Re: Install application on Windows 2003 SBS

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Thanks Lee,

Yes we are building STDOLE2.tlb into the installshield project. We need to
support Win 98, NT4, Win 2K, XP and 2003 and we have had problems in the
past if we don't include STDOLE2.tlb on the Win98 and NT4 platforms.

John

"Lee Mitchell" <Leemi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:YwEnZuaVFHA.3336@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi John:
>
> Are you building STDOLE2.tlb into your InstallShield project? If you make
> a simple "Wait Window" executable with the VFP runtime files, do you get
> the same error message when installing on the Windows 2003 server?
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
> Sincerely,
> Microsoft FoxPro Technical Support
> Lee Mitchell
>
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>
>>We are attempting to install a VFP 8 application on the above mentioned
>>Windows 2003 Small Business Server. We get a problem during installing the
>>runtime file, namely the following error message appears when trying to
>>upgrade STDOLE2.tlb.
>
>>Error 1931: The Windows Installer Service cannot update the system file:
>>C:\Windows\System32\Stdole2.tlb because the file is protected by Windows.
>>You may need to update your operating system for this program to work
>>correctly.
>
>>I understand what the error means but the installation file build usind
> the
>>version of Installshield that came with VFP 8, uses the MS supplied merge
>>modules to install the VFP runtime files and their dependencies.
>
>>Does anyone have any ideas on how to get around this error?
>
>>TIA
>
>>John
>
>


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