Hi Garvill,
Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience you are facing. I will certainly help you with this.
We need more information to assist further; I request you to answer the followings.
- Have you install all the pending Windows update on your PC?
- Are you facing the same issue while installing any other software too?
- Have you installed the latest Java VM on your PC?
I suggest you to check if installing pending updates offered from Windows Update fixes the issue.
Refer to the section “Do I need to check for updates?” in below given link:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-8/windows-update-faq
Hope this information helps. Please post back with the results and the information asked, we will be glad to assist you further.
Thank you.