Creative Cloud Installation Failure

Report · Sep 04, 2013

Second night with the same issue, creative cloud for desktop on Windows 7 wants to update again. It starts, downloads, and fails again. Last night I went through the effort of trying to repair it via the other forum topics. I ended up uninstalling everything with the clean command, renamed the OOBE directory multiple times to something else, and finally installed everything again. Of course, shutdown and restart this evening... there is a new update... and Fail. Back to the starting point again.

Looking at the installation logs it appears the root cause is the creative cloud installation is not getting administrator rights. It's not asking for them either. Accord to the OOBE LOGS, it can't clean up and remove some directories. Thus is rolls back the installation and calls it a failure.

From Adobe CSXS Infaturcture 4 Driver 4 09-04-2013.log

09/04/13 19:15:16:941 | [INFO] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | UninstallSeq property not found in database

09/04/13 19:15:16:957 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Users\BJ\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 1)

09/04/13 19:15:16:957 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 1)

09/04/13 19:15:16:988 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Users\BJ\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Fireworks CS6\Commands". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 2)

09/04/13 19:15:16:988 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 2)

09/04/13 19:15:16:988 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Users\BJ\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\ExtendScript Toolkit". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 4)

09/04/13 19:15:16:988 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 4)

09/04/13 19:15:16:988 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Users\BJ\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\dynamiclinkmediaserver". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 5)

09/04/13 19:15:16:988 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 5)

09/04/13 19:15:16:988 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Users\BJ\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\dynamiclinkmanager". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 6)

09/04/13 19:15:16:988 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 6)

09/04/13 19:15:16:988 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Users\BJ\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CS6ServiceManager". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 7)

09/04/13 19:15:16:988 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 7)

09/04/13 19:15:17:004 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Users\BJ\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe QT32 Server". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 8)

09/04/13 19:15:17:004 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 8)

09/04/13 19:15:17:035 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Users\BJ\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 9)

09/04/13 19:15:17:035 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 9)

09/04/13 19:15:17:035 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Users\BJ\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Media Encoder". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 10)

09/04/13 19:15:17:035 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 10)

09/04/13 19:15:17:082 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\InDesign\Version 8.0\en_US\Extensions". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 11)

09/04/13 19:15:17:082 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 11)

09/04/13 19:15:17:082 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\InDesign\Version 8.0\en_US". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 12)

09/04/13 19:15:17:082 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 12)

09/04/13 19:15:17:082 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\InDesign\Version 8.0". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 13)

09/04/13 19:15:17:082 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 13)

09/04/13 19:15:17:082 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\InDesign". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 14)

09/04/13 19:15:17:082 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 14)

09/04/13 19:15:17:097 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Fireworks CS6\PreInstall". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 15)

09/04/13 19:15:17:097 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 15)

09/04/13 19:15:17:097 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Fireworks CS6". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 16)

09/04/13 19:15:17:097 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 16)

09/04/13 19:15:17:097 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 17)

09/04/13 19:15:17:097 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 17)

09/04/13 19:15:17:113 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe\AdobePatchFiles". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 18)

09/04/13 19:15:17:113 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 18)

09/04/13 19:15:17:113 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 19)

09/04/13 19:15:17:113 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 19)

09/04/13 19:15:17:113 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\PCF". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 20)

09/04/13 19:15:17:113 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 20)

09/04/13 19:15:17:144 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\HelpCfg\en_US". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 21)

09/04/13 19:15:17:144 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 21)

09/04/13 19:15:17:144 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\HelpCfg". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 22)

09/04/13 19:15:17:144 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 22)

09/04/13 19:15:17:144 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\APE". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 23)

09/04/13 19:15:17:144 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 23)

09/04/13 19:15:17:175 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe\AdobePatchFiles". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 24)

09/04/13 19:15:17:175 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 24)

09/04/13 19:15:17:175 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 25)

09/04/13 19:15:17:175 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 25)

09/04/13 19:15:17:175 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DF037: Unable to delete directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe". Error 145 The directory is not empty.. Check and correct folder & parent directory permissions and then try again.(Seq 26)

09/04/13 19:15:17:175 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: Command ARKDeleteDirectoryCommand failed.(Seq 26)

