Bioshock ISO Install Glitch

[Muji-FightR]

Had no problems installing and playing it on Vista64, then again I installed it from the original disk so as HaGaR said, it might be the copy protection kicking in before/after install.

Also make sure the setup can connect to the internet/isn't blocked by any firewall...

[Egor50]

Ya thanks I figured it may have been something else. I gotta go to storage and get my Bioshock Original disc. But all of my other .iso images mounted and installed perfectly and short of hooking up my old XP rig to get the .pxi image for a try, (Which I know is good. Plus it beats driving 3 miles to my Storage rental) I got to ask, "Why is .iso a bad image choice?" I really thought for years now that .iso was the most general and generic image to use. I know there are other pgms out there but .iso has been fine as far as I know except in a few past instances but otherwise...iso works! Teach me a thing or two or point me to a comparison article. I normally won't dig around looking for answers to fix whats not broken. I really thought it may have been a Vista 64 bit issue or something. And just a side note for those of you loved Halo and like me wondered about Halo 2 but Vista prevented you from playing it...its got a whole different feel from Halo Combat Evolved. Same render engine Etc... but its somehow "Slow Smooth" by comparison. It lacks that Quick, precise move, aim, and shoot response that the original. Plus the whole dual gun bit confuses what you were used to. Maybe I need to play it more. Again Thanks to all responders. Will keep updated.

[Joe Forster/STA]

If you use a fixed EXE (accepts backup CD/DVD) or no-CD patch (doesn't require a CD/DVD at all) for playing, CD/DVD images of ISO format - which is not designed to contain low-level information needed for any serious copy protection - should work fine. Unless the installer is also copy protected - there's a couple of such ultra-paranoid games.