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I have the same problem, but I've already had Google Chrome installed before and this error started occurring when I wanted to reinstall Google Chrome. That wasn't the start of the problem however; the reason I uninstalled Google Chrome in the first place was because the updater was exhibiting the same behavior. It just said it was installing the update and never finished. Killing processes or rebooting the computer did nothing and now I am unable to install Google Chrome.

/ Andreas Blixt Blixt 23:41. Here's a list of what I've done (that I can remember): - Installed Google Chrome when it was announced. - Changed to dev channel. - Updated once (I believe). - Tried to update, but it always got stuck at 'Installing update.'

- Tried to change to beta channel. No difference. - Installed Chromium which worked, but found Chromium to not work as well for me as Google Chrome did, so I uninstalled it again. - Still couldn't update Google Chrome.

Uninstalled it. - Now I can't install Google Chrome. It's stuck at 'Downloading Google Chrome.'

Every time I try to install Google Chrome, a new instance of GoogleUpdate.exe is started. I remember the same thing was true for when I tried to update Google Chrome. But as I said in my previous post, killing the processes did nothing. Deliafcipe 09:26. There is no error message, the program just shuts down. If I open Task Manager and watch what happens in the processes tab, using the installer creates another instance of GoogleUpdate.exe. When it finishes downloading and goes to the 'Installing Google Chrome.'

Phase, chrome_installer.exe is added to the Processes list, then immediately after is closed along with the previously mentioned instance of GoogleUpdate.exe. I get no error message and am not prompted in any way, it simply shuts down. This happens with both the main and the alternate downloads.

Jbernardo 01:37. This solved the issue for me, but on a indirect way. I was trying to install chrome on a laptop that had been freshly installed.

My profile is a roaming profile, and I had chrome installed before on another machine. The normal installer would disappear after downloading and showing 'installing chrome'.

The full installer linked here went up to the end, and claimed to have installed chrome, but I didn't have any chrome folder in the programs list or any shortcut at all, and it didn't offer to import anything. Also, the full installer was in Italian - and even though I am in Italy now, I'd rather have chrome in Portuguese or English. So, after using the alternative installer, I was able to remove chrome using the 'add/remove programs' applet, and afterwards the regular installer worked.

This work around seems to have solved it for me. Shawn (Googler) 12:02. Hey Alariens, Can you see if setup.exe was also launched after chrome_installer.exe was in effect?

If so, can you provide me your installer log? You can find the install log by: 1. Click the Start menu on your computer taskbar.

Type in the following text, then click OK: For XP:%USERPROFILE% Local Settings Temp For Vista:%LOCALAPPDATA% Temp 4. In the folder that opens, look for a file named chrome_installer.log.

You can send it to me through the below contact form. Thanks Shawn Alariens 12:47. Here is the Notepad content of Chrome Installer log: [0209/140533:ERROR:main.cc(114)] Binary patching failed with error 6 [0209/140533:ERROR:delete_tree_work_item.cc(43)] can not delete C: DOCUME~1 Larry LOCALS~1 Temp chrome_2630 OR copy it to backup path C: DOCUME~1 Larry LOCALS~1 Temp 2633 chrome_2630 [0209/140533:ERROR:work_item_list.cc(32)] list execution failed Reference: running XP, dev vers last 2.0.159.0. Did an uninstall and attempted to re-install. Channel Changer always shows the Stable vers is loaded, and I attempt to change back to Dev, to no apparent sucess. Stand alone installer runs then shows:a green check mark, 'Thanks for loading Google Chrome' (but no icon, no Start Menu listing, no nothing (?) Nirvananeo 21:19. I have problems to about my google chrome installation.

Can you please help me? My problem is i used the alternate download but still nothing happened.

I also see this:%USERPROFILE% Local Settings Temp, I also see the.log file. It says: '[0305/075942:ERROR:setup_main.cc(347)] Higher version is already installed.' How could I resolve this? I also tried to uninstall google chrome, but it says: Error 138 or something like that.

I wish to remove all of its components (not to reformat) so I can reinstall the program. And after my installation of the alternate download, I think nothing happened. But it says that it was successfully installed. No file execution (I mean no 'chrome.exe' showed up) occured. But all I need is how to uninstall the google chrome 'cause I can't see the uninstaller. I wish you can help me with my problem. Thanks a lot.

Jummahfilms 17:49. I discovered I had a virus and trojan downloader on my system and cleaned it up. After that I uninstalled and re-installed Chrome since it got borked when the virus was active.

