Troubleshooting
Problem
Install of DB2 fails with 'Error applying transforms. Verify that the the specified transform paths are valid.'
Symptom
Install of DB2 fails with 'Error applying transforms. Verify that the the specified transform paths are valid.'
The Install log is very short, and contains something like this:
DEBUG: Error 2203: Database: C:\INSTAL~1\EXP\image\db2\Windows\SERVER\1033.MST. Cannot open database file. System error -2147287037
1: 2203 2: C:\INSTAL~1\EXP\image\db2\Windows\SERVER\1033.MST 3: -2147287037
Error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid.
C:\INSTAL~1\EXP\image\db2\Windows\SERVER\1033.MST
MSI (c) (B4:34) [19:10:37:934]: Product: IBM DB2 Express Edition -- Installation failed.
MSI (c) (B4:34) [19:10:37:934]: Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: IBM DB2 Express Edition. Product Version: 9.7.301.326. Product Language: 1033. Manufacturer: IBM. Installation success or error status: 1624.
(The error is not specific to DB2 Express Edition; the above is just an example.)
The directory in the error message - C:\INSTAL~1\EXP\image\db2\Windows\SERVER - does not contain the DB2 installation image - the DB2 setup.exe is not being executed from C:\INSTAL~1\EXP\image\ .
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Document Information
More support for:
Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Software version:
9.7, 9.5, 10.1, 10.5
Operating system(s):
Windows
Document number:
239813
Modified date:
30 April 2025
UID
swg21665338
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