Fatal Error nVidia PhysX
Lately I’ve been running into a couple of problems trying to set-up and install games. In the middle of the installation I get the very helpful message: Fatal Error – “Installation ended prematurely because of an error.” This has happened to me when trying to set-up Borderlands and Metro 2033. It turns out that this is because of a problem with the nVidia PhysX driver and that it only occurs under Vista and Win 7.
Also there is a really simple fix to get around this:
- Right click the PhysX .exe or .msi file and create a shortcut
- Right click the shortcut and edit properties
- In the Tab “Shortcut” there is a field called “Target” which contains the path to the .exe or .msi file, at the end of this you simply need to add a blank and then /quiet
- Then OK, to save the changes and run the shortcut
Result = No more problems!
Not sure why running the installation in the background with the “/quiet” option resolves this error, but as long as it works, I don’t really care… :)
Happy gaming!
The current nVidia PhysX driver can be found here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.10.0513-driver.html
greetings
it seems that I have the same problem with borderlands as you
tough when I did what you did it ask for language
then it say’s The Wise Installation Wizard is extracting files to you local computer, please wait…
then nothing happens anymore
maybe you know what to do then?
Sorry, unfortunately not. Didn’t run into that problem… Maybe someone else can help you and leave a comment.
Good luck, Cliff
Sorry,
I’m stupid, I know. Where the H3LL is this PhysX.exe or .msi file? All searches bring up nothing. It is not in my Nvidia file either.
Thank you.