Game won't start (non-steam version, Error log inside)

[Amaroq 10]

I downloaded Carrier Command today and installed it but it won't launch. Sometimes there is a flicker of a system window, but most of the time there is simply no visible reaction at all. It does however create ccsettings.xml in /My Documents/CarrierCommand/, although the document is empty.

Error log is as follows:

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Log C:\Users\[...]\Documents\CarrierCommand\error.log started at 16.06. 15:27:04

IFileSystemWin32::RequestPage->ReadFile failed with >GetLastError 87
Can't load config 'ccsettings.xml' because of 'Error document empty.'
Can't load config 'ccsettings.xml' because of it's empty
IFileSystemWin32::RequestPage->ReadFile failed with >GetLastError 87
Can't load config 'ccsettings.xml' because of 'Error document empty.'

I have run as admin, reinstalled, run it at different patched stages (1.02, 1.03., 1.04, 1.05), run with -nosplash, run in various compatibility modes, reinstalled DX9 (feb. 2010) and C++ redist. You name it.

Going from the error code (empty ccsettings.xml) I have copied over ccsettings.xml from the main game folder to /My Documents/. Same error message. I have replaced the path description of the copied ccsettings.xml file from "./" to read the main game directory. That had some effect, in that it changed the error log to this:

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Log C:\Users\[...]\Documents\CarrierCommand\error.log started at 16.06. 15:35:56

IFileSystemWin32::RequestPage->ReadFile failed with >GetLastError 87
IFileSystemWin32::RequestPage->ReadFile failed with >GetLastError 87
IFileSystemWin32::RequestPage->ReadFile failed with >GetLastError 87
IFileSystemWin32::RequestPage->ReadFile failed with >GetLastError 87
Cannot open resource file E:\Games\CarrierCommand\patch00.pak
Cannot load entity definitions 'scripts/entities.xml'
Cannot load entity definition file scripts/entities.xml

But the game still won't start. If I start workbench and it says it's unable to start the engine, that there is most likely a problem with ccsettings.xml.

I've checked folder and file permissions too. I have no idea what the problem is. Any help would be appreciated.

Windows 8 64bit, latest drivers (nVidia GT630)

[Amaroq 10]

OK, uninstalling and reinstalling everything but leaving all default paths fixed it. Buggy installer?

[atroublestarter 3]

OK, uninstalling and reinstalling everything but leaving all default paths fixed it. Buggy installer?

Not sure if that's the problem, as I don't have the game installed in the default path either. Well, I have it installed on a different drive letter, but the rest of the install path is same as default.