Re: Windows 7 laptops cannot install IBM i Access service packs

Jeff

Neither of those - and Image64a is not the one for Win 7 - that's for Itanium or some such foolishness.

You want to go up one level in the tree -

\\Qdilgard\qibm\proddata\access\windows\cwblaunch.exe

This will determine your platform and all that for you - you'll avoid being confused and frustrated.

I find it useful to copy the entire contents of that \windows directory to my PC - maybe it's a network thing, but it just seems smoother that way.

Also, when you run cwblaunch.exe, be sure to right-click on it and say to "Run as Administrator" - do this, even if you are logged in as an admin on your pc.

Finally, note that you can't install the service pack by itself as the initial install - it has to be the full product - service packs no longer contain the full product, as they used to do. Doing this may end up with some message about being unable to find certain text - the MRI machine-readable instructions stuff, I think.
On 1/14/2014 3:53 PM, Jeff Crosby wrote:

Never done that before. In

\\Qdilgard\qibm\ProdData\Access\Windows\Image64a

is it setup.exe or cwbinstall.msi?




On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 4:48 PM, John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Try directly running the SP installer as Administrator off the iSeries (or
network share or wherever its located). Windows automatically distrusts
executables from outside normal application paths (\Windows, \Program
Files) so it may be hanging up if Check Service Level's admin authority is
not passed on to the SP installer.


On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 3:44 PM, Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

wrote:
I'm doing the "Check Service Level" icon by right-clicking and Run as
Administrator. It checks, says I need to install the service pack, I
confirm, it asks if I want to continue, I say yes, it says Preparing to
install, then bombs.

I turned off the AV and got the same result.


On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 4:29 PM, John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Agreed. Also, I don't recall if it was mentioned before but are you
running the installers as Administrator? Right-click the exe and

select

Run as Administrator.

I'd suggest checking the Windows event log to see why it isn't

installing.

There may be a message.

Another thought: Are there any Group Policy Objects (GPOs) or

application

white/blacklisting apps in place that might restrict software

installation?

On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Evan Harris <auctionitis@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I've never had this problem and I install Client Access and Service

packs

reasonably regularly.

What kind of anti-virus/system protection products are you using ?

Some

of

these products silently interfere with all kinds of installation

activity.

On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 7:45 AM, Jeff Crosby <

jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

wrote:
I still have not resolved this. I'm also having the same issue

with

my

new

64-bit desktop. And I have confirmed that both the 64-bit and

32-bit

patches from MS have been installed. There must be something else

but

I

sure can't find out what.

Not having a good day here. Even got held up by a train. :)



On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Jeff Crosby <

jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

wrote:
For a couple of years now I've had trouble (read unable) with

Win 7

32-bit

laptops when trying to install IBM i Access 7.1 service packs. I

get

this

error:

"This installation package could not be opened. Verify that the

package

exists and that you can access it, or contact the application

vendor

to

verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package."

I decided it's time to figure this out. I found this page:

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/access/windows_sp.html#action

which in turn sends me here:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=26347

I have downloaded vcredist_x86 (they're 32-bit laptops), run it,

rebooted,

and it did not help. Same error.

What am I missing?


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