3DS Max 2012, STILL won't install despite work arounds

[CHAVIA176]

So, I have tried the work-arounds proposed by the professionals here on the site. I have remove prerequisites and made sure errors were ignored. I'm starting to lose faith in Autodesk. I am astonished they made a product that will not instal properly that costs quite a bit of money. I'm glad mine is only the educational version.

Installation Log:

2014/5/8:19:03:58    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    === Setup ended ===

2014/5/8:19:02:06    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    === Setup started on SPEKTRE-PC by SPEKTRE ===
2014/5/8:19:02:06    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Launch
2014/5/8:19:04:00    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2014/5/8:19:04:22    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    LicenseDialog        
2014/5/8:19:04:27    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    ProductInfoDialog        
2014/5/8:19:04:48    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    ProductSelectionDialog2        
2014/5/8:19:04:51    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    FullProgressDialog        
2014/5/8:19:04:52    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (x86): C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\x86\VCRedist\2005SP1ATL\vcredist_x86.exe /q:a /T:C:\Windows\temp /c:"VCREDI~3.EXE /q:a /c:""msiexec /i vcredist.msi /qn /l*v C:\Users\SPEKTRE\AppData\Local\Temp\vcredist_x86_2005.log"" "
2014/5/8:19:05:15    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (x86)    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1603
2014/5/8:19:05:15    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    InstallCompleteDialog        
2014/5/8:19:12:35    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    === Setup ended ===

2014/5/8:19:24:34    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    === Setup started on SPEKTRE-PC by SPEKTRE ===
2014/5/8:19:24:34    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Launch
2014/5/8:19:24:46    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    === Setup ended ===

2014/5/8:19:32:24    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    === Setup started on SPEKTRE-PC by SPEKTRE ===
2014/5/8:19:32:24    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Launch
2014/5/8:19:32:40    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    === Setup ended ===

2014/5/8:19:32:25    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    === Setup started on SPEKTRE-PC by SPEKTRE ===
2014/5/8:19:32:25    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Launch
2014/5/8:19:32:40    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2014/5/8:19:32:57    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    LicenseDialog        
2014/5/8:19:33:00    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    ProductInfoDialog        
2014/5/8:19:33:18    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    ProductSelectionDialog2        
2014/5/8:19:33:38    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    FullProgressDialog        
2014/5/8:19:33:38    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing .NET Framework Runtime 4.0: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\NET\4\wcu\dotNetFramework\dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe /q
2014/5/8:19:34:01    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    .NET Framework Runtime 4.0    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1603
2014/5/8:19:34:01    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing DirectX® Runtime: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\DirectX\DXSETUP.exe /silent
2014/5/8:19:36:12    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    DirectX® Runtime    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:36:12    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable (x86): C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\x86\VCRedist\2008SP1\vcredist_x86.exe /q
2014/5/8:19:36:15    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable (x86)    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:36:15    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing Autodesk Material Library 2012:   ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2014/5/8:19:36:34    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    Autodesk Material Library 2012    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:36:34    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Base Image Library:   ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2014/5/8:19:37:12    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Base Image Library    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:37:12    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Medium Resolution Library:   ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2014/5/8:19:38:39    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Medium Resolution Library    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:38:39    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing Autodesk® Backburner 2012: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\x86\Components\backburner\BackburnerCIF.exe
2014/5/8:19:38:54    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    Autodesk® Backburner 2012    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:38:56    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing Autodesk® 3ds Max 2012:  TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\SPEKTRE\AppData\Local\Temp\_AI1229.tmp\x86\max\3dsMax2012-standalone.mst" ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2014/5/8:19:41:57    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    Autodesk® 3ds Max 2012    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1603
2014/5/8:19:41:57    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Rollback    Autodesk® Backburner 2012    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1619
2014/5/8:19:42:31    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Rollback    Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Medium Resolution Library    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:42:50    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Rollback    Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Base Image Library    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:43:25    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Rollback    Autodesk Material Library 2012    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:43:25    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Rollback    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable (x86)    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1619
2014/5/8:19:43:25    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Rollback    DirectX® Runtime    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1619
2014/5/8:19:43:26    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    InstallCompleteDialog        
2014/5/8:19:44:06    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    === Setup ended ===

2014/5/8:19:47:44    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    === Setup started on SPEKTRE-PC by SPEKTRE ===
2014/5/8:19:47:44    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Launch
2014/5/8:19:48:03    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    === Setup ended ===

2014/5/8:19:47:45    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    === Setup started on SPEKTRE-PC by SPEKTRE ===
2014/5/8:19:47:45    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Launch
2014/5/8:19:48:03    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    LaunchDialog        
2014/5/8:19:48:19    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    LicenseDialog        
2014/5/8:19:48:22    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    ProductInfoDialog        
2014/5/8:19:48:44    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    ProductSelectionDialog2        
2014/5/8:19:48:46    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    PageOpen    FullProgressDialog        
2014/5/8:19:48:46    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing .NET Framework Runtime 4.0: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\3rdParty\NET\4\wcu\dotNetFramework\dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe /q
2014/5/8:19:49:02    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    .NET Framework Runtime 4.0    Failed    Failure is ignored, Result=1603
2014/5/8:19:49:02    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing Autodesk Material Library 2012:   ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2014/5/8:19:49:15    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    Autodesk Material Library 2012    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:49:15    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Base Image Library:   ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2014/5/8:19:49:39    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Base Image Library    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:49:39    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Medium Resolution Library:   ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2014/5/8:19:50:28    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Medium Resolution Library    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:50:28    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing Autodesk® Backburner 2012: C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\x86\Components\backburner\BackburnerCIF.exe
2014/5/8:19:50:28    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    Autodesk® Backburner 2012    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:50:28    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Installing Autodesk® 3ds Max 2012:  TRANSFORMS="C:\Users\SPEKTRE\AppData\Local\Temp\_AI1B3E.tmp\x86\max\3dsMax2012-standalone.mst" ADSK_EULA_STATUS=#1 ADSK_SOURCE_ROOT="C:\Autodesk\Autodesk_3ds_Max_2012_English_Win_32-64bit\" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\" FILESINUSETEXT="" REBOOT=ReallySuppress ADSK_SETUP_EXE=1

 2014/5/8:19:59:05    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Install    Autodesk® 3ds Max 2012    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1603
2014/5/8:19:59:05    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Rollback    Autodesk® Backburner 2012    Failed    Installation aborted, Result=1619
2014/5/8:19:59:30    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Rollback    Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Medium Resolution Library    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:19:59:49    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Rollback    Autodesk Material Library 2012 - Base Image Library    Succeeded    
2014/5/8:20:00:20    SPEKTRE    SPEKTRE-PC    Rollback    Autodesk Material Library 2012    Succeeded    

I now have a 'NEW' error for you to look at. Please see the attached screen capture image.

[TravisNave]

Disable your antivirus and make sure you have admin rights on your machine.

Also, do NOT install with a service pack.  Choose not to:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Installation-Licensing/AutoCAD-2013-Suite-failed-installation-aborted-...

Good Luck!

[dgorsman]

Not immediately obvious to me - what are your system specs and OS version?

[CHAVIA176]

Thank you sir I will try that

[CHAVIA176]

There is no option to deselect a service pack however I am not running my Anti-Virus and I am installing now 'Run as Admin'.