Hello,
I tried to install the English version of Inventor Publisher a few days ago, which got me an error 1638. And now I try to install Inventor Publisher 2011 in German -> same error.
What to do now?
I Already tried to uninstall, clean up registry, delete all Program Files and Documents and Settings directories created by Inventor Publisher setup.
Here is the log file:
2010/9/30:10:37:51 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 === Setup started on M4300-1 by h.ungul-inst ===
2010/9/30:10:37:57 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 === Setup ended ===
2010/9/30:10:37:55 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 === Setup started on M4300-1 by h.ungul-inst ===
2010/9/30:10:44:06 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 Install .NET Framework Runtime 3.5 SP1 Succeeded
2010/9/30:10:44:26 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 Install DirectX 9.0 Runtime Succeeded
2010/9/30:10:47:50 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 Install Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2011 Succeeded
2010/9/30:10:47:54 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 Install Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2011 Language Pack Failed Installation aborted, Result=1638
2010/9/30:10:49:13 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 Rollback Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2011 Succeeded
2010/9/30:10:49:14 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 Rollback DirectX 9.0 Runtime Failed Failure is ignored, Result=1619
2010/9/30:10:49:14 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 Rollback .NET Framework Runtime 3.5 SP1 Failed Failure is ignored, Result=1619
2010/9/30:10:51:55 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 Install DirectX 9.0 Runtime Succeeded
2010/9/30:10:53:26 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 Install Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2011 Succeeded
2010/9/30:10:53:29 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 Install Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2011 Language Pack Failed Installation aborted, Result=1638
2010/9/30:10:54:34 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 Rollback Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2011 Succeeded
2010/9/30:10:54:34 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 Rollback DirectX 9.0 Runtime Failed Failure is ignored, Result=1619
2010/9/30:10:55:03 h.ungul-inst M4300-1 === Setup ended ===
I'm glad *you* found the solution -- not sure how long it would have taken *us* to figure that out!
Can you please send us the following files, if they exist?
%temp%\Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2011 R1.log
%temp%\Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2011 R1 Beta.log
%temp%\Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2011.log
"%temp%" varies from machine to machine. You can start a "cmd" window, and type "cd %temp%" to find out where it is on your machine.