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Steam - Fix Installer Errors - Error 1316

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by erik, May 1, 2013.

  1. erik

    erik MG Donor

    I had to re-isntall Steam and encountered some annoying ass bizarre messages like

    "Error 1316. A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file SteamInstall.msi"

    Error 1327 "invalid drive."


    These errors have to do with issues, specifically installer-related errors when you run the setup file SteamInstall.msi.


    The fix requires a System Restore Point to be created.

    "Steam Fix - Installer Errors" scrubbed the system and it worked after that.

    Incorrect registry settings for Steam can do this or an outdated version of Windows Installer per the support page. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8483

    People shouldn't manually clean their registry, nor should they ever use cleaner products of any kind. It's a self-sustaining entity. This is a link to the Steam Fix-It, kind of an AIO tool like The MS Fixit's.

    https://support.steampowered.com/attachment_kb.php?id=13

    I hope this helps someone out there - it certainly benefitted me and I didn't know about the solution.