[gme-users] Using GME on Windows 2003 Server

Peter Volgyesi peter.volgyesi at vanderbilt.edu
Wed Jul 28 15:32:31 CDT 2004


I have updated our installshield project to include the MDAC 2.8 merge
module (instead of 2.7).
I hope, this will fix windows server 2003 problems.
--
peter


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Sprinkle [mailto:sprinkle at eecs.berkeley.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 7:00 PM
> To: 'Peter Volgyesi'
> Subject: RE: [gme-users] Using GME on Windows 2003 Server
> 
> Peter,
> 
> Here is the msg I get. I tried, also, reinstalling MDAC 2.8 
> and the patch for it, but to no avail. I guess it could be a 
> security thing, where W2k3 server will not allow the patch to 
> be rolled back (that is, if gme is requiring the 2.7 
> installation...) ?
> 
> Thanks,
> Jon
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Volgyesi [mailto:peter.volgyesi at vanderbilt.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:18 AM
> To: sprinkle at eecs.berkeley.edu; 'A list for GME users to 
> share thoughts and discuss bugs and fixes.'
> Subject: RE: [gme-users] Using GME on Windows 2003 Server
> 
> The GME setup works fine even if you installed MDAC 2.8 on an 
> XP machine.
> Unfortunately, I had no success with Google. Could you send 
> me the exact error message you got ?
> --
> peter
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gme-users-bounces at list.isis.vanderbilt.edu
> > [mailto:gme-users-bounces at list.isis.vanderbilt.edu] On Behalf Of 
> > Jonathan M. Sprinkle
> > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:15 PM
> > To: gme-users at list.isis.vanderbilt.edu
> > Subject: RE: [gme-users] Using GME on Windows 2003 Server
> > 
> > Update:
> > 
> > It seems the failure is due to the MDAC 2.7 installation. GME wants 
> > MDAC 2.7, and Win2k3 supplies MDAC 2.8 standard, and will not 
> > downgrade.
> > 
> > Can this be solved in the installshield creation, somehow? Or can I 
> > make my own installshield from source?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Jon
> > 
> > > Jonathan M. Sprinkle wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hey there, GME Fans,
> > > > 
> > > > 2 questions:
> > > > 
> > > > 1) Why is it so hard to search the archives for GME List? 
> > > The link for
> > > > the full archive is broken, and I don't like searching
> > > month by month?
> > > > 
> > > > 2) Any known reasons why GME won't work with Windows 2003
> > Server? I
> > > > get the "you have to have windows 95 or better" message 
> (it has a 
> > > > bunch of other compatability issues, too, most of which are
> > > OS or IE related).
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > 
> > > > Jon
> > > > 
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