Do I need a plumber...??

[Ruru Hedgehog]

OK, given that I'm technically incompetent and really oblivious to most of the jargon this laptop o' mine flings in my face like cold, wet mud, I figured I'd inquire here. Someone will be able to do something, right?

It happens when trying to run the .exe file to install SecureW2 - a nice little pop-up with a red cross in it saying:
"The pipe state is invalid"
I can hazard a guess as to what this might mean... And I really honestly hope that what I'm thinking is not the case.

... Help?

[Fawksie]

It seems to suggest that SecureW2 can't program. If you're trying to install the copy from the ITS website, you might try the latest version direct from SecureW2 and see if it makes a difference.

[Ruru Hedgehog]

Nope. It seems Super Mario is still on vacation.
What I'm thinking it might be is another program somewhere on my laptop(which might be harmful, but I'm keeping my hopes up here) interfering with the execution of this one... Either that or my drivers are made of fail. And given the amount of extra grief this stupid machine gives me besides, that wouldn't surprise me much.
However, I would repeat that I know next to nothing about this sort of thing, so if you happen to know better, feel free to reprimand me for getting it wrong. =)

[Traveller]

The drivers for the wireless adapter might be fine, but there could be something other than Windows Zero Configuration actually managing your wireless connections: Uninstall any software that appears to have come directly from the manufacturer of your wireless card, e.g., Intel ProSet, and reinstall just the hardware drivers. Then try the SecureW2 installation again.