This problem is caused by special Nero 7 registry entires which have not been removed during the deinstallation of Nero 7. Please use our new Nero 7 CleanTool for removing this entries. After that the installation of Nero 8 will proceed without any problems.

In order to keep the size of the download file small, help files have been excluded from this version. You can download help files in your own language from:

• Nero 9


• Nero 8


• Nero 7

This problem only occurs when you are installing from your original Nero 8 installation disc and the XML-Parser 3 on your system is not up to date. The problem was fixed with our latest update of Nero 8.
Please download the latest Nero 8 version from our website and use this file for installing Nero 8 on your system:
Click here

To solve the problem please proceed as follows:

Please simultaneously hold down the "Windows" key and "R" key.
The window "Run" will open.

Now enter the following command into the input field:

services.msc

The window "Services" will open.


Right click the entry "Nero Update".
(In some cases the entry "Nero Update" is not available. Please select "C:\Programs\Nero\Update\NASvc.exe,-200" in these cases.)
A context menu will open.

Select the entry "Properties"
The window "Properties" will open.


Select "Automatic" in the drop down menu at "Startup type" and click the "Start" button.

Confirm your settings by clicking "OK".

Please note:
If either "Nero Update" nor "NASvc.exe" is listed at "Services", the updater was not installed correctly.
In this case it is necessary to restart the installation and select the component "Nero Update" after choosing a "custom installation".

Windows Vista is supported by Nero 7 since the version Nero 7.5.7.0.. Older versions of Nero 7 do not support Windows Vista. If you are trying to install Nero 7 from your original disc it is likely that there is an older version included on this disc. If you want to install Nero 7 on Windows Vista please be sure that you will only use our latest Nero 7 version you can download from our website. Also please be sure that there won't be any rests of old Nero 7 versions on your system by performing the following steps:

1.
Start uninstalling all old Nero 7 applications and files from your computer using the Nero 7 CleanTool

Download the Nero 7 CleanTool using the following link:
Click here.
Save this file to your desktop.
Unzip the ZIP-file with WinZip or WinRAR and save the content to your hard drive.
Double-click on the unzipped EXE-file to start the CleanTool.
The window “Nero General Clean Tool” will open. The installed Nero version will be displayed.
Activate the checkboxes in the displayed Nero version.
Then click the “Clean” button.
A status window will open.
The execution of the tool may take several minutes.
Please wait until the progress bar has moved completely to the right.
In the window “Nero General Clean Tool” click the “Exit” button as soon as the erasing procedure is completed.
Reboot your computer.
The Nero 7 CleanTool has removed all Nero entries from your computer.

2.
To install the latest Nero 7 version, please proceed as follows:
(Note: do not install a previous Nero 7 version from an installation CD now, but download and install the latest version of Nero 7 from our website. All Nero 7 download versions have the full range of functions as an original Nero 7 installation CD. There is no need to install a previous version of Nero first.)

Download and install the latest Nero 7 version from our website using the following link:
Click here.
Save this file to your desktop.
Double-click the downloaded Nero 7 installation file to start the installation.
Enter your Nero 7 serial number during the installation to make your Nero into a permanent version. (The download without a serial number is a trial version only).
You now have a newly installed version of Nero 7 on your computer.