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I downloaded the 4.0 install program, and then launched it. I get a Java install popup that disappears quickly, and then my machine seems to be doing things - disk activity, etc. After a bit (15 seconds or so) I get a message from the Windows installShield wizard that says it cannot load the wizard specified in the /wizard.inf file. Any suggestion as to what the issue might be? My machine is running Windows XP Professional at SP1. Thanks in advance, Jerry
It is important what code is returned. If it is 106 it is duplicate of issue #48633. If it is 104 it is duplicate of issue #26965. Please see these issue for details and let me know if it is one of those 2 cases or if it is different problem. Thanks.
Marek - I checked the install processs, and it is returning code 104, so I checked with item 26965 as you suggested. My Java install is a combination of Java 1.4.1_02, and JWSDP 1.2. The later included several endorsed libraries, including a SAX.jar file. I removed these from the system classpath, Logged off of windows and retried the install, but it still failed. I then removed the whole classpath statem, and also rebooted the PC. It still failed. I then removed everything that I could find that smacked of JWSDP from the environment variables, including all of the varibles used to establish the Classpath (JAXP_HOME, etc.), and also items from the path statement, including the Jakarta/ANT links. I then rebooted the machine, and the install still failed with a 104 code. Anything else you can suggest? Is the Java 1.4.1_02 release a good one? Thanks in advance. Jerry
You can try to install latest JDK 1.4.2_06 or JDK 1.5.0_01 and then point installer to use it by command line option -is:javahome <path to JDK>. Or you can use zip distribution. (NB installer only adds link to desktop and item to Programs menu. If you wish you can do it manually.) *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 26965 ***
NB installer also patches $NBINSTALLDIR/etc/netbeans.conf. IDE then runs on JDK selected during installation. This can be also done manually.
Success! It was a bit round-about but this is what I did.... Since I couldn't get the 4.0 version to install, I went back and found the Archive, and downloaded the 3.6 version. I then installed it - it went in clean the first time. There was a message at the end of the installation that stated that while my 1.4.1_02 level of Java was OK, they recommended an upgrade to the 1.4.2 level of the SDK. So, I went to Java.Sun.Com, and downloaded it. I installed it according to the Sun directions, updated the environment stuff, and it checked out fine. For the fun of it, I went back and tried the netBeans 4.0 install. Low and Behold - it worked! Not sure what this all means, but I did finally get the product working. Thanks again for your assistance. Jerry