Dave1967 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Hi I thought id give this another go seeing as a new installer for the game has been updated , still having the same issue everything installs fine until the very end . Checks for windows updates and the same error appears . Unable to install KB2999226 missing . Have looked at earlier posts and it seems nothing works .Thought this would have been fixed by now .Glad I only bought 1 month licence .Going to give up on this game ,it shouldn't be this hard . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted March 17, 2021 Members Share Posted March 17, 2021 Well, like every software package, it depends on certain prerequisites being met, in this case a C++ runtime library, which in turn requires an update of Windows. You are on an unsupported Windows version (Win 7): if the update KB2999226 doesn't install, what are we supposed to do? We can't fix Windows. If you can't or don't want to upgrade Windows the alternative would be to install an older version of Steel Beasts, e.g. 3.0 or 4.0, which are still available on our downloads page, and which will work with time-based licenses. They were made for Windows XP (3.0) and XP/7 (4.0) respectively, so I'm rather optimistic that these will work. Doesn't change the fact that your Windows version is no longer supported, and therefore highly vulnerable to internet attacks. Who knows, your machine may already have been hijacked without you realizing it. Maybe that's what's preventing the KB2999226 update from installing properly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotareneg Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Did you install the 64 bit version of KB29999226? https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49093 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bond_Villian Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I still use Win7, and am able to install and run SB 4.250. You just gotta figure out how to install that KB29999226 thing... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1967 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 Yes I have tried several times to uninstall and install everything says its all there , just frustrated . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted March 17, 2021 Members Share Posted March 17, 2021 I can certainly understand how frustrating it must be. But like I wrote, you could try out version 4.0 with your one-month license. It wouldn't have the latest bells and whistles, but it should work fine (unless the installer, too, throws an error because it needs the same C++ runtime). Failing that, there's version 3.028. Granted, that's somewhat dated but the core principles of SB Pro PE 3 are just the same as 4.2, so it would at least answer the question if you like this type of a game, and might serve as a substitute until a new computer with a current operating system comes along. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1967 Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 Hi guys ,well I finally bit and bought a better pc 😃 have downloaded the sim and it works great 👍 just going through the tutorials .See you on the battlefield soon . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted May 9, 2021 Members Share Posted May 9, 2021 Well, I'm glad it's working out now. And I hope that Steel Beasts will do justice to the investment into a new computer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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