unable to install CIM 4.1 on windows server 2003

[Jesper Johansen]

Hi,

I have a problem installing CIM 4.1 on windows server 2003. When i try to install it I get the follwing error "HP Systems Insight Manager Installer requires Microsoft Data Acces Components (MDAC) 2.7 Service Pack 1 or greater to be installed"

Windows 2003 server runs MDAC 2.8 from birth and cant be downgraded. So if anyone have a solution i would be greatfull.

regards

Jesper

[David Claypool]

I've done it dozens of times without a problem. Are there any special policies or security configurations present that may be confusing the installer?

[Alex A. Kibkalo]

I have the same problem.
Clear install of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, all hotfixes from Windows Update.
Clear Installation of SQL Server 2000 Enterprise + SP3a + KB810185-8.00.0859 hotfix

When I start setip process it says that I haven't MDAC 2.71 installed. (Windows 2003 always has it). I tried to repeat after installing MDAC 2.80 but still have same error.

[Joel Rubenstein]

The following piece of JavaScript illustrates the test used by the installer to determine the MDAC version. A similar failure to install was caused by a bad setting for the CommonProgramFiles environment variable which is typically CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files



Copy the text between the ===== to a file called checkMDAC.js. This is the test the installation performs.



cscript.exe checkMDAC.js



wscript.exe checkMDAC.js



Or double click the file







//=================================================

function GetMDACVersion()

{

var sMsg = "MDAC Version: ";

try

{

var oFS = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");

var oShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");

sVersion = oFS.GetFileVersion(oShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%CommonProgramFiles%") + "\\System\\Ado\\msado15.dll");

if (null != sVersion)

{

sMsg += sVersion;

}

else

{

sMsg += "Error retrieving file version";

}

}

catch(err)

{

sMsg += " ERROR " + err.number + " " + err.description;

}



return (sMsg);

}



WScript.Echo(GetMDACVersion());



//=================================================

[Alex A. Kibkalo]

Hej, it says:
MDAC Version: ERROR -2147024894

[Alex A. Kibkalo]

So, any ideas?

[Joel Rubenstein]

If you open a command prompt and type

echo %COMMONPROGRAMFILES%

it should display something like

C:\Program Files\Common Files

If it does not then this problem needs to e corrected before the install can proceed.

[Alex A. Kibkalo]

Thanx, Joel!
The problem was that CommonProgramFiles were mislinked to a network drive which is used as my Home Folder in domain user account properties.
Removing this property, or setting a constant variable on server solves the problem.