Can't install vagrant

[msharp]

I keep getting the following error when trying to install Vagrant - "Error writing to file: C:\HashiCorp\Vagrant\Embedded\bin\file.exe.  Verify that you have access to that directory"

I definitely have access to the directory, I'm not sure what's going on, but retry doesn't work so all I can do is 'Cancel' which reverts the installation.  There doesn't seem to be any documentation anywhere on what I should do to fix this.

I'm running Windows 7, 64-bit.  I've tried to install vagrant 1.7.4, 1.8.0, and 1.8.1 all with the same message.

[Wil Taylor]

Few things I would check are as follows:

* Do you have admin rights to the system?

* Can you try opening a powershell console as admin and use the following command to start the installer:

  msiexec.exe /i "c:\downloads\vagrant_1.8.1.msi"

Replace the path to where you have the msi file.

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[John Egan]

I've been trying to fix the very same problem for months, with no luck. I tried the suggestion above using Powershell, but no luck. I'm trying to get this to work at my office, where we have mostly Windows 7 enterprise edition computers connected to a Windows domain. I'm one of the few Mac users, so no problems for me, but I'm trying to help my colleagues get Vagrant running, with little success. I've tried this now on 5 different computers, all with the same result.

[msharp]

admin rights - check, check, check, check, check

powershell, didn't work! X_X

John sounds like your colleagues are in the exact same boat as me.

On Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 4:30:33 PM UTC-7, Wil T wrote:

[John Egan]

Are you also on a network, connected to a Windows domain? Also, I'm curious about "file.exe". Is that a legit file for Vagrant? Seems like a generic name to me...

I ran into a similar problem installing Git for Windows. That installer also got stuck on a "file.exe" which was also in a /bin/ directory. As with Vagrant, I tried installing to different directories, running the installer as Admin, and checking deep into the directory permissions. Out of desperation, I chose the option to continue with the Git installation, skipping over that file. Either I got lucky, or that file was a phantom error, because I haven't yet run into a problem with Git or Git Bash. 

At this point, I suspect some sort of problem with a Windows domain security policy, and something to do with writing to a directory with "/bin" in the path name. I know that others have this same problem, there's an earlier thread. 

Hopefully, someone can help us sort this out...

[msharp]

I hadn't heard back on this.  But remembered this issue when installing Cygwin as I also got an error for the file.exe.  During the install there was an option to continue, and I haven't had issues.  I also installed Git and got the same error, but there again, I was able to hit continue and installed without an issue.

It feels like this is a complex issue with an easy solution.  Vagrant should just allow the user to continue the install.

[John Egan]

Agreed. I had the same problem installing Git, but was able to continue, with no sign of any problems so far... At this point, it's worth a try, even though our dev team is starting to migrate to Macs due to issues like this...

[msharp]

Unfortunately, there's no budget to do such a thing here.  Isn't the purpose of using Vagrant to be more cross platform friendly?  Doesn't make much sense to have to switch to a Mac just to download Vagrant.

[Chad Thompson]

I would certainly check with your Windows admin teams - the problems I've usually encountered with things like this is due to various Windows / domain, etc. permissions for installing software.

(Can you change the location of Vagrant, perhaps, to a 'local' directory - like a user directory, etc. rather than the C:\ drive directly?)

[John Egan]

Hi - I actually tried a variety of install locations, same results unfortunately

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