 

   Charliemintoff
   Member

   I have been using GOTD for many years suddenly I get this message "Installer Integrity has Failed
   Common causes include incomplete download damaged media. Contact Installers Author to obtain a new copy" more information at http://nsis.SF.net.NSIS_Error Please Help
   Charles

   Posted 9 years ago #
2. 

   slave138
   Member

   I had the same issue. After multiple attempts, verifying IE was able to access the internet, disabling the firewall, disabling antivirus, etc... it was still giving me the error and then showing the registration info.

   On a whim I downloaded the installer from the developer site. It installed without issue and when the program started it gave me the option to register. I used the info displayed for GiveawayoftheDay and it registered without issue.

   Hope this helps (if you're still trying)...

   Posted 9 years ago #
3. 

   Charliemintoff
   Member

   Hi slave138,
   thank you for your Information but I am a little Confused Which installer do I have to download.
   Regards
   Charles

   Posted 9 years ago #
4. 

   ChrisS
   Administrator

   Odds are, it's your security software that's causing the problem. It doesn't like something inside the GOTD wrapper and quarantines some files which makes your download "corrupt".

   So, you can try:
   - setting an exclusion for the setup files
   - excluding the directory that contains the unzipped files
   - temporarily disabling your security software
   - booting in safe mode, install the program, reboot normally

   FYI - there have been a number of complaints in the past few months about Kaspersky and Windows 8.1 and the only thing that works is the safe boot.

   Posted 9 years ago #
5. 

   Flib Gibbet
   Member

   Hello! I am the newest member of the Kaspersky/W8.1 club. Just to confirm that the safe boot method does work (remember to select the safe boot with networking option because the installation software has to connect to the GOTD website).

   Posted 9 years ago #
6. 

   Prakash Narayana
   Member

   Me too with 'Kaspersky Antivirus 2014' on a 'Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Centre' machine getting an error which says 'The setup files are corrupted. Please obtain a new copy of the program.' Will have to try out ChrisS methods and will report back.

   Posted 9 years ago #
7. 

   Prakash Narayana
   Member

   ChrisS and SpodoCommodo you are right, on my system, booting into 'safe mode with networking' and installing software did the job. So it is not an OS problem but Antivirus problem. Hello... Kaspersky... I hope you are listening.

   Posted 9 years ago #
8. 

   mikiem2
   Moderator

   Hello... Kaspersky... I hope you are listening.

   Purely FWIW, & largely because it was on my mind because of another thread, please don't be afraid to spend the time trying out different brands of security software. I've found the companies producing that sort of software to be far less responsive to users than any other type of software. Use the tests & magazine reviews to narrow down the list of what you might try -- know that they vary tremendously in friendliness & usability. Most companies offer trials -- most companies also have a software tool to completely remove their products. I find & download that removal tool from the company before I'll download the trial.

   Posted 9 years ago #
9. 

   Flib Gibbet
   Member

   I was using Avast for a number of years without a problem but a couple of weeks ago there was a cheap (but genuine) offer for buying Kaspersky and, since it always seems to get good reviews, I thought I'd give it a go. GOTD installs are the only problem so far so I'm not going to chuck Kaspersky away, shrug my shoulders and say "that was a waste of money", especially since I only install something from GOTD a couple of times a month (I have visited this site daily for years so most of the downloads available are not new to me).

   Posted 9 years ago #

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