XI3.1 Install chokes looking for a vcredist.msi file

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Right after it starts to actually do the install i get:

The feature you are trying to use is on a netwrok resource that is unavailable.
Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package ‘vcredist.msi’ in the box below
And the box is pointed to some temp directory.

This MSI is actually on the installation cd’s in: \package\redist\vcredist
but when i point the installer to it, it also chokes … error mgs:

The file ‘…package\redist\vcredist\vcredist.msi’ is not a valid installation package for the product Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable. Try to find the installation package ‘vcredist.msi’ in a folder from which you can install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable

any ideas?

Chris Pohl :us: (BOB member since 2002-06-18)

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Hi Chris… Same problem here, attempting to install 3.1 on laptop. Lots of google, not resoluton as of yet…

MichaelB :us: (BOB member since 2008-11-19)

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it appears to still install if you press cancel at the search for dll screen.

Sucessfully? not sure :frowning:

Chris Pohl :us: (BOB member since 2002-06-18)

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Hey Chris,

I was able to install (locally) sucessfully, even with this error. A virtual bug? :roll_eyes:

MichaelB :us: (BOB member since 2008-11-19)

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Hope so … i installed also, seems to work fine, but still no idea if the bug will bite us later.

Chris Pohl :us: (BOB member since 2002-06-18)

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I had the same problem.

The only vcredist msi I file I could get the install to recognise was this one:

http://rapidshare.com/files/60254048/vcredist.msi.html

Even the MS download wasn’t recognised.

jpretorius :south_africa: (BOB member since 2008-07-14)

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This is probably due to an already installed “Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable” that’s a different version than the one that the BO installer is trying to use.

So go to Control Panel, Add/Remove programs and remove the one that’s listed there.

Then try running the installer again and it should go through.

softwareforces :us: (BOB member since 2008-04-16)

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here is the version it is looking for…what a pain…

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=32BC1BEE-A3F9-4C13-9C99-220B62A191EE&displaylang=en

use the command-line option “/C /T:” to extract the files vcredist.msi and vcredis1.cab from vcredist_x86.exe to a temporary folder.

Then, from the error message, browse to the vcredist.msi in the temporary folder you created and your install will continue. :wave:

brianbue1 :us: (BOB member since 2008-05-28)

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FYI: It appears our DB2/Connect middleware installed a different C++ Redistributable

Chris Pohl :us: (BOB member since 2002-06-18)

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There’s an easier way to do this I’ve just found. DL the file from microsoft, then using winzip or winrar, extract the contents of the .exe file to a folder, which for me was vcredi~3.exe, then extract the contents of that .exe file, and within that are vcredis1.cab and vcredist.msi, point to this .msi file at the install.

“The file was inside you all along” or words to that effect…

Russ

russjfr (BOB member since 2010-06-14)

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Both these folder path contains the required .msi, but the error persists.

/package/redist/vcredist

/collaterals/Client Installer/package/redist/vcredist

I tried downloading ‘Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86)’ from Microsoft site, but cudnt install tat my OS win7, as it is not supported for that.

Their site says:

Supported Operating Systems:Windows 2000 Service Pack 3;Windows 98;Windows 98 Second Edition;Windows ME;Windows Server 2003;Windows XP Service Pack 2

As other have mentioned, the installation continues smoothly till the end inspite of this strange error. :nopity:

anilbpai :india: (BOB member since 2010-10-17)

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:+1: :+1: :+1:

Just wanted to say thanks for the information provided here. I had exactly this same problem, except in my case the it was the Xcelsius installer than couldn’t find the vcredist.exe. I’d tried the one from Xcelsius RTM, SP1, SP2 but all to no avail.

But, having found this thread, I downloaded the redistributable from the link above and extracted vcredist.exe - Xcelsius likes that one, so all is good again.

gutted (BOB member since 2002-10-10)

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This worked.

vramki54 (BOB member since 2008-07-24)