Chelmsford
Programmer
I am installing an instance of MSDE 2000 SP3a using Microsoft's own setup.exe (boot-strapper of the Msiexec.exe file) onto a PC with Windows XP Home. I have enabled verbose logging using the switch /L*v but the log file output is always in UNICODE rather than ANSI. The log file header contains the text "SHIP UNICODE" as follows:
=== Verbose logging started: 23/03/2005 15:55:07 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 2.00.2600.00 Calling process: C:\WINDOWS\System32\msiexec.exe ===
The exact same installation onto an older version of Windows (such as ME) results in the log file being output in ANSI. The log file header in this case contains the text "SHIP ANSI". I am assuming that this is because the older versions of Windows do not support UNICODE in the same way that Windows XP does.
Does anyone know of a way to ensure that the MSDE 2000 SP3a installation log file is always output in ANSI? I am hoping to avoid having to amend registry entries.
Any suggestions will be gratefully received!
=== Verbose logging started: 23/03/2005 15:55:07 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 2.00.2600.00 Calling process: C:\WINDOWS\System32\msiexec.exe ===
The exact same installation onto an older version of Windows (such as ME) results in the log file being output in ANSI. The log file header in this case contains the text "SHIP ANSI". I am assuming that this is because the older versions of Windows do not support UNICODE in the same way that Windows XP does.
Does anyone know of a way to ensure that the MSDE 2000 SP3a installation log file is always output in ANSI? I am hoping to avoid having to amend registry entries.
Any suggestions will be gratefully received!