Ever since then I was getting 'The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click OK to terminate the application.' So, I uninstalled and tried to re-install and it would just sit there. So, I deleted everything and anything related to Google on my comptuer (including registry entries by using CCleaner). Then I rebooted in SAFE MODE and was finally able to install Chrome again.

All seemed to be well and that 0xc0000135 error seemed to be gone, but it's back (intermittantly so it's hard to figure out exactly WHAT is causing that) I *think* the anti-virus software I'm using is interfering with Chrome as this error sometimes appears and sometimes it doesn't whenever I open Chrome but that's another issue. If you can't get Google Chrome to install after having it previously on your system, try removing anything and everything relating to Google, reboot in SAFE MODE and then try to install Chrome while in SAFE MODE. Hope that helps someone. Jesario 22:24. Im having a lightly difrent problem. I tried to instal the new beta 'Google Chrome 6.0.408.1 Beta' but the instaler didnt start so I deleted the instal.

But after i deleted the instal chrome didnt start anymore. So i tried downloading chrome with Google update but it said that it is already installed. I tried uninstaling but it said that the Setup.exe file is missing. The Add/Remove said the same thing. So i tried deleting the program entry with CCleaner. The standalone Instaler sais that it installed it but crome doesnt apear to be installed. Killers 00:13.

I was using chrome fine, no problems, then one day it stopped opening, and I got the following message: chrome.exe-bad image. C: Windows system32 OPEN32.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact system administrator or the software vendor for support. I uninstalled chrome and then tried to reinstall and all I get is this same message during the installation process. Robby98756 22:28. While this may not be a solution for everyone's issues, this will solve some of them if certain corruption problems are to blame. I tried installing the Beta from my recently updated, standard Chrome, by going to the site.

This attempted, but failed to install. I also tried the standalone, no dice.

I'd get the Unspecified Error message either way after the installer completed the download portion and began to attempt to install Chrome. Windows couldn't locate Chrome if I tried to reopen the browser, and no uninstaller could be found if I attempted a removal. So, I did attempt to remedy this by sweeping/repairing registry errors, but this didn't fix the problem and may not be a required step. What did work was merely browsing to the folder>C: Documents and Settings YOUR ACCOUNT Local Settings Application Data Google Chrome User Data Default Cache.and deleting the files contained within.

After that, Chrome installed on the first try. Note: YOUR ACCOUNT refers to the folder contained in C: Documents and Settings which is named after the account you are attempting to install Google Chrome onto. Also, Local Settings, and Application Data are both hidden folders, you will need to type the path manually or Google how to make hidden/system files and folders visible for your operating system.

Good Luck; ) Morteza_rk 05:07. Chrome_installer.exe for Beta 10.0.612.3 didn't setup initially on Win7. Then uninstalled the previous version of Chrome and installed the Beta again.

Then a dialog box to choose the default search engine came. I selected Google.com. Then for a few seconds nothing happened. Then some screen area on the desktop went white indicating something is going on there. So I clicked on that area and got the message Chrome is not working - close the program or wait to respond. So I chose to wait. At the same time there was a chrome.exe instance in the Task Manager.

I was waiting for 30 seconds or so but nothing happened. So again clicked on the white display area and this time chose to close the program. Then that area was refreshed but nothing happened. Then I just happened to click on the Chrome icon left by the previous version on my task bar. OH GOD, THE BETA APPEARED. IT'S WORKING!!!!

Ganithajanitha 19:31. After a virus attack (which I dealt with using Spybot Search & Destroy and Malwarebytes), Google Chrome would no longer open.

I doubleclicked the shortcut and the hourglass came up but then it never opened. I never got any error messages or anything. I tried right clicking and selecting Open. I also tried going directly to the folder where it was installed. I got the same results.

I rebooted my computer multiple times. I uninstalled Chrome and tried to reinstall. The downloader did not work for me because I have Hughesnet but I tried the standalone installer that was linked in this thread. It downloaded properly and said it was installing. A window popped up with a progress bar but then it disappeared.

When I checked Add/Remove programs it says that Google Chrome is there but when I find the chrome.exe in my folders (because it didn't seem to run the full install process) it does the same thing with the hourglass. Any suggestions on what I can do to fix this? I really want Chrome back. Firefox is driving me batty and I refuse to use IE. My OS is Windows XP (not sure if that makes any difference).

Ronshua 21:08. Archive: /tmp/ChromeStandaloneSetup.exe [/tmp/ChromeStandaloneSetup.exe] End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on the last disk(s) of this archive.

Zipinfo: cannot find zipfile directory in one of /tmp/ChromeStandaloneSetup.exe or /tmp/ChromeStandaloneSetup.exe.zip, and cannot find /tmp/ChromeStandaloneSetup.exe.ZIP, period. Kmonkmon 13:37.

Google You likely use a couple keyboard shortcuts to navigate Google's browser, but why stop there? Check out this list of shortcuts to raise your Chrome game. Counter Strike Strike V7 Download Full Version Free Non Steam. I use a Mac, so I have listed shortcut combinations for a Mac keyboard, but an equivalent Windows shortcut exists for most if you substitute the Windows's Ctrl key for a Mac's Command key. I note where a Windows shortcut does not exist or drastically differs from the Mac shortcut. Managing windows and tabs 1.

Bring back closed tabs With this shortcut, you can act like the Red Priestess from Game of Thrones and bring back recently closed tabs from the dead. You probably use Command-T to open new tabs, but did you know that Command-Shift-T opens your most recently closed tab? Chrome remembers the last 10 you closed. Jump to specific tab If you are like me, then you have multiple tabs open within seconds of sitting down at your computer. To jump amongst your open tabs, press Command and any number key between 1 and 9. Command-1, for example, takes you to your first (left-most) tab. Likewise, Command-5 jumps you to the fifth tab from the left.

Command-9 moves you to the right-most tab, so this keyboard shortcut is really only useful if your open tabs number in the single digits. Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET 3. Switch to previous or next tab Use Command-Option-right arrow to jump one tab to the right, and use Command-Option-left arrow to jump one tab to the left. On Windows, use Ctrl-Tab to move to the next tab to the right and Ctrl-Shift-Tab to move to the next tab to the left. Such a drag This shortcut isn't a keyboard shortcut but one of the best features of Chrome. Chrome is quite flexible when it comes to moving your tabs around. You can click and drag a tab to move it to another spot among your row of open tabs in the current window.

You can also drag a tab out of the current window and start a new window or drag it from one window to another. Open link in new tab Life is full of uncertainties. To wit, some links in Chrome open in the current tab while others open in a new tab. In order to be sure a link opens in a new tab, press Command when you click the link to stay on your current page while opening the link in a new tab in the background. Similarly, use Command-Shift-click to open link in new tab and switch to it. When a door closes. Hold down the Shift key when you click a link to open it in a new window.

Start private browsing Similar to Command-N opening a new window, Command-Shift-N opens a new Incognito window. Page control 10. Turn around To go back a page, simply hit the Delete key.

Your cursor, however, can't be in the middle of filling out a form or a Google Drive file, for example. On Windows, use the Backspace key. Forward, march Moving in the opposite direction of the above shortcut, use Shift-Delete to move forward a page. That's Shift-Backspace. Move to top or bottom To jump to the bottom of a page, hit Command-down arrow.

You can then return to the top of the page with Command-up arrow. On Windows, hit the Home and End keys to go to the top and bottom of a page, respectively. Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET 13. Page up and down When you are viewing a page (and not filling out a form, using Google Docs or otherwise engaging your cursor in Chrome), hit the spacebar to page down on a page and Shift-spacebar to page up. Stop and reload You can stop a page from loading by hitting the Escape key.

To reload, hit Command-R. Gain control of the URL bar Instead of clicking into the URL bar, you can hit Command-L to move your cursor to URL bar and highlight all text in it.

Highlight and delete a URL If you click into the URL bar and don't highlight the text of the current URL, you can hit Command-Delete to highlight and delete all of the text in the URL bar. On Windows, with your cursor blinking in Chrome's URL bar, you must hit Ctrl-A to highlight all text in the URL before hitting Backspace. No more zooming Sometimes I accidentally zoom in on a page when flitting about on the Web, which is why I love this keyboard shortcut: Command-0 (as in zero) return to the normal zoom level in Chrome. Put your bookmark in You probably know this oldie but goodie, but it's worth a mention in case you don't: Command-D bookmarks the current page. Mifare Classic Crackers. Find the find bar, settings and downloads 19.

Looking for something? Use Command-F to open the Find bar to search for text on the current page. Quickest way to Chrome's settings You can open Chrome's settings by going to File >Preferences or hitting the hamburger button on the right edge and clicking Settings. A quicker way is to hit Command-comma, but it works only on a Mac. See all downloads.