09/04/13 19:15:17:175 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 27)

09/04/13 19:15:17:175 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 27)

09/04/13 19:15:17:175 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 28)

09/04/13 19:15:17:175 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 28)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 29)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 29)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 30)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 30)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 31)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 31)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 32)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 32)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 33)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 33)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 34)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 34)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 35)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 35)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 36)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 36)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 37)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 37)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 38)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 38)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [ERROR] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DR013: Check for Registry permissions (RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 13)(Seq 39)

09/04/13 19:15:17:191 | [WARN] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | DW063: ARKCmdFS.dll:failed for command RegistryDeleteV2 - error: 0(Seq 39)

09/04/13 19:15:17:238 | [INFO] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | Completing un-installation for payload at C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Installers\uninstall\CommonUninstall.db

09/04/13 19:15:17:238 | [INFO] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 3292 | Physical payload uninstall result:0

Executive Summary: Can't clean up some directories and can't update the registry. Looks like a permission issue.

Of course there is more information from the other installation log Adobe Setup Error.log

08/29/13 18:35:05:823 | [INFO] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 4976 | DEVersion: 5.0.0.0

08/29/13 18:35:05:824 | [INFO] | | OOBE | DE | | | | 4976 | Loading library from C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\DECore\DE5\Setup.dll

[ 4976] Thu Aug 29 18:35:05 2013 INFO

::START TIMER:: [Total Timer]

CHECK: Single instance running

CHECK : Credentials

Load Deployment File

CHECK : Another Native OS installer already running

Create Required Folders

Assuming uninstall mode

Lookup for master payload

[ 4976] Thu Aug 29 18:35:05 2013 ERROR

DW040: The product "{893B3B44-0A1E-404B-8FE8-0A74509102A9}" is not installed. Cannot proceed with the uninstall

[ 4976] Thu Aug 29 18:35:05 2013 INFO

:: END TIMER :: [Total Timer] took 58.1389 milliseconds (0.0581389 seconds) DTR = 68.8008 KBPS (0.0671882 MBPS)

-------------------------------------- Summary --------------------------------------

- 0 fatal error(s), 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)

ERROR: DW040: The product "{893B3B44-0A1E-404B-8FE8-0A74509102A9}" is not installed. Cannot proceed with the uninstall

Looks like the mystery hash based installation package your attempting to uninstall is not installed. Funny, most would call that a success (it's not there after all) and just move on to the installation step. However, it appears the world has ended and we can no longer proceed.

My issue is that I see this over and over again in the installation logs as I travel back in time. Same package, same permission issues. The result is the same generic installation failed message with no additional explaination. Then your make me jump through hoops to work around this issue when to me this is a software bug that should be a severity 1 given the number of topic posts. Instead I waste my time posting on the forum and performing the same work around over and over again. Instead of using the tools to do something creative.

So when are the Engineers going to fix this issue instead of posting the same work around over and over?

Report · Jan 19, 2014

I have the same exact issue. It works fine on my Surface Pro, but I can't get the updates to go on my desktop. Frustrating.

Report · Jan 19, 2014

Hi wscheid,

Please try the following basic troubleshooting steps :

> Enable the hidden Admin Account on Windows 7 ( Ref : http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vist... )

> Disable all Non-Microsoft Startup Services. (Ref : http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/disable-startup-items-services-windows.html )

> Disable all the Antivirus softwares like CA, Norton,Mc Afee etc. temporarily from the computer.

Reboot and try installing in the new enabled Admin user account and check.

Report · Jan 20, 2014

Didn't work. I uninstalled the apps that won't update, ran the Adobe CC cleaner, reinstalled, and still the same apps will not update.

Here is what I get from Windows' Event Viewer for Photoshop CC:

The description for Event ID 1 from source Adobe Setup cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event:

Installing Adobe Photoshop CC Driver 14.0.0.0 {2D99B50E-431D-4AA8-85C1-172A6F8BCF09}

the message resource is present but the message is not found in the string/message table

And for InDesign:

The description for Event ID 1 from source Adobe Setup cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event:

Installing Adobe InDesign CC 9.0.0.0 {BC448016-6F11-1014-B0EA-97CEE6E26CB6}

the message resource is present but the message is not found in the string/message table

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