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1. 

   ribbie
   Member

   Please help…

   Or at least steer me in the right direction on where I might go [web site] to fix this problem that I’m having.

   I’ve been downloading files from your two sites [GGOTH & GOTD] for the past 7 or 8 years and never encountered a problem like this…

   Up until Aug 8 2015. I was able to download and install files from both Game Giveaway of the Day and Giveaway of the Day.

   I’m using Microsoft Windows 7 Professional with Service Pack 1
   Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.60 GHz
   Ram 8.00 Gb
   64-bit Operating System

   After I unzip the file this is what I get… [I always unzip my download file to a folder I created called “1”

   readme
   Setup
   Setup.gcd

   Then when I Click on setup this is what happens next. I get this screen.

   Successfully activated

   Then after a short while I get this screen saying the following…

   Windows detected that this program did not run correctly
   To try and fix the problem, Windows has applied compatibility settings to
   this program. Windows will use these setting the next time you run the program.

   If you noticed that this program didn't run correctly, try running the program again.

   Program: Unknown Program
   Publisher: Unknown Publisher
   Location: c:\Users\User\AppData\Local\setup.exe

   Yes.. I've even copied the files to the above location and tried to run the setup.
   with the same results

   I don’t have a clue, on what to do to fix this… Please… Please HELP!!!!!!!!

   Robert

   Posted 8 years ago #
2. 

   krypteller
   Member

   Robert, a lot of people have the same problem these last days. On various threads you can find their postings. And the answers given by various people.

   The best you can do is switch off your antivirus for the few minutes the unwrapping (called "activation" by Giveawayoftheday or Themida)and install of the giveaway will take place.

   Today the wrapper is not around Setup.exe, but around Activate.exe.

   I use Avast! as antivirus and do not have your problem.

   Posted 8 years ago #
3. 

   ChrisS
   Administrator

   Does the program run? The message is that it might not have installed correctly, if it runs then you don't need to do anything but close the message.

   In addition to what Krypteller suggested, try right-clicking on setup.exe and then pick "run as administrator" from the menu. It might just be a rights issue with the more recent programs.

   You might also tell us what security software you're using. Kaspersky has had a problem for some time, AVG recently started having trouble, and there was a report about ZoneAlarm a few days ago.

   Posted 8 years ago #

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