SWTOR_setup.exe - Host_IEVersionFail, can't install game

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Trying to install the launcher downloaded from https://www.swtor.com/, but I'm not able to get anywhere close to installing the launcher. Whenever I open SWTOR_setup.exe, it opens a popup that says "Host_IEVersionFail". Running as administrator or using any compatibility settings do nothing. Have been able to run SWTOR on this computer before, runs quite well. Have Edge installed, and IE11 enabled in optional features.

Specs:

ThinkPad W530

OS: Windows 7 Pro SP1

CPU: i7-3720QM

RAM: 16GB DDR3

GPU: Nvidia Quadro K1000M

Storage: 500GB SSD, 1TB HDD

meeps715 · Answer

Unfortunately, none of that worked, but I did solve the issue. Some parts of Internet Explorer 11 and Edge got corrupted, and reinstalling Windows solved the problem.

proxos666 · Answer

@meeps715&nbsp;

This use to be caused with an existing install that had bitraider , solution was to delete the bit raider folder and the .version files

if this is a new install , add the swtor folder and launcher.exe etc to the anti virus and firewall exception lists initially

edit: note that officially windows 7 is no longer a supported OS by the game - see minimum requirements https://help.ea.com/en-tr/help/star-wars/star-wars-the-old-republic/swtor-system-requirements/

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