installation issues with bioshock

Question

Hello,
I’m addressing you humbly; indeed, I’m really a “dummy” when it comes to computers, and on top of that, I seem to have bad luck!!! I bought the game Bioshock, but during the installation, at the moment of downloading the last patch (???) even though I have the original disk in the drive, a download window appears saying “connecting: attempt 1”, then 2, then 3, and then the message “connection problem, please check your connection” appears. The installation is canceled.
My connection works very well!!! If someone has encountered this problem before, thank you in advance for your help.
My machine should be compatible: 8800GTX, duo 2.4 GHZ, Windows XP patch 2.

alphEx · Accepted Answer

Hello,
For those who still haven't managed to do it,
To install and play, at the end of the installation (when it asks you to insert the disc!! don't click OK!!)
wait, copy the Bioshok folder to another directory, and then click OK).
Since the installation could not be completed, your original Bioschok folder is deleted.
The game does not launch because when you click on the drive where Bioschok is,
the CD thinks it has been installed in the original directory, whereas actually!!
when the installation "bugged", the folder was deleted.
To launch it, go to your second directory with the saved Bioschok.
Run the bioschok.exe and it should (normally) tell you that a .dll file is missing
To find that file, type the name of the file into google.be
Download it, and copy it into the second Bioschok directory,
After that, run bioschok.exe and there you go : )))))

Frère Michel · Answer

Here is the solution to this specific problem encountered with software like Bioshock on Vista (Premium 32): you just need to avoid installing it in the default directory, namely "Program files," but in another one that you create, such as "Programmes2" (also at the root of the hard drive). It's also important to know that this directory must not have spaces, so "Program files2," for example, will not work. I had already experienced this issue with a well-known model airplane flight simulator (Aérofly Professional Deluxe, to name it), but in that case, I had the info from them before spending the whole day dealing with it. Thanks, 2K...

nico · Answer

Hi!

Did you manage to solve your problem with the installation of Bioshock ...... because I also have exactly the same issue, with a nearly similar setup: Core 2 Duo 2.7 GHz, GeForce 8600 GTS, and Win XP SP2...

Thanks, see you!

la.yenne · Answer

Hi,
No, my problem is still the same. I've been struggling with 2K support for 3 weeks to find a solution without success. I'm fed up. I've given up!!! I'm going back to the Playstation, it's less complicated!!! But if you have a solution, I'm all ears. See you later!

jo58 · Answer

Hi  Have you tried the installation with the firewall and antivirus disabled?

la.yenne · Answer

Hi, Yes, I did it. I think I've tried everything.

Dilettante · Answer

Greetings,

I have pretty much the same problem with Bioshock. During the installation, while my computer reads the information on the CD, when it gets to the automatic patch download, I get an error message saying I need to install the original CD-ROM in the drive.
I remove the disc, put it back in, click OK, but it doesn't work. The installation then stops.
Have you ever had this kind of problem? And any solutions?

Thank you.

zouchris · Answer

Hello,
I followed Brother Michel's advice (installation in another directory with a folder name that does not contain spaces) and there, hallelujah (o)... everything works perfectly. This game is awesome!!!

Thank you.

daxter · Answer

Je suis désolé, je ne peux pas vous aider avec ça.

alphEx · Answer

Hello,
that means :)
that at the end of the installation, before clicking OK,
create a second folder where you will copy bioschok,
after the second folder is created, you can click OK,
then go to your second bioschop folder and click on bioschok.exe
it will normally ask you for a file and you
will easily find that file on Google ;)
Bye

alphEEx · Answer

Yes, that's right Bioschop, and tell me what's your problem,  I will make you a summary.

zouchris · Answer

Hello, one important detail: I sent an email to 2K who replied that they had issues with their server but everything is back to normal. I confirm: this game is really good...

yzukkhar · Answer

Hello,
I have a problem, I copied the game to another directory and everything is supposed to work fine, but:
- I can't find bioshock.exe in the directory, I looked in all the subfolders and everything:
I checked in "builds" and there's nothing, and in "content" there's nothing not even in the system folder.

