I get the following logs after each launch attempt:


From installscript_log.txt

09/29/12 11:56:02 [AppID 63950] Exit Code (5100) : "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover\redist\VCRedist\vcredist_x86.exe" /Q GLE 203

From Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable Setup_20120929_115602164.htm
Installation Log:

OS Version Information:

OS Version = 6.2.9200, Platform 2
OS Description = Future OS - x64

OS Version Information


Environment details:

CommandLine = e:\cb4a2c5a3bca89c0c8d344df\Setup.exe /Q
TimeZone = Central Daylight Time
Initial LCID = 1033


Environment details

Loading localized engine data for language 1033 from e:\cb4a2c5a3bca89c0c8d344df\1033\LocalizedData.xml

Entering Function: LocalizedData::CreateLocalizedData


exiting function/method


succeeded


Entering Function: EngineData::CreateEngineData


Current SetupVersion = 1.0
SetupVersion specified in ParameterInfo.xml is '1.0'
Adding Item type "File", local path vc_red.cab
Adding Item type "MSI", local path vc_red.msi
Adding Item type "MSI", local path vc_red.msi
Adding Item type "ServiceControl", local path (not applicable)
No ProcessBlock element
No ServiceBlock element
Disabled CommandLineSwitch added: createlayout
Using Simultaneous Download and Install mechanism
exiting function/method


succeeded


MaintenanceMode determination: evaluating EnterMaintenanceModeIf


evaluating EnterMaintenanceModeIf:

Exists: evaluating


MsiGetProductInfo with product code {196BB40D-1578-3D01-B289-BEFC77A11A1E} found no matches


Exists evaluated to false


MaintenanceMode determination evaluates to 'not in maintenance mode'


Operation Type:


Operation: Installing


Operation Type


Package details: Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable Setup


Package Name = Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable Setup
Package Version = 10.0.30319


Package details


User Experience Data Collection Policy:


User Experience Data Collection Policy: UserControlled


User Experience Data Collection Policy


Global Block Checks: Checking for global blockers



BlockIf: Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable is not supported on this operating system.


Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable is not supported on this operating system.
evaluating BlockIf:

And: evaluating



Equals: evaluating


Current Operation value is Installing


Equals evaluated to true


GreaterThan: evaluating


TargetOS is 6.2.0
all numeric characters - canonicalizing


GreaterThan evaluated to false


And evaluated to false


BlockIf evaluated to false


BlockIf: A newer version of Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable has been detected on the machine.


A newer version of Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable has been detected on the machine.
evaluating BlockIf:

And: evaluating



Equals: evaluating


Current Operation value is Installing


Equals evaluated to true


LessThan: evaluating


RegKeyValue: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio \10.0\VC\VCRedist\x86\Bld contains '40219'
all numeric characters - canonicalizing


LessThan evaluated to true


And evaluated to true


BlockIf evaluated to true


Logging all the global blocks


Installation Blockers:
1.A newer version of Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable has been detected on the machine.


Global Block Checks: StopBlockers evaluated to true.

Final Result: Installation failed with error code: (0x000013EC), "A StopBlock was hit or a System Requirement was not met." (Elapsed time: 0 00:00:00).

Poked around my Win8-install for a bit, and tried uninstalling the C++ 2010-distributable packages that I had installed. Still no go. Then another thing struck me: Could this be an issue with .Net? Win8 has .Net 4.5 baked into it, and wouldn't install the .Net 4.0 client profiles. I know that Microsoft say that 4.5 is backwards-compatible, but I trust that about as far as I can throw Steve Ballmer.

Looks like we tried the same things. Same results.

One question I wonder about is whether or not you can remove the pre-installed .Net-versions that are baked into Win8, install .Net 4.0 Client Profiles, install and successfully run CLoD and THEN install .net 4.5. Will test this, although I'm somewhat sure that the system will break horrendously :P Wouldn't surprise me that .Net 4.5 is so heavily integrated into the system that it'll never come out.

I may be wrong, but my understanding is .Net 4.5 is integrated.

Yep, but you can deactivate it through the Add/remove Windows Features-subsystem of the add/remove programs. Tried removing it from my lappie to test if it went boom, but the system still stayed up. It even reinstalled .net 2.0/3.5 to run the Windows 7 USB Tool.

Will see if I can get time to test things out on my gamebox tomorrow. Haven't had time for much the last few days due to work.

Any timeline on Win 8 fix?
 

The issue being with game setup being unable to install vcredist_x86.exe during setup due to ...

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b9...l2CODerror.jpg

You're asking if they have a timeline to fix problems on an operating system that hasn't been released yet?

why not?? the devs should have had the game working for win 8 from release back last spring ...why shouldnt we expect the impossible from the devs....

Seems that there are far too many sarcastic trolls around here. Oh well.