Article #26634: What is "Error 113" during installation?
Question:
What is installation error 113?
Answer:
This error occurs when there are problems reading files from the CD. Delphi requires a 32-bit CD-ROM driver in order to read long file names. If you have a 16-bit CD-ROM driver you will need to update to 32-bit. The reason this happens with Delphi (and usually not with other programs) is because Delphi installs by copying the Runimage directory, which contains long file names, from the CD to the hard drive. Typically, other installation programs unpack a compressed file. Contact the manufacturer's web site for an update.
To verify that you have a 16-bit driver:
Check device manager in Control Panel — if no CD-ROM then it's 16-bit.
Go to Explorer and view the Runimage directory on the CD. If there is a tilde (~) in any of the file names then the name is long and is being truncated.
Possible fix:
Autoexec.bat and Config.sys — remove any reference to the 16-bit CD-ROM and restart. Windows might load new drivers. If not, manually add the new drivers.
Other Issues:
This error can happen when someone is installing off of a network and has not actually mapped a drive to the correct location (they simply share the folder). Setup needs to see the Install and Runimage folders in the ROOT directory of a drive. Right click My Computer->Map Network Drive...
This can also happen if you are trying to do a hard drive install, but have not put the files in the ROOT of the drive.