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Bug 88648 - Installer starts and displays welcome message will install Error: null
Summary: Installer starts and displays welcome message will install Error: null
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 67530
Alias: None
Product: installer
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Code (show other bugs)
Version: 5.x
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: mslama
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Reported: 2006-11-04 14:59 UTC by massenz
Modified: 2013-05-06 08:52 UTC (History)
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Description massenz 2006-11-04 14:59:47 UTC 
I had already successfully installed NB 5.5 without any problem - however, as I
was experiencing some stability issues (nothing to do with NB) I had to
"restore" win XP to a previous time.

Unfortunately, that re-instated NB 5.5rc2 on the system, but I was unable to
uninstall it, so I had to manually remove all dirs and registry entries from the
system.

Downloaded again NB and started the installer, it shows:

---
Welcome to the Install Wizard for ERROR: null 

The Install Wizard will install ERROR: null on your computer. To continue,
choose Next.
---

Any suggestions?
Thanks,

Marco
admin@infinitebw.com
Comment 1 massenz 2006-11-04 15:02:27 UTC 
If I get the installation to proceed, it finds the JDK (1.5b08) but then it
stops with the following message:

Please read the information below.
Errors occurred during the installation.
   o null
   o null
   o null
   o null

The following warnings were generated:

   o null
Comment 2 massenz 2006-11-04 15:03:31 UTC 
Sorry, forgot to mention - the JDK works fine, usual test

java -version

outputs the usual stuff.
Comment 3 mslama 2006-11-06 09:16:59 UTC 
Try to clean directory "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\InstallShield\Universal\common".
Comment 4 mslama 2006-11-08 08:51:27 UTC 
Confirmed. It is known issue with broken VPD database. Cleaning folder given in
previous message solevs problem.

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 67530 ***