Description: Fatal error message during installation: "Error 1304.Error writing to file. C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcp_140_1.dll. Verify that you have access to that directory." Yes - there is no space after .dot :). Retry / Cancel buttons. Previously, it wa a warning about msvcp_140.dll, but there was a button "Ignore". Message about msvcp_140_1.dll poped out after clicking "Ignore". I was prompted to provide admin rights during installation, I clicked OK, so installer should have write access to that directory. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Launch installation on win 10 x64; 2. Click OK when prompted UAC (admin rights) dialog; 3 Actual Results: Fatal error message during installation: "Error 1304.Error writing to file. C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcp_140_1.dll. Verify that you have access to that directory." Yes - there is no space after .dot :). Retry / Cancel buttons. Previously, it wa a warning about msvcp_140.dll, but there was a button "Ignore". Message about msvcp_140_1.dll poped out after clicking "Ignore". I was prompted to provide admin rights during installation, I clicked OK, so installer should have write access to that directory. Expected Results: Successfull installation Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: I was prompted to provide admin rights during installation, I clicked OK, so installer should have write access to that directory.
Created attachment 164522 [details] error msg
FYI: there are existing msvcp_140xx files inside SysWOW64 directory, so no need to replace them.
Does this still happen with 7.1 installers? I've never seen this myself on Win
Does not occurs in later installers :)
Thanks for following up. Let's use worksforme as we don't know the reason it works now.