NET 1.1 Update Repeatedly Fails on Win 98SE

[Ed Sutton]

Attempting to install .NET 1.1 framework using "Windows Update" repeatedly
fails under Win98SE. I have all the latest updates installed including MDAC
2.7. This is a non-developer machine. When I run Windows Update with .NET
1.1 as my only selection the following results:

"REGSVCS.EXE - Common Language Runtime Debugging Service"
"Application has generated an exception that could not be handled"

Click OK, repeats the above message box.

Windows Update reports "No Updates Were Installed"

I recently started development of my first commercial .NET application for
the company I work for. I knew it was risky. Now I am regretting my
decision. I am afraid installation issues may be more complicated than
before.

I pasted the dotNetFx.log and Windows Update.log below. Thanks in advance
for any tips or suggestions,

-Ed

dotNetFx.log
----------------
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Starting Install.exe
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Parsing switches from commandline:
c:\windows\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\install.exe /q /l
[08/23/03,11:31:39] SourceDir: c:\windows\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Install started
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Checking system requirements
[08/23/03,11:31:39] OS: Win 98
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Ver: Second Edition
[08/23/03,11:31:39] SP: A
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Checking Internet Explorer Version
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Looking for 5.0.2919.6307
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Found Internet Explorer Version: 6.0.2800.1106
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Internet Explorer Version is OK...
[08/23/03,11:31:39] System meets minimum requirements
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Checking Windows Installer version...
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Trying to load msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Loading: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:39] msi.dll loaded ok
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Looking for: 2.0.2600
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Found: 2.0.2600
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Windows Installer version ok
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Finished Checking Windows Installer version.
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Trying to load msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Loading: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Looking for mscoree.dll from PDC
[08/23/03,11:31:40] mscoree.dll from PDC is not installed local
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Looking for mscoree.dll from Beta
[08/23/03,11:31:40] mscoree.dll is not installed local
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Trying to load msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Loading: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:41] Installing: c:\windows\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\netfx.msi
[08/23/03,11:31:41] StopDarwinService() - Note: Win9x/Win31 machine, not
necessary to stop the darwin service. Continuing with setup...
[08/23/03,11:31:41] Trying to load msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:41] Loading: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:41] Darwin log: c:\windows\TEMP\netfx.log
[08/23/03,11:31:41] No UI
[08/23/03,11:31:41] Calling MsiInstallProduct() with commandline:
REBOOT=ReallySuppress
[08/23/03,11:36:25] MsiInstallProduct() returned 1603
[08/23/03,11:36:25]

[MsiInstallProduct]

ReturnCode=1603
[08/23/03,11:36:25] Preparing Dialog
[08/23/03,11:36:25] Message: Microsoft .NET Framework Setup failed. If this
problem continues, contact Product Support Services.
[08/23/03,11:36:25] Install.exe returning 1603
[08/23/03,11:36:25]

[Install.exe]

ReturnCode=1603


Windows Update.log
-------------------------
2003-08-23 11:30:37 16:30:37 Success IUCTL Starting
2003-08-23 11:30:38 16:30:38 Success IUCTL Downloaded
iuident.cab from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v4/ to C:\Program
Files\WindowsUpdate\V4
2003-08-23 11:30:38 16:30:38 Success IUCTL Checking to see if
new version of Windows Update software available
2003-08-23 11:30:39 16:30:39 Success IUCTL Current iuctl.dll
version: 5.3.3716.1
2003-08-23 11:30:39 16:30:39 Success IUCTL Current
iuengine.dll version: 5.3.3716.1
2003-08-23 11:30:39 16:30:39 Success IUENGINE Starting
2003-08-23 11:30:39 16:30:39 Success IUCTL Windows Update Web
Site has a valid address:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
2003-08-23 11:30:40 16:30:40 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2003-08-23 11:30:40 16:30:40 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2003-08-23 11:30:46 16:30:46 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:30:46 16:30:46 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:30:48 16:30:48 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:30:50 16:30:50 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:30:52 16:30:52 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2003-08-23 11:30:53 16:30:53 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/consumