Problems During Installation

Post by **Paracosm** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 1:56 am

Hi, I right now am having a problem downloading TTW with these problems coming up during the installation,

[10/23/2017 9:00:42 PM] Checking for required files...

[10/23/2017 9:00:42 PM] All files found. Proceeding with installation.

[10/23/2017 9:00:42 PM] Building Fallout3 - Meshes

[10/23/2017 9:00:42 PM] Unable to read beyond the end of the stream.

[10/23/2017 9:00:44 PM] Checking for required files...

[10/23/2017 9:00:44 PM] All files found. Proceeding with installation.

[10/23/2017 9:00:44 PM] Building Fallout3 - Meshes

[10/23/2017 9:00:44 PM] The process cannot access the file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 3 goty\Data\Fallout - Meshes.bsa' because it is being used by another process.

[10/23/2017 9:00:47 PM] Checking for required files...

[10/23/2017 9:00:47 PM] All files found. Proceeding with installation.

[10/23/2017 9:00:47 PM] Building Fallout3 - Meshes

[10/23/2017 9:00:47 PM] The process cannot access the file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 3 goty\Data\Fallout - Meshes.bsa' because it is being used by another process.

Any help would be appreciated, I have more than 30 gb of space, have deleted the temp folder, and have verified both game caches. And yes, I have bought both games legitimately from steam.

Post by **GrantSP** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 2:23 am

This line is indicating the problem:

The process cannot access the file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 3 goty\Data\Fallout - Meshes.bsa' because it is being used by another process.

There may be a number of reasons why:

You have UAC issues, because that folder is under Windows control.

You have another explorer window open on that folder.

You or Windows, is running another programme that is currently accessing that file. Anti-virus software is notorious for messing with files without your knowledge and stopping the flow of installations.

Post by **Paracosm** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:53 pm

I have an administrator account type on my cpu, have have restarted my cpu multiple times, and have used task manager to clear pretty much all apps that could use the fallout 3 meshes.(ex. Steam) And it still has the same issues that I had.

Post by **GrantSP** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:59 am

Even though you are running the desktop as an administrator. are you still running the installer with elevated privileges as per the instructions?

Post by **Paracosm** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:31 am

yes, i have given the installer admin permissions.

Post by **Paracosm** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:35 am

Could it have to do with the "unable to read beyond end of stream" that i get when I first start the installation?

[10/23/2017 9:00:42 PM] Unable to read beyond the end of the stream.

Post by **Paracosm** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 3:11 am

Well then my question is, is there repeat offenders that access files like these or is it just based off what cpu you have or what you have installed onto it?

Post by **Paracosm** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 3:23 am

I used process explorer to find out if its being used, and it says this file is not being accessed despite what the installer says.

Post by **Risewild** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:03 am

Check to see if any of the Fallout 3 files properties are set as "Read Only", if they are remove that.

Post by **Paracosm** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:11 pm

So when I change the New Vegas and Fallout 3 folders to not read only, the folder properties stay as read- only with the black box checking it, while all the .esm that i checked inside the folders were marked as not read-only...

I put the new vegas, fallout 3, and ttw installer from my (C:) drive (my ssd) to my (F:) drive and both have over 200 gb of space,,. And it still doesnt work, and gives me the same problems during installation.