'Internal Error: Failed to expand "group" help

[Dealt]

Hi im trying to d/l the new cont set up to a new laptop on xp and the setup get to the point of installing and that error appears

'Internal Error: Failed to expand "group" constant'

and says please correct the problem and run setup again.. i have no idea.

Any help would be appreciated.

[Maverick]

Maybe a stupid suggestion but have you tryed downloading a new installation file from trenchwars.org?

[Dealt]

first thing I did... its that d/l that gets this error and same from ssdownloads.com

edit: i was thinking it might be restricted in some way as its my sisters for the school she works at.. mine got robbed last week so im using it for an essay on monday - SS?!

[glacier]

I just got an installation file from getconinuum.com and installed it on my flash drive with no problems.

A couple suggestions:
first, it could possibly be a registry problem, get Spybot S&D (for it's registry monitor TeaTimer, not for it's spyware removal) and RegAlyzer from http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html and see if either of those can help you.

second, after a couple minutes of googling your problem I found one solution: if you have a USB drive, download/install it on there and copy/paste, click/drag (whatever you feel like doing at the time) the installation on to the computer you're trying to install it on.

edit: or you could save yourself the trouble and run ss off your flash drive. that's what I do at school.

[Dealt]

ive tried these with the same problems.. i think it has to do with the user I have access to not having admin access.

similar problem happened when i tried to update flash player and cant install anything it seems, pretty annoying when its a shitly updated piece of crap anyway!

her school it admin must have restricted all laptops!

thanks for your help glacier but looks like I might have to look for a way around this.. i tried all the simple admin passwords with no luck.

any help again would be appreciated!

[Doc Flabby]

If you can understand this article
http://www.osix.net/modules/article/?id=679
It explains an easy way to locally privilege esculatoin. Once you have a command window (cmd.exe) with system privs its simply a matter of typing "explorer" and you get an explorer with full access

It provides some ways around XP "protection". Alternatively you can get a boot cd http://ebcd.pcministry.com/ and reset the admin password (that might get your sister into trouble though:P)

[glacier]

have you tried the flash drive idea? I had a friend from another game with the same problem (parents were limiting her access), told her to run it off of a USB and it worked fine

[Dealt]

have you tried the flash drive idea? I had a friend from another game with the same problem (parents were limiting her access), told her to run it off of a USB and it worked fine

I tried the USB thing.. but since its on this laptop I cannot install it on the usb pen as it wont allow anything like that.

maybe i could install it on the pen on another unrestricted machine? worth a try.. ill give it a go and hope to see you in the trenches

edit: doc i dont have admin access so dont think the first would work in cmd and my sis would get slapped by her it admin! booo hisss viva la flash pen!

[glacier]

Yeah, install it on your USB drive on another computer and you shouldnt have anymore problems.