Installation Error

[jrajesh]

Hi,
Our application is developed in XP, VFP8 and with the database in SQL server.
We built the 'Setup.exe' using Installshield Express 5.0.

When we run try to install the app. on a Win95 or Win98 PC we get the following error:

The wizard was interrupted before MACS could be completely installed.

Your system has not been modified.  To complete installation at another time, please run setup again.

Click finish to exit the wizard.

The log from installshield with the error line reads:

Info 1402.Could not open key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\\MSSQLServer\SuperSocketNetLib.  System error 1010.  Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel.

Could someone please point out where I've erred and what must be done to fix the problem?

Thanks and regards,
Rajesh

P.S.: Hope I've posted this in the right forum.

 

[jrajesh]

Further to the above message- At present we cannot try installing it on an XP, WIN2K etc.
So, we don't really know whether the setup will succeed in other platforms.
Regards,
Rajesh

 

[Mike Lewis]

Rajesh,

Just to be clear .... you're not trying to install SQL Server itself on the client machine? That definitely won't work in the case of a Win 95/98 machine. I assume you're not trying to do that, otherwise you wouldn't be using InstallShield.

But what about the SQL Server client tools? Have you already installed those? For example, I believe you need to pre-install the SQL Server common controls library update in the case of Win 95.

Come to think of it, I don't think you can install a VFP 8.0 app under Win 95 at all. Win 98 is OK, but not 95. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong about that.)

Mike


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[jrajesh]

Mike,
Thanks for your reply.
As rightly mentioned by you, I'm not installing SQL server on the client.
I was successful in installing a VFP8 app. on Win 95. earlier. Only, the database then, was in MS-Access.

Re. SQL Server Client tools:
Could you please elaborate on this as I'm quite new to SQL server?

Regards,
Rajesh

 

[Mike Lewis]

Rajesh,

SQL Server Client tools:
Could you please elaborate on this as I'm quite new to SQL server?

In order to be able to access SQL Server, the client machine needs certain components installed. These components allow the client to physically access the server.

These components are called "client tools". You can install them from the SQL Server CD. However, before you do so, you should check the pre-requisites. There is a menu option on the SQL Server install screen that lets you do that.

As far as I know, the only prerequisite for a Windows 95 machine is "SQL Server common controls library update". There should be an option to install this if it is not already present.

You need to do all that before you install your application via InstallShield.

Please note that it is a very long time since I last did this, and I am relying on my memory.

Mike


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Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

My sites:
Visual FoxPro (www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk)
Crystal Reports (www.ml-crystal.com)

 

[jrajesh]

Update FYI..
Downloaded and installed MDAC 2.8 module, and recompiled setup.exe.
This install went through without troubles on Win 98.
Thanks again for the assistance.
Regards,
Rajesh