[RESOLVED] Error Creating INI

[MRE]

Hello, I have had trouble trying to get a fresh install of GameEx to work. I keep getting an error message during the installation that says "error creating INI entry in file C:\GameEx\Config\GameEx.ini." This is with the latest version of GameEx. I did previously have GameEx installed and configured on this PC, but after having some issues being able to open the program and being unable to upgrade it I deleted it in the hopes that I could just start over with a clean slate, but unfortunately I can't get past this error. I tried disabling Windows Security Essentials because I noticed that it was identifying one of the installation files as a threat, but even after turning that off I still get the error message. Any help getting past this error would greatly be appreciated. I just recently got my arcade back out of storage after a couple years of not having room for it and I'm excited to get it back running in my new house. Thanks.

[Tom Speirs]

New one to me. Have you tried uninstalling and then deleting the entire folder?

[MRE]

Yeah. I did an uninstall through Add/Remove Programs, manually deleted any GameEx folders that I saw and even ran a registry cleaner in the hopes of cleaning up any straggler folders or files. I've disabled all the security programs to try and get through the installation, but no luck so far. It does allow me to continue the installation past the error by ignoring but that doesn't seem like a good idea since I could end up with a messed up ini file.

[Tom Speirs]

Ignoring it should be okay. The installer itself does not write much to the ini. Although there is obviously an underlying issue on your system which I am thinking really is completely irrelevant to GameEx as I've never heard or seen this issue.

[Draco1962]

What OS are you running? Also are you installing to C:\GameEx or C:\Program Files (x86)?

[MRE]

I figured out the problem. I ended up running checkdsk and figured out that my hard drive had some bad sectors, which included my old GameEx config. That kept it from fully deleting and from allowing an update. Checkdsk was able to repair the sectors well enough for me to fully delete my old config and now GameEx installs and runs no problem. I'm going to go ahead and replace my current hard drive and swap it out for a new one since I don't want to put in all the time to configure GameEx to work with my arcade again only to run into more issues with this old hard drive. Thanks for the quick responses though. You guys were right that it ultimately was a problem with my PC.

[Draco1962]

Glad you got it sorted and good luck with the new hard drive!