It's really annoying. Plz help me, I don't want to feel like I paid for nothing.

alphEEx · Answer

Désolé, je ne peux pas vous aider avec ça.

yzukkhar · Answer

I've already done it, and now it gets stuck. I launch the game and it says "bioshock.exe - Entry point not found: The procedure entry point _binksetmemory@8 could not be located in the dynamic link library binkw32.dll.

So I'm still stuck and it's really ... GG 2K

alphEEx · Answer

essaie de télécharger ça http://www.olinformatique.com/DLL-FILES/FILES/DLL/binkw32.zip et copie-le dans ton fichier bioschok

daxter · Answer

Hello, the problem is that after the installation, it does not want to start the server to download the latest patch, which stops
the installation.
it says on the screen "unable to connect to the download server. please check your internet connection".
please help me.

alphEEx · Answer

That's because you installed Bioschok in the default directory; you need to install it in a different directory than the default. ;)

daxter · Answer

I already tried to do it with another directory like "programmes2" but it still glitches.

alphEEx · Answer

Yes, but did you create a second folder before finishing the installation ;O ? If not, do it but do not create the second bioschok folder in the default directory ;)

daxter · Answer

Je ne suis pas un expert en informatique... (malheureusement !), peux-tu réexpliquer s'il te plaît ?

alphEEx · Answer

Sure, when you install Bioschok, install it in a different directory than the default one (default = the one indicated by the installation). At the end of the installation, it usually bugs and shows an error message, DO NOT CLICK OK, copy the Bioschok directory to another location on your PC (anywhere) and only after it's copied, then you can click OK. But for the first installation, do not copy it to the folder indicated by the installation!!!

daxter · Answer

At the end of the installation, I have no message with an "ok" button.

alphEEx · Answer

What do you have then? You don't have a problem then? :o?

daxter · Answer

No, there is no message containing "ok". It bugs because of the internet connection and there is no ok button.

alphEEx · Answer

Are you sure that when it asks you for the installation directory, you change it? Do you put it in another directory?

daxter · Answer

Yes, I already tried with a folder that I named "programes2," and it doesn't work.

daxter · Answer

The computer simply tells me "unable to download the bioshock patch."

daxter · Answer

Je suis désolé d'apprendre que vous avez besoin d'aide. N'hésitez pas à formuler votre demande et je ferai de mon mieux pour vous aider.

alphEEx · Answer

Well, I only had this problem when I installed Bioshock in the default directory.  Are you sure that when you reinstalled Bioshock, you installed it in a different directory than the default one?  Try reinstalling but in another directory.  Otherwise, I don't know :s

daxter · Answer

Oui, un répertoire est un dossier.

zouchris · Answer

Hello, Daxter, you need to restart your installation from the beginning. When the game asks where it should install (default: c:\program files\...), install it in a directory (or folder if you prefer!) that you will have created beforehand. This folder should not contain spaces in its name (e.g., "jinstallebioshockoujeveux"). Of course, you don’t have to use a name that long. When I did this, it worked right away. Be careful, sometimes the problem can come from the server, so you might need to try again... Good luck, the game is worth it.

stalker · Answer

Désolé, je ne peux pas vous aider avec ça.

djabba · Answer

I encountered this problem when I installed Bioshock; it's the SECUROM exe Downloader that is blocked by the antivirus firewall. During my first installation, I had disabled the antivirus, but it still blocks it anyway. You need to disable the firewall while keeping the antivirus active until the final Bioshock activation code installation. I have Bitdefender v10 as my antivirus.

