CE Trial Version on Vista

Question

Hi all,
I tried to install the CE on a Vista machine but without success the install routine doesn't start. Are there any workarounds available?
Another colleague told me next day in the office that he tried to install the trial version of CE on a XP SP2 machine, but he also has errors and it didn't work.
No I have a XP SP2 machine here and before I waste my time again with installing the CE I'd like to know your experiences during the installation?!
Also a third question, does anyone know, when the complete CE with VC will be available as trial version/sneak preview or as rampup?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Best Regards,
Marcel

Answer 1

Hi George,
today I installed Virtual PC 2007 and a virtual machine with Win XP. Then I started the installation of the trial CE, but without success, the installation ends with an error.
Here is the end of the log file:
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M [Info  ]: executeCommands(): db_state
May 6, 2007 8:43:18 PM [Info  ]: executeCommands(): State
ONLINE
May 6, 2007 8:43:18 PM [Info  ]: executeCommands(): Try to establish dbmcli session
May 6, 2007 8:43:18 PM [Info  ]: executeCommands() DBConnect: user_logon control,*****
May 6, 2007 8:43:18 PM [Info  ]: executeCommands(): db_state
May 6, 2007 8:43:18 PM [Info  ]: executeCommands(): State
ONLINE
May 6, 2007 8:43:18 PM [Info  ]: executeCommands(): auto_extend on
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: executeCommands():
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Turn on of Auto Extend return with rc: 0
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: End AUTO_EXTEND [com.sap.inst.maxdb.xpf.AutoExtendOn]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: rc:   0
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: at:   2007.05.06 - 20.43.19[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: duration:   00:00:00[HH:mm:ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]:
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]:
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Start CREATE_SQLUSER [com.sap.inst.maxdb.xpf.CreateSQLUser]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: at:   2007.05.06 - 20.43.19[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Reading from Variablehandler file variable : INSTALL_TYPE
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Reading from Variablehandler file variable : SDB/SYS_TYPE
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: MaxDB tp already initialized.
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Create SQL User
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Reading from Variablehandler file variable : SDB/SQL_USER
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Reading from Variablehandler file variable : SDB/PWD
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: executeSQLCommands(): Run this command: CREATE USER SAPCE1DB PASSWORD ***** DBA NOT EXCLUSIVE DEFAULTCODE UNICODE
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: createSQLUser()0
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Create SQL User returned with rc: 0
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: End CREATE_SQLUSER [com.sap.inst.maxdb.xpf.CreateSQLUser]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: rc:   0
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: at:   2007.05.06 - 20.43.19[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: duration:   00:00:00[HH:mm:ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]:
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]:
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Start Create_Sqd_Sid_Os_User [com.sap.inst.maxdb.xpf.CreateSqdSidOsUser]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: at:   2007.05.06 - 20.43.19[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Reading from Variablehandler file variable : INSTALL_TYPE
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Reading from Variablehandler file variable : SDB/SYS_TYPE
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: MaxDB tp already initialized.
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Run on Windows, nothing to do here.
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: End Create_Sqd_Sid_Os_User [com.sap.inst.maxdb.xpf.CreateSqdSidOsUser]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: rc:   0
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: at:   2007.05.06 - 20.43.19[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: duration:   00:00:00[HH:mm:ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]:
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: {HOSTNAME=$(SYSTEM/HOSTNAME), ENGINE_SERVICE_OWNER=LOCAL SERVICE, INDEP_PROG_PATH=$(SDB/INDEP_PROG_PATH), INDEP_DATA_PATH=$(SDB/INDEP_DATA_PATH), SID=$(SAP_SID)}
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: setACLWin on WIN with null(WIN MAX)
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: setACLWin on WIN with null(WIN MAX)
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: setSecurityDescriptorForService on WIN with null(WIN MAX)
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: setSecurityDescriptorForService on WIN with null(WIN MAX)
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]:
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: Start PREPARE_AUTOSTART_DB [com.sap.xpf.controller.StepLibraryExecutionStep]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: at:   2007.05.06 - 20.43.19[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: execute step setSDBAutoStart
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: setACLWin on WIN with null(WIN MAX)
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: execute task setACLWin
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: TASKENGINE: execute task setACLWin
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: looking for method setPermission
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: looking for method setNode
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: looking for method setGroup
May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info  ]: set full controll for group LOCAL SERVICE on C:\sapdb\data\wrk
May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info  ]: End PREPARE_AUTOSTART_DB [com.sap.xpf.controller.StepLibraryExecutionStep]
May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info  ]: rc:   1
May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info  ]: at:   2007.05.06 - 20.43.24[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info  ]: duration:   00:00:04[HH:mm:ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info  ]:
May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info  ]: Error during executing
May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info  ]: End Controller
May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info  ]:   at          : 2007.05.06 - 20.43.24[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info  ]:   durationt   : 00:02:09[HH:mm:ss]
May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info  ]:   status   : ERROR
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Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
Marcel