An error called NSIS Error belongs to the category of malfunctions caused by program installers. However, the program itself, which the user was going to install on his personal computer, is not always the reason. In this article, we will understand the causes and methods of troubleshooting.
Possible reasons
To begin, we list the main malfunctions with which this problem can be associated. As you can see from the list below, most of the options are not even related to the installed program itself:
- Installer Failure. The most common variant of the appearance of NSIS Error is that the installer was not fully downloaded, any components were lost, errors occurred during unpacking, incomplete writing to the drive, and so on.
- Infection with viruses. A problem that affects not only installation errors, but also the level of performance of the computer as a whole. There is only one solution - a full scan of the computer and further cleaning.
- No hard disk space. A simple problem that is easy to fix. Usually occurs in inexperienced users.
- Errors in the file system. In this case, you need to perform a full scan of the hard drive and recover the missing files.
We have listed all the variants of the occurrence of the NSIS Error error on Windows 7 and any newer operating systems. Now let's move on to troubleshooting.
Installer Failure
If the first option is relevant, then you can eliminate the error that occurs only by completely replacing the installer. NSIS is a scripting system that starts file unpacking. The error indicates that the beginning or completion of this process is impossible. It turns out that you will not be able to restore working capacity.
In this case, you can try downloading the installer for the program or game in another place. It is also recommended that you temporarily disable the anti-virus protection of your computer - it can block the application from running at startup, which is why the NSIS Error occurs.
If this does not help, then try to download the necessary file not through a browser or torrent tracker, but using a special download manager.
Virus infection
The malfunction can be caused by virus software installed on the computer. To do this, you need to scan your PC using an antivirus program. Download free software or use one of the scanning utilities that does not require installation. For example, you can use the Dr.Web CureIt! Application.
Do not rely on the standard Windows 8 protector. NSIS Error cannot be fixed if you scan your PC only with built-in tools.
No hard disk space
In this case, everything is quite simple if you can afford to clean the partition. Check the folders and files on the disk, and then delete those that are no longer needed. We also recommend that you use third-party utilities to delete temporary files, because with prolonged use of one Windows system partition is gradually clogged with "garbage".
However, even after cleaning, you will have to download the installer again. The fact is that when you load a file on a disk where there is no space, the process will automatically be interrupted. In this case, the installer will be incomplete, which means that the program will not be able to install on your PC.
File system errors
In this case, you need to resort to the functionality of the operating system itself. To do this, run the command line and enter a command of the form chkdsk X: / f / r, and instead of the letter X there should be a letter of the hard disk onto which the program causing the NSIS Error error has been downloaded.
If all else fails?
If the above methods did not help, then try disabling the firewall. Also, checking the name of the file or package from which the installation is performed may also work - the name should not contain spaces or special characters.