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“Installer integrity check has failed. NSIS_Error”

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I've just set up on Windows 7 64-bit on my existing PC (wiped the XP). Whenever I install 32-bit or 64-bit WireShark I get the following error message:

"Installer integrity check has failed. Common causes include incomplete download and damaged media. Contact the installer's author to obtain a new copy. More information at: http://nsis.sf.net/NSIS_Error"

I tried the tips at nsis.sf.net, but no luck. Any ideas?

Thanks, Tom Edelbrok

asked 13 Jun '11, 13:22

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edited 28 Feb '12, 20:20

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Question is:

  • Where did you get the installer from?
  • How did you download the installer?
(13 Jun '11, 13:55) Jaap ♦

Seeing this as well with XP with stable release 1.6.0 rc2.

(27 Jun '11, 16:18) jmay

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You might want to check the installer(s) you downloaded against the hashes listed in the corresponding "SIGNATURES" file at http://www.wireshark.org/download/src/all-versions/. For instance, the SHA1 hash for wireshark-win64-1.6.0.exe is 03e4f55e7a03bd713b83e3d7d031de8165c44be9.

If you're using Windows Microsoft provides a command-line hashing tool, but there are a bunch of third-party GUI tools available.

As @Jaap asked, where did the installer come from, and how was it downloaded? Also, do you have a proxy or antivirus tool in place that might modify the installer?

The official download locations are the ones listed at http://www.wireshark.org/mirror.html and at SourceForge. If one of those sites is delivering corrupted files I need to know about it so that the problem can be fixed.

answered 28 Jun '11, 10:14

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