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NewsArchive
05-31-2007, 02:13 AM
I've a fairly simple install that I am using to get my hands
around all of the Vista stuff.
Running SB 6.5.1876.0 on Win.XP SP2

I have embedded the manifest as part of my compile of my
app. It seems to be OK in that it is included in the _.exe.

The SB compile runs clean reporting no errors and no
warnings. If I run a test, it walks thru the install as I'd
expect.

When I run the install to see that everything is placed
where I think it should be I get an error
A decompression error has been detected.
File C:\Program Files\C60HLPX.dll [#-200]

My only choice is OK which drops out of the install and asks
if the incomplete install should be rolled back, which I
think it does.

After the install was terminated, trying to run it again I
get an error that says it is currently in use.
Running a SB re-compile also fails with an error in
generating because it (the install program SB is trying to
build) is in use by another process.
The install program is not listed in the Task.Manager as an
active application nor as an active process.

So -- the question is:
- what causes the decompression error?
- what causes the install _.exe to appear busy after the
install is terminated?

By the way.
The SB compile error is
GEN1018 The process cannnot access the file because it is
being used by another process.
If I try to delete the file I'm also told that it is being
used.
So, somehow Win.XP didn't see the install terminate.

Thanks in advance
Guy

NewsArchive
05-31-2007, 02:14 AM
Guy,

Error -200 is not really a decompression error (but it is related to the
decompression engine). Error -200 means in this case that the CreateFile()
Windows API returns an INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE error code. That means,
"something" (e.g. protection software) locked that file. Windows cannot get
exclusive access to the file.

The same can be true for the installer. "Something" seems to be a little
bit too protective on your machine. The installer is not active (it's not
in the task manager) but the protection software still has a lock on it.

HTH,

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