VLC won't install

[cbrylla]

Hi,

I am trying to install VLC on Vista Ultimate 32 bit (SP2) without success. When I click on the installer, the blue wheel spins for about one minute, and then nothing happens. I am logged in as admin and I have tried VLC 2.2.0, as well as 2.2.1, and I have downloaded the installer several times - always with the same unsuccessful outcome.

I am not sure if this is related, but VLC 2.1.0 worked before, and I tried to update to the latest version. Unfortunately, I did not uninstall the old version first, which may be the cause of the reason. In any case, I did now uninstall the old version, cleaned the caches and registry with CCcleaner, but still having the above problem when trying to install. Maybe there are other residues I have to remove?

Any ideas would be highly appreciated, as I am using VLC for virtually every multimedia operation.

Many thanks.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

This is weird. Try the 7zip version.

[cbrylla]

Thank you Jean. The 7zip version works, so it must have been something with the installer. Just to confirm, as the 7zip version is the unpacked version, do I just place it into the Program Files folder on my system drive and create all shortcuts to VLC manually? Or is there anything more to do?

Many thanks.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes. But you can retry the .exe after

[cbrylla]

Great. Many thanks.