Photoshop Elements 12 - almost installs and stops with this error...

[brobinson2]

setup.exe was not able to locate some components required for successful installation of the product. please retry after making sure the complete set of files is available

Thats the message I get. I have downloaded this previously a few years ago on my laptop and tried to install on my desktop now. Not sure how to fix it?!

[John T Smith · Accepted solution]

Is that Windows 10? (you should always provide all information when asking a question)

Two ideas that MAY work to install and/or run old programs in Windows 10

-RIGHT click the program icon or EXE and select a compatibility mode in the pop up option window

-or Run as Administrator http://forums.adobe.com/thread/969395 to assign FULL Windows permissions may help... says Encore, but sometimes required for ALL Adobe programs (this is NOT the same as using an Administrator account)