[2022.1 SP1] Application.ico error is back for Universal Updater

OK, thank you. Still not much to go on there, as we've tried with 2022.1 SP1, and no internet, on WIndows 10 and WIndows 7. However, let me share something with you that I did find, maybe it is a clue.

I wanted to try this on a clean system. I formatted a laptop and installed WIndows 7, and all available updates. I copied 2022.1 SP1 into that system from a thumb drive, taking it from a computer where I had installed it successfully. I was using a hasp key. Anyway, I double clicked on the installer (multiple times) and nothing happened. I rebooted and tried again, multiple times, still nothing. I copied 2022.1 release onto that system using the same thumb drive, from the same computer where it had worked before, and still nothing on Windows 7. I repeated this for over an hour, rebooting and retrying. I googled all sorts of things about permissions, file blocks, registry keys, etc. Nothing worked. Finally (after connecting to the internet) , I downloaded a fresh copy of the 2022.1 SP1 installer directly to that WIndows 7 laptop. Once again I disconnected the internet for this test, and it worked the very first time. Comparing the two installers, both were the exact same size. Apparently it must have been something about transferring the file the way I did that caused this odd problem.

In summary, the question, have you tried a different copy of the installer, whether you download it again, use a different thumb drive, etc? Is it possible there is just something wrong with that instance of the installer you are using?

OK, thank you. Still not much to go on there, as we've tried with 2022.1 SP1, and no internet, on WIndows 10 and WIndows 7. However, let me share something with you that I did find, maybe it is a clue.

I wanted to try this on a clean system. I formatted a laptop and installed WIndows 7, and all available updates. I copied 2022.1 SP1 into that system from a thumb drive, taking it from a computer where I had installed it successfully. I was using a hasp key. Anyway, I double clicked on the installer (multiple times) and nothing happened. I rebooted and tried again, multiple times, still nothing. I copied 2022.1 release onto that system using the same thumb drive, from the same computer where it had worked before, and still nothing on Windows 7. I repeated this for over an hour, rebooting and retrying. I googled all sorts of things about permissions, file blocks, registry keys, etc. Nothing worked. Finally (after connecting to the internet) , I downloaded a fresh copy of the 2022.1 SP1 installer directly to that WIndows 7 laptop. Once again I disconnected the internet for this test, and it worked the very first time. Comparing the two installers, both were the exact same size. Apparently it must have been something about transferring the file the way I did that caused this odd problem.

In summary, the question, have you tried a different copy of the installer, whether you download it again, use a different thumb drive, etc? Is it possible there is just something wrong with that instance of the installer you are using?