Help! FM Server 10 won't install

[WestCoaster]

Hi there,

whenever I try to install FileMaker Server from the file fms_10.0.1.64.exe (which came as the developer version of FileMaker Server 10) a dialog with a progress bar comes up with a list of extracted files. But when the progress bar comes towards its end an error message appears saying

Windows cannot find 'FileMaker Server 10.0v1Setup.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.

In fact a folder "FileMaker Server 10.0v1" has been created during the extracting process, the needed "Setup.exe" is within that files. I am stuck, what can I do?

I am on a windows Server 2003 Standard x64 with SP 2 installed.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Thomas

[PC Heart]

What I would try in this situation would be to rename the extracted folder 'FileMaker Server 10.0v1" to remove the spaces

Move the folder to C: and make the name simple, like 'FMS10'

Then run setup directly from that folder.

Some installers hiccup with spaces in the pathname, and others hiccup if the file+path length from the root passes 255 characters.

[WestCoaster]

Hi,

tanks for your suggestion. When I do this I get the error message

This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Regards,

Thomas

[IdealData]

Is there a trailing space on the Setup.exe or in fact any trailing spaces on any folders in the path to setup.exe

[WestCoaster]

Hi,

no, none of that. What I just discovered though is that this server only has 512 MB of RAM.

I am aware that 1 GB is recommended by FileMaker, though I wouldn't think this exactly to be the problem. I will have the RAM upgraded and try again.

Another point is that this server is a virtual server running in a Virtuozzo environment, but that shouldn't matter since towards software it's supposed to appear exactly the same as a "real" server would. Does anyone of you have any experience so far with FileMaker Server running in such a virtual environment?

Regards,

Thomas

[PC Heart]

Hmm - the message 'This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect' tends to make me think that either the installed is corrupt (unlikely as the extract mechanism should have given errors) or that it is *possibly* dependent on .Net

(The only time I have seen the phrase 'application configuration' in this context has been with reference to .Net security

Have you got the latest .Net patches installed ?

Edit:-

As far as running FM in VM is concerned, I'm running FileMaker 10 AS (Technet developer copy) in a 64bit Windows 2008 OS in a VM under VMWare ESXi

Edited March 4, 2009 by Guest
VMware adittion

[PC Heart]

Another thought -

The FM server installer also triggers the installation of Java 6 update 7 and Bonjour

It may be worth installing these prior to the FMS install, in case its caused by trying to launch these installers.

As far as memory use goes, the installer may check pre-reqs, but would normally give an report dialogue than fail. Its quite likely that FM will run in 512Mb, but run slower than a very slow thing on a slow day.

The machine here is running W2008, .Net 3.5

[WestCoaster]

Hi there,

oops, you catch me off guard with this one since I am not exactly a Windows system administrator. As for the Bonjour issue - is this what I need?

The help display says Service Pack 2 is installed. Where would I find out if the latest .NET and the latest Java engines are present? Would you mind giving me a hint where I can get updaters for these?

Thanks for your input!

Thomas

[WestCoaster]

Hi there,

I just installed Bonjour on the Windows server but still the error message appears when I try to install FileMaker Server.

Regards,

Thomas

[WestCoaster]

Hi all,

little update on this one: Topic is solved. I had the RAM upgraded to 1 GB and the installer worked fine. Thanks again for any suggestions!

Regards,

Thomas

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Try 2 GB; it will work even better.

Steven

[seedwest]

Hello all,

I'm having the very same problem.

The FM 10 unpack file gives a "cannot find setup.exe" error when it is about to finish.

I don't think it is a hardware issue since I'm installing FM 10 on a brand new server, 4GB of ram and overall good and fast. It comes with windows server 2003 standard edition, the processor is a 64bits one.

I have checked the MD5 checksum, so it cannot be a corrupted file.

It is not even a problem installing, it unpacking the files!

What could I try?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

EDIT>

For anyone googling out there and landing here:

If you into the folder it creates there is a samll (46k) setup.exe, forget about that one.

Go into the "files" folder and run the setup.exe in there, it will launch the actual FM 10 setup.

After that is finish, it will open a web page with a java applet. You must have at least Java 5 installed or it wont work. Install, refresh the page and it will ask you questions about what and who you what your FM to work.

I hope it helps someone.

Edited March 24, 2009 by Guest

[PsyberDave]

I can confirm seedwest's suggestion. I used the setup program in the Files folder and installation went smoothly from there.

I am a little disturbed that the installation didn't work in a straightforward manner.

[dataclip]

This also worked for me. Thanks.

FMS 11.02 on Windows server 2003 Std SP2