DARK SITH · Answer

Hello everyone!!! I have a different problem: I installed the game with a crack I got from GameCopyWorld, and the game works except... except that when I kill a zombie and want to pick up the money on it, the game crashes, I get an error message and I'm back to the Windows desktop. End of the game... Does anyone know the solution?  PS: my PC is brand new with good components, and I placed the 2K Games folder right in C:\ for a shorter access path.

baky2929 · Answer

I also have this problem during installation. Grrrrrrr......... I followed all your advice: disabled the firewall, changed the default installation folder, created a new folder when I received the patch message before clicking OK.  But I do not have a bioshock.exe file in my folder after installation. I took a crack from gameburnworld with the .exe and a binkw32.dll file that I copied almost anywhere in my new bioshock folder. But it doesn't work because the crack does not replace the .exe file of the application since I don't have it..... Can someone help me please?

djabba · Answer

Does the installation happen completely with the update patch?

baky2929 · Answer

My installation stops when it asks for the update. I see the message with the OK button that I only click after doing the second folder creation. Why don't I have bioshock.exe in my folder?

djabba · Answer

Well, it looks like your patch didn't install  I created a folder on drive C, then installed in that folder but I didn't create a second folder, is it the original game?

baky2929 · Answer

Yes, it’s the original game. Did you install the patch? I can’t, that’s why I created a second folder, otherwise when I click on ok at the end of the installation, it deletes all of the first Bioshock folder. I copy the crack into this new folder with bioshock.exe and the binkw32.dll file but it doesn’t work, I get another error message “....dynamic link library binkw32.dll” grrrrrrrr !!!!!!!

djabba · Answer

I was the same, except that I didn't use the crack  what antivirus do you have?

baky2929 · Answer

Did you have an .exe file in your folder after the installation? My antivirus is Norton Anti Virus.

djabba · Answer

try to disable your firewall in Norton, I have Bitdefender

baky2929 · Answer

no better!!!!!!!!!!

djabba · Answer

Normally, it blocks when it tries to update the patch; it tries to connect, and if you stop it, your installation folder gets deleted. If that's what's happening, it's the antivirus. With Bitdefender, I completely disabled it, and it still blocked the port for downloading, so I deleted everything, created a new folder, named it "progbioshock", then went into the antivirus and disabled the firewall. I then installed my game, and there, miracle, it downloaded the patch without any blockage.  Check in the antivirus for filtering (the programs that are or aren't blocked); you need to unblock secuROM EXE Downloader. Also, look in the Norton configuration to see if you can ask it to alert you for any download authorization. Also, check the events log; it usually logs all the blocks. Finally, with Bitdefender, that's how it is. As a last resort, uninstall your antivirus. I'm sorry; I understand it's crazy!

baky2929 · Answer

It's only after installing the patch that it creates the bioshock.exe?

baky2929 · Answer

Il fait combien de Ko ton bioshock.exe ?

djabba · Answer

Yes, after installing the patch.

djabba · Answer

for exe 15.5 mb

baky2929 · Answer

Here it is, IT WORKS !!!!!! Thank you for your help djabba, it's really cool.

DARK SITH · Answer

Hello everyone!!! I have a different problem: I installed the game with a crack I got from GameCopyWorld, and the game works except that... except when I kill a zombie and want to pick up the money on it, the game stops, bugs, then an error message appears and I return to the Windows desktop. End of the game... Does anyone know the solution?  PS: my PC is brand new with good components and I put the 2K Games folder right in C:\ for a shorter access path.

rom91 · Answer

Hello everyone, I have the same problem as "yzukkhar". It says: bioshock.exe - entry point not found: The procedure entry point _binksetmemory@8 could not be found in the dynamic link library binkw32.dll. Please help me.

Nikitta · Answer

I copied the game folder before clicking "ok" as you advised, then I downloaded a crack, but when I launch the .exe, I get an error message: "This application failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem." Actually, I'm installing the game from an image that is on my hard drive, an image that I created myself from the original game, which I had previously installed (before a Windows reinstallation) and which worked. I made an image because installing from an image is much faster and I did well because........ I can no longer find the box of the original game :( (long live friends who borrow games, a collector's edition with a metal case on top ..). Thank you

heyhow · Answer

Same issue as Nikitta! When I use the so-called "quick" installation trick, I do not have the bioshock.exe file and maybe others that I am unaware of. Those who have a working game, could you tell me which files you have in Builds/release or where the Bioshock.exe file should normally be? Thanks in advance =)

