Old 16-bit setup.exe in Windows XP can not run. In Task Manager you can see ntvdm.exe, wowexec.exe and setup.exe. But it nothing do, only stay in process list.
For me it happens for InstallShield installer of 1С:7.7. But it can be for any 16-bit installer.
In safe mode of Windows XP setup.exe must run normally.
You need check next things:
1. Set in registry param HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WOW to yes if it set to no.
2. Go to TEMP folder and delete all entries which possible.
3. Open Task Manager and kill all not necessary processes. Leave only system processes.
3 item is most important. Some application can use some resources and prevent work setup.exe normally.
As far as I know problems can be if run some of Nero Scout processes (NMBgMonitor). But not only its. In my case it be something other.
Others solutions from internet:
1:
I had this exact problem and searched high and low. After playing with Process Explorer from Microsoft I found a print screen utility was keeping my Setup.exe from running. After killing it everything worked great. Not sure of the true root cause however. Here is the program that was causing the hang-up.
http://software.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=740263
2:
The solution on my system was to disable zonealarm, i think it blocked some processes because it was corrupted.
3:
And now I have solved it:
- I turned off Norton Antivirus.