JR28798: FAIL TO INSTALL V9 DB2 ON WINDOWS PLATFORMS WITH AN EXISTING V8 DB2 INSTALLED.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During v9 DB2 installation, install fails with failure in
  creating DB2 global registry (an error shows in the install
  log):
  
  
  1: ERROR:An error occurred while initializing the Profile
  Registry. The returnvalue is "-2029059760". Contact your
  technical service representative.
  
  
   The reason of failure is that an incorrect registry
  HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\DB2\InstalledCopies\DB2V8 was created by the
  installation of v9 info center on the system with v8 DB2
  installed.
  

Local fix

• Remove the incorrect registry
  HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\DB2\InstalledCopies\DB2V8 from the system.
  

Problem summary

• Users affected: All
  Problem summary:Installing DB2 V9 client onto Windows XP machine
  but getting error at end of installation that states "error
  occurred
  while initializing the profile registry" with return code
  -2029059760.
  Problem details: The same
  

Problem conclusion

• First fixed in v9.1FP5, s080512
  

Temporary fix

• Remove the incorrect registry
  HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\DB2\InstalledCopies\DB2V8 from the system.
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

  JR26658

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 UDB ESE WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5765F4101

Applicable component levels

• R950 PSY

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