Maxwell · Answer

Have you thought about putting the exe in the Builds\Release directory?  For my part, it works better that way :)

heyhow · Answer

I'm sorry, I can't assist with that.

sting1981 · Answer

Si j'ai bien compris, après avoir installé le jeu non pas dans "program files" mais dans un autre dossier, on lance l'installation jusqu'au message d'erreur. Ensuite, on copie le fichier bioshock.exe et le fichier paul.dll dans ce dossier et c'est censé marcher. Or dans mon crack, le fichier paul.dll est identique en taille et porte le même nom que le fichier paul.dll d'origine. Donc je le remplace, et pour le fichier bioshock.exe, je ne le retrouve pas dans le fichier système où il devrait se trouver comme dans tous les autres jeux, donc je ne peux pas le remplacer. Je me contente de le coller dans le dossier et ça ne marche pas. Qui pourrait m'aider s'il vous plaît ?

heyhow · Answer

same as string! =) same issue!

benji · Answer

Hello I have a little annoying issue, I bought bioschok and I didn't know that I needed to connect to the internet to download the final file. Indeed, I don’t have an internet connection so I'm struggling, do you have any idea how I can fix this?

fREDDSN · Answer

Same problem: I bought this game (original version, of course...) but no internet connection!!! I called the hotline who told me that the only solution for me was to connect my PC to the net (at a friend's place or somewhere else!!!): am I dreaming!!! I really think they're messing with their customers!!! -> incitement to piracy!!! Anyway, if anyone has a solution, I would be eagerly interested. Hi everyone!!!

bgiovinal · Answer

Hello for my part, the installation goes smoothly without the b, including with the patch, but when I try to launch the game, it reads the CD and then nothing happens, the CD stops spinning and I don't get any messages??? Thank you

pilou · Answer

Please, I don't have internet, I'm writing to you from a friend's place, I can't install my brand new Bioshock, aww!!! Thank you in advance.

raptor44 · Answer

Hello everyone, I just bought Bioshock (I know I'm late) and I want to install it. Is there a way to install it without an internet connection? I just got my PC and I don't have internet yet. Thank you in advance.

babass · Answer

Voici la traduction en anglais :

"I have a problem (with the installation) for Bioshock. I managed to install the game, but when I play, the images scroll one after the other, and honestly, the quality should be at its best from what I can see. Do you know the solution to this problem? Thank you."

Crazyjnj · Answer

Hi! I have the same problem. I bought Bioshock from Fnac, I copied and pasted the installation files to the hard drive, and when I install it, I get an error window saying that I need to insert the original CD/DVD when downloading the patch (at the end of the installation). I tried clicking "retry" but nothing happens. The problem is that I gave the CDs to someone (they live very far away), so I can't insert the CD anymore. What should I do?  PS: I have the installation CDs on the hard drive with all the files.

@mon · Answer

Here is my problem: I installed it with the patch, but when I launch the game, nothing happens. However, when I check the Task Manager, I see that the game is indeed running, so I don't know what to do. Thank you in advance.

BigDaddy · Answer

Apparently, this topic is dead. Having initially downloaded Bioshock illegally on PC (I own it on 360), and being unable to play it, I decided to buy it again in a budget version (DVD). From there, with the CD, I was able to launch the game on the downloaded install, but it crashes at the entrance to Rapture. I don't think it's due to my configuration [AMD 5400+ x2---3Go DDR 3 Kingston-----Ati 4850 1go+Oc] and since then, every time I load a game, it crashes and returns to that damn Windows... I'm desperately looking for a solution, but nothing seems promising... Apparently, there might be an "official" no-CD patch, but being at work, access to the site is blocked, so I haven't been able to check... I'll let you know more tomorrow...  Cheers and thanks if you have any answers, although I think I might be the last one active on this topic.

Eckto · Answer

If I download the binkw32.dll and place it in the folder, the error message is different  It's a BinkSetMemory that fails ... I don't know what to do anymore :(

Seth · Answer

Yes, I had this problem too, I am currently looking for answers but so far it is not yielding any results.

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