ISX 3.51 and WinXP - A bad mix
Heather B.
Chandima Rajakaruna,
Just to verify, the new merge module that you are talking about isn't the
'fixed' merge module we were told to use a few days ago, for which there is
a link below, correct?
Thanks.
Heather
"Chandima Rajakaruna" <no re...@installshield.com> wrote in message
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> A fix has been made for the MDAC26 merge module and should be available on
> the web site very soon.
>
> "Andrew Woodland" <awoo...@awhastings.com> wrote in message
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> > Heather,
> >
> > I don't know if you had a chance to browse earlier postings in this
forum,
> > but there was a whole series of posts regarding installing mdac26enu as
a
> > custom action using MicroSoft's MDACtyp.exe instead of a merge module.
I
> > don't know if the posts involve/address issues related to Windows XP
> > specifically, but it sounds like ISX's MDAC26enu merge modules just
don't
> > work under most circumstances. Custom action is the way to go. Good
> luck.
> >
> > -Andrew
> >
> > "Heather B." <heat...@NOSPAM.attglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:3b8e84ef$1...@news.installshield.com...
> > >
> > > FYI...Here is an issue we raised to the ISX support team. They don't
> have
> > a
> > > working solution. Anyone else confront and hopefully solve this?
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, this proposed solution (below) to the problem we raised
> to
> > > InstallShield (also below) did not fix the problem. I downloaded and
> > > updated the mdac26enu you recommended I try, and then rebuilt my
> setup.exe
> > > and tried again to install my application on Windows XP RC2. I was
> still
> > in
> > > a loop.
> > >
> > > The problem doesn't seem to be that mdac26 requires a reboot - it does
> the
> > > same on al other OSs. The problem is that after the reboot Microsoft
> > > Installer doesn't resume the setup where it left off. The result is
> that
> > > you have to re-launch the install, which then re-installs mdac, and
then
> > > requires a reboot again ...and you are back to where you started in an
> > > infinite loop.
> > >
> > > Anyone else confront and hopefully solve this?
> > >
> > > Heather
> > >
> > >
> > > > InstallShield Technical Support Wrote:
> > > > Proposed Solution: We recently released a new Merge Module for MDAC
> 26,
> > > which has
> > > > fixed a whole bunch of issues. Amongst those issues, we also fixed
the
> > > > infinite loop or MDAC 26 installing and rebooting. Can I get you to
> try
> > > > downloading this updated MDAC 26 Merge Module from our website
> > > > and try your
> > > > test with that to see if it works. You can download MDAC 26 from our
> ftp
> > > > server at
> > > > ftp://ftp.installshield.com/outgoing/isx/Mergemodules/MDAC26ENU.Msm.
> > > >
> > > > InstallShield Technical Support
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Problem: I am sad to report that my setup.exe, which I built using
> > > > installsheild express 3.51, doesn't work on winxp rc2. i just
> > > > want to pass
> > > > on the information to you so you can hopefully fix this before winxp
> > goes
> > > > live in a month and a half.
> > > >
> > > > my vb project uses mdac2.6, and so i have included your mdac26
> > > > merge module
> > > > in my isx project. my setup.exe works fine on win2000 and win98.
> > > > however,
> > > > when i run it on winxp rc2, as usual it installs mdac26 and then
> > > > prompts for
> > > > a reboot. unfortunately, after the reboot the installer does not
pick
> > up
> > > > where it left off. if i then manually re-launch the setup.exe, it
> > starts
> > > > all over again - installing mdac26 and prompting for a reboot.
> endless
> > > > loop.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
reply@installshield.com Chandima Rajakaruna
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"Heather B." <heat...@NOSPAM.attglobal.net> wrote in message
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Heather B.
Great. Will you let us all know by posting a message to this thread? Or do
we need to search on certain criteria in your web site's search engine?
Thanks.
Heather
"Chandima Rajakaruna" <no re...@installshield.com> wrote in message
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reply@installshield.com Chandima Rajakaruna
newsgroup (installshield.express.general) so that everyone will see it
clearly.
"Heather B." <heat...@NOSPAM.attglobal.net> wrote in message
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Heather B.
That would be great. Any idea on when that will be available? We are
holding up deployment until that issue is resolved
Thank you very much.
Heather
"Chandima Rajakaruna" <no re...@installshield.com> wrote in message
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reply@installshield.com Chandima Rajakaruna
should be available sometime next week.
"Heather B." <heat...@NOSPAM.attglobal.net> wrote in message
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