Can't install 1.1.0 on Win 7 64bit

[terrorist96]

I've been using VLC 1.0.5 for a while with very few to no issues. But today VLC told me
there was an upgrade, so I went forth and it uninstalled my last version automatically
then installed - at least attempted to install - the new version. When it got to the
extracting phase, I got an error on two files. They were libvlccore.dll and libdirect3d_plugin.dll.
They both say "Error opening file for writing"; click abort, retry or ignore.

I clicked retry for both but it wouldn't work so I went ahead and ignored both. The installation
finished and it gave me the option to run VLC. But it doesn't open. I even tried opening some mp3s
and Flac files, but I got the error:

vlc.exe - Entry Point Not Found

The procedure entry point aout_SetMute could not be located in the
dynamic link library libvlccore.dll


I think it's safe to assume that this has something to do with those two .dll's giving me an error.

So.. is this a known issue or what? Should I just go back and reinstall the previous version or can this be fixed?
Thanks in advance!

Edit: I just tried installing it from another source (filehippo) and got the same errors.
So I went ahead and reinstalled the 1.0.5 version from filehippo til I can get a fix on this problem.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Restart your computer and reinstall VLC.

[terrorist96]

Huh.. that did the trick. I wonder how restarting fixed it.
Thanks, though.

[VLC_help]

I wonder how restarting fixed it.

You had one or more vlc.exe instances running in background. Installer cannot overwrite files that are already in use. Restarting Windows kills those vlc.exe processes.

[terrorist96]

So in theory, I coulda just opened up task manager and killed the processes, right?
I leave my computer on all the time so I only restart once in a while.

[VLC_help]

Yep. (also closing your browsers might be required)