Demigod Installation: "Problem with XML - Application file list not found (dem)"

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Getting this error message during installation of the digital download version. The download has completed and the installer is apparently trying to unpack files when this happens.

-- [5/2/2009 1:36:09 PM] ----------------------------------------------------
Context:    Installer
Message:    Problem with XML - Application file list not found (dem)
Build #:    1260

 

I'm running Vista x64 Ultimate SP1 and Impulse version 3.21.382 (Build 1260).

 

Advice?

demigod
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Think I found the problem using Sysinternal's Process Monitor:

3:32:39.3581954 PM    Impulse.exe    5484    QueryOpen    C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Impulse\data\public\dem\production\dem.xml    FAST IO DISALLOWED

3:32:39.3582445 PM    Impulse.exe    5484    CreateFile    C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Impulse\data\public\dem\production\dem.xml    PATH NOT FOUND    Desired Access: Read Attributes, Disposition: Open, Options: Open Reparse Point, Attributes: n/a, ShareMode: Read, Write, Delete, AllocationSize: n/a

C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Impulse\data\public\dem\production\dem.xml does not exist, however I did have a C:\ProgramData\Stardock\Impulse\data\public\dem\beta\dem.xml. I made a copy of \beta\dem.xml to \production\dem.xml and now the installation is progressing again.