# Get message "Install Failed. The installer failed to initialize"

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/get-message-install-failed-the-installer-failed-to-initialize/314920>\
**Category:** Getting Started & Setup\
**Tags:** engine, initialize, MAC, unreal-engine, setup, Installation, question\
**Created:** [April 13, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/get-message-install-failed-the-installer-failed-to-initialize/314920 "2015-04-13T17:27:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![sbellZomes](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@sbellZomes](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/sbellZomes)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/get-message-install-failed-the-installer-failed-to-initialize/314920/1 "2015-04-13T17:27:49Z")

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Installation and Setup problem on Mac 10.9.5

Get message “Install Failed. The installer failed to initialize”

Log attached. Any help appreciated!

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**Author:** ![TJ\_V](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/tj_v/32/1008648_2.png) [@TJ\_V](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/TJ_V)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/get-message-install-failed-the-installer-failed-to-initialize/314920/2 "2015-04-13T17:51:53Z")

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Hi sbellZomes,

We noticed that this is a duplicate post of this question: [Get message "Install Failed. The installer failed to initialize" - Getting Started & Setup - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/211136/get-message-install-failed-the-installer-failed-to.html)

We will be closing this post in order to focus the discussion in one place.

Thanks,

TJ