Silverlight install issues?

10 Jul
by mjeaton, posted in Uncategorized   |  1 Comments

File this under WTF were they thinking.

I hit a website this morning that required Silverlight, so I clicked the link, downloaded and ran the installation program.  When it was done, this is what I saw:

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I clicked on the “Get more information” link and this is why the install “failed”:

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Maybe this is a common issue (I haven’t searched yet), but c’mon, telling me the installation failed because I need to reboot does nothing but piss me off.  Yes, I understand it’s an Alpha, but it seems like whatever they used to create the installer should be able to deal with a reboot condition.

I’ll update this post later today after I’ve surfed a bit to check on this particular issue.

One Response to Silverlight install issues?

  1. Dan Hounshell

    FWIW, I’ve experienced the same thing everytime I’ve installed it. I think only the 1.1 Alpha stuff did that for me, though, the 1.0 Beta installed fine without the requirement of a reboot.