Corrupted MSDE files encountered

This is just to pass on something that caused me a lot of problems until we
(I used a support call) discovered the root cause. I hope someone finds it
helpful.
I ran into a frustrating problem when installing MSDE as a part of two
different application -- Backup Exec and WSUS. I also ran into it when I
downloaded MSDE200A and tried to install it seperately.
Setup would start, load and start to run an msi file, then report it
couldn't find that msi. This happened the same way in the Backup Exec
install, the WSUS install and the MSDE200A install.
After a fresh download the install ran fine. I thought about this, then
realized, and subsequently proved to my satisfaction, the problem only
happened when I downloaded a self-expanding exe file and used Winzip to
expand it to my setup source directories.
When I do this, MSDE setup fails when running a .msi file. If I just
double-click the exe and let it expand itself to a temp directory, the MSDE
setup runs fine. I did this with all three failed setups.
I was using Winzip 8. I don't know if it happens with other versions or not.
I don't know if the problem lies in Winzip or in the compression of MSDE
files and don't have the resouces to find out. I am copying this to WINZIP
and to the MS MSDE forum..
Axel Larson,
Share What You Know,
Learn What You Don't
Thanks for sharing this.
Frank McCallister SBS MVP
COMPUMAC
"Axel" <Axel@.office.Reliasense.com> wrote in message
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> This is just to pass on something that caused me a lot of problems until
> we
> (I used a support call) discovered the root cause. I hope someone finds it
> helpful.
> I ran into a frustrating problem when installing MSDE as a part of two
> different application -- Backup Exec and WSUS. I also ran into it when I
> downloaded MSDE200A and tried to install it seperately.
> Setup would start, load and start to run an msi file, then report it
> couldn't find that msi. This happened the same way in the Backup Exec
> install, the WSUS install and the MSDE200A install.
> After a fresh download the install ran fine. I thought about this, then
> realized, and subsequently proved to my satisfaction, the problem only
> happened when I downloaded a self-expanding exe file and used Winzip to
> expand it to my setup source directories.
> When I do this, MSDE setup fails when running a .msi file. If I just
> double-click the exe and let it expand itself to a temp directory, the
> MSDE
> setup runs fine. I did this with all three failed setups.
> I was using Winzip 8. I don't know if it happens with other versions or
> not.
> I don't know if the problem lies in Winzip or in the compression of MSDE
> files and don't have the resouces to find out. I am copying this to WINZIP
> and to the MS MSDE forum..
> --
> Axel Larson,
> Share What You Know,
> Learn What You Don't
>