topic Re: Access to Bookreader on PC in Operating System - OpenVMS

Access to Bookreader on PC

Peter Quodling — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 00:57:16 GMT

I am trying to get bookreader running from a PC. I have mounted the disk with the bookreader files. I run the setup.exe there, and get an error message of "Setup failed to launch installation engine" - Class not registered. This is on an XP PRo Sp1 system.

Does anyone have any ideas on what the problem is, and how to fix it...

Mister Q

Re: Access to Bookreader on PC

Daniel Fernandez Illan — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 03:31:00 GMT

Mister Q
CD-ROm with bookreader is created with VMS format, you canÂ´t read this CD directly on a XP system.
You can mount CD on VMS system and read it from PC using for example a xterm emulation (if VMS system has runnig DECwindows) and executing a dwbookreader on X emulation.
Saludos, Danie

Re: Access to Bookreader on PC

Peter Quodling — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 04:48:24 GMT

Daniel, thanks, but I beg to differ... Have a look at

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/odl/

Now, that doesn't mention XP, and the people that I work with that have no problem getting it to work, are running XP systems that were upgraded from 2K, whereas mine as a clean install...

Mister Q

Re: Access to Bookreader on PC

Karl Rohwedder — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 04:53:05 GMT

Daniel,

that is not quite true, there is doc CD escpeially for Windows systems with an bookreader.

I just installed the december CD on WinXP-SP2 without problems.

regards Kalle

Re: Access to Bookreader on PC

Peter Quodling — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 07:10:21 GMT

Indeed, I haven't had a chance to check, but I was using the setup.exe off the CD that we have mounted. Not sure if they are the latest (DEcember). Will check when in the office in the morning.

THe fact that the above mentioned URL indicates that there may e a new version of the application, may also be promising.

Q

Re: Access to Bookreader on PC

Daniel Fernandez Illan — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:12:14 GMT

Sorry Peter
I think that CD-ROM was the standard distribution with VMS.
I repeat, sorry.
Saludos, Daniel.

Re: Access to Bookreader on PC

Peter Quodling — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:23:29 GMT

Tried new Version - Symptoms the same - help?

Re: Access to Bookreader on PC

Peter Quodling — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:29:57 GMT

You can all stop panicking. It was a PC Priv thing. Admin privs managed via AD, and only half done...

Re: Access to Bookreader on PC

Peter Quodling — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:31:16 GMT

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