I just got this game today and I was excited to finally get to play it, but what happens? The install fucks up and I get an error, it seems there is a corrupt file and the installation stops whenever it tries to extract it. I've searched for a solution and all of them have failed. The install only just begins when it gets the error so I have no idea if there are any other damaged files on the disk. I've checked to see if the actual disk is damaged and it's not, no scratches or dirt. 
 
In the log file the installation creates here is where things go wrong. . . 
1 6:37:51 2009] Extracting: /Language en /progresspercent 1450 /settotalK 2300569 'Z:\data\core.rar' 'C:\Program Files\Dragon Age' 
[Friday Dec 25 16:39:11 2009] Rar error: error 12 RAR process file failed: File CRC error. 
 
 [Friday Dec 25 16:39:11 2009] Rar Details:  A Data error occured.
[Friday Dec 25 16:39:11 2009] Abort Install Called, rolling back install. 
 
Has anyone else experienced this problem? If so were you able to fix it? Would I be able to take this back to EB and ask for a new disk? I've read that a lot of people ended up doing that because there was no way to fix this.

I heard something about this.. It's a bummer that you don't have the steam version where this bug doesn't exist.
 
Something with the rar files on the disc, the CRC is screwed up on them and they won't extract via the installer. I think someone said that they managed to repack them and extract the files manually or something but I didn't really look further into it. Try punching all that Error log stuff into Google and see what you can come up with.
 
 
In the mean time try this, I don't know if it's the same problem but you never know what works.
 
 http://help.dragonage.com/cgi-bin/eadragonage.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?&p_faqid=23948

Well First off you did not mention the title of the game.. I had to figure it out through the error code.    Dragon Age I am Assuming?   Do not own the game so do not have any experience with problems with that game...  Do a DxDiag and see if your computer is capable..    Ive never seen a rar error on a normal install.  Are you trying this on a typical install or manual/Custom install?

Oh wow thanx for pointing that out.. lol i feel dumb maybe cause I am.. lol  I only saw this post in the forum highlights on the main page haha.  Didnt think to see what board it was on.

I haven't had this problem so I don't know. But have you tried extracting the rar file.  
Z:\data\core.rar . Install WinRAR if you don't already have it and well it looks like its trying to extract to  C:\Program Files\Dragon Age.

This happened to me before. You could always download a pirated version of the game. I know how it sounds, but hear me out. Those usually work flawlessly, and since you already bought it, you could just use your official keycode or whatever and then ta-da! Sometimes these pirate dudes do something right. I mean didn't Ubisoft once use a crack as an "official patch" once?

" I heard something about this.. It's a bummer that you don't have the steam version where this bug doesn't exist.
 
Something with the rar files on the disc, the CRC is screwed up on them and they won't extract via the installer. I think someone said that they managed to repack them and extract the files manually or something but I didn't really look further into it. Try punching all that Error log stuff into Google and see what you can come up with.
 
 
In the mean time try this, I don't know if it's the same problem but you never know what works.
 
 http://help.dragonage.com/cgi-bin/eadragonage.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?&p_faqid=23948 "

" This happened to me before. You could always download a pirated version of the game. I know how it sounds, but hear me out. Those usually work flawlessly, and since you already bought it, you could just use your official keycode or whatever and then ta-da! Sometimes these pirate dudes do something right. I mean didn't Ubisoft once use a crack as an "official patch" once? "

" This happened to me before. You could always download a pirated version of the game. I know how it sounds, but hear me out. Those usually work flawlessly, and since you already bought it, you could just use your official keycode or whatever and then ta-da! Sometimes these pirate dudes do something right. I mean didn't Ubisoft once use a crack as an "official patch" once? "

" I haven't had this problem so I don't know. But have you tried extracting the rar file.  Z:\data\core.rar . Install WinRAR if you don't already have it and well it looks like its trying to extract to  C:\Program Files\Dragon Age. "

I've found the receipt so it's not a big deal, I plan on going down to EB tomorrow to get a new copy.