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Unable to install Cheat Engine 7.1

Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 1:43 pm
by Galerian
Hi everyone!

I have some strange trouble, as title describes, I'm unable to install Cheat Engine 7.1 using .exe downloaded from this link: [Link], when I try to launch .exe file, on my taskbar appears `Setup` button and disappears after few seconds, without error message or anything. Worth mentioning, that CheatEngine73.exe from [Link] installs just fine.
I haven't tried to compile sources of Cheat Engine 7.1 cause I was hoping there is an easier / qiucker way to find a solution, please let me know if I should try compiling and stop wasting your time :D

P.S. Some kind of checklist of what I've checked/tried (these conditions are the same for 7.1 and 7.3 exes):
  • Windows Reputation-based protection is disabled
  • CheatEngine71.exe is placed inside folder which is marked as Defender's exception
  • Windows Defender doesn't have anything (notification, record in "security" history etc) about blocking CheatEngine71.exe execution

Re: Unable to install Cheat Engine 7.1

Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 2:04 pm
by LeFiXER
Might seem stupid to ask but are you executing the setup file with administrative rights?

Re: Unable to install Cheat Engine 7.1

Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 4:59 pm
by Galerian
LeFiXER wrote:
Sat Oct 02, 2021 2:04 pm
Might seem stupid to ask but are you executing the setup file with administrative rights?
Hi, yes, it wont even start to show `Setup` on taskbar without admin rights

Re: Unable to install Cheat Engine 7.1

Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 5:17 pm
by LeFiXER
Do you have badlion? This can prevent Cheat Engine from installing.

Re: Unable to install Cheat Engine 7.1

Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:14 pm
by Galerian
LeFiXER wrote:
Sat Oct 02, 2021 5:17 pm
Do you have badlion? This can prevent Cheat Engine from installing.
No idea what it is, but assuming that I've re-installed Windows from fresh recently, I would go with assumption that I don't have it. Also, as I mentioned, Cheat Engine 7.3 installation works fine

Re: Unable to install Cheat Engine 7.1

Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:30 pm
by LeFiXER
What about compatibility mode for Windows 7?

Re: Unable to install Cheat Engine 7.1

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 12:43 am
by GreenHouse
It's a problem from that .EXE. I get the same problem, so there's something wrong with it.

EDIT: I think that old installers are kaput due to the installer change. It tries to access the adware that it had and it can't. So it just closes.

Re: Unable to install Cheat Engine 7.1

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:18 am
by golfings
I am unable to install cheat engine 7.3 because my AVG picks it up as malware, is it safe to download cheat engine 7.3 at all

Re: Unable to install Cheat Engine 7.1

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 12:23 pm
by golfings
I need help okay

i do not understand why cheat engine hates me so much for because of my AVG

everytime i try to install cheat engine 7.3 on my i9 computer

Re: Unable to install Cheat Engine 7.1

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 12:47 pm
by STN
golfings wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 12:23 pm
I need help okay

i do not understand why cheat engine hates me so much for because of my AVG

everytime i try to install cheat engine 7.3 on my i9 computer
Your antivirus is trash, cheat engine doesn't hate you, your antivirus hates you. Either trash it or disable it temporarily and add ce to its exception list.

This is something you should be asking AVG btw, ,why their trash antivirus won't let you install your favorite programs but their support is probably trash as well