UK Limited Edition Install Problem

[PsiBorg6 3]

Anyone else getting this? Haven't seen a topic here on my issue specifically.

 

I've been trying all evening to install the damn thing from disc delivered by Amazon today. I've had another go, uninstalling everything including Origin, restarted my internet connection in the the hope that might make some sort of difference.

 

So it installs Origin, updates from the Internet, I log in, the remainder of the disk (about 2Gb) of data is installed, then it downloads a 73Mb update, sais it's installing it then nothing. It goes back to "download complete" with the option to install. I click install again, and it looks like it install, but goes back to "download complete" with the option to install again. I'm stuck at this point in some sort of perpetual loop.

 

At time of writing, 2 of the 4 Western European servers are available...

 

Has anyone else seen this and know what the hell is going on short of EA being crap?

[PsiBorg6 3]

I have installed Sim City 4 + Rush Hour from my original disk copy and it works like a charm.

 

There's progress for you!

[PsiBorg6 3]

Sorry to keep alive a thread that I'm the only participant in, but I know a few people are having the same problem and may look at it now again, so I am going to post the "fix" I have found.

 

It's not really a fix, but it might be that my system setup was a contributing factor to SimCity not installing and it may be true of people with the same problem.

 

I have a dual-boot system, fairly fresh with Windows 7 and Windows 8. There is very little installed on Windows 7, just MS Office, Civilization 4, SimCity 4 Deluxe, Steam and Anno 2070, XBMC plus some DVD ripping software. Nothing else, and it's completely up-to-date with patches and so on. Windows 8 has no installs save for standard stuff as I don't use it.

 

My install of SimCity has failed every single time on the Windows 7 partition, whether from the disk or downloading. So, out of desperation I tried to install it on Windows 8 (which I don't use) and it installed perfectly.

 

I have played the tutorial and just started a city and all seems well...so although it hasn't fixed my problem with the Windows 7 install at least I can play the damn thing!

 

Maybe that'll help some people...