JR29861: AN ERROR IS THROWN WHEN V95FP1 DB2 THIN CLIENT IS SET UP ON A WINDOWS XP SP2 WORKSTATION.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During the setup of V95FP1 DB2 Thin client, a MessageBox opens:
  
  "MDAC 2.8 RTM is incompatible with this version of Windows. All
  of its features are currently part of Windows. "
  
  After the user clicks on the 'cancel' button, the setup of DB2
  Thin Client continues and will be completed. By the way, this
  error does not occur when the DB2 Client product is installed on
  the same machine.
  
  The cause of this problem is:
  
  The version of MDAC installed with Windows XP SP2 is 2.81, and
  the version of MDAC bundled in DB2 is 2.8. The DB2 Thin Client
  setup program tries to configure MDAC 2.8 on the system, where
  it already has higher level of MDAC. Thus, the Windows OS
  displays that message.
  

Local fix

• User can ignore the error message by clicking on ?Cancel? button
  and db2 gets installed and functions properly
  

Problem summary

• During the setup of V95FP1 DB2 Thin client, a MessageBox opens:
  
  "MDAC 2.8 RTM is incompatible with this version of Windows. All
  of its features are currently part of Windows. "
  
  After the user clicks on the 'cancel' button, the setup of DB2
  Thin Client continues and will be completed. By the way, this
  error does not occur when the DB2 Client product is installed on
  the same machine.
  
  The cause of this problem is:
  
  The version of MDAC installed with Windows XP SP2 is 2.81, and
  the version of MDAC bundled in DB2 is 2.8. The DB2 Thin Client
  setup program tries to configure MDAC 2.8 on the system, where
  it already has higher level of MDAC. Thus, the Windows OS
  displays that message.
  

Problem conclusion

• First fixed in DB2 UDB Version 95, FixPak 3
  

Temporary fix

• User can ignore the error message by clicking on ?Cancel? button
  and db2 gets installed and functions properly
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 CPE WINDOWS

• Fixed component ID

  5724B5601

Applicable component levels

• R950 PSY

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