Can't Install Gabriel Knight 3 on Win XP

[Bjyman]

When I click on the setup.exe on CD 1 nothing happens. And I've gotten this game to work on my other PCs so I'm sure it's an issue with this PC. I can get the autoplay interface to run from the CD. But when it does the Play and Install buttons are inactive. I can only click on Web and Exit. Shouldn't the install button only be inactive when the game is already installed? And I checked regedit so I know it's not.

[Tawmis]

I don't think GK3 makes any reg entries. Just make sure it's not somehow installed already (or anything remotely related to it) in the generic file location it goes to...

[Collector]

GK does make a couple of registry entries, but not until it is installed. Just open the CD in Explorer and run SETUP.EXE.

[Bjyman]

I tried running setup.exe from both My Computer and Windows Explorer. No dice. I also mounted a CD Image of the CD on Dameon Tools and tried installing from a virtual drive but that didn't work either. I double checked and can find no trace of Gabriel Knight 3 already being installed on the computer. I've also tried every single Windows compatibility setting. So I'm back to square one.

[Collector]

Are you logged in as admin?

[Bjyman]

It's a family computer. I'm not the admin so no.

[Collector]

Have whoever has admin rights install it for you.

[Bjyman]

Well I went to bed last night. And when I woke up today and looked at the computer lo and behold setup.exe was on my screen. It sure took it's sweet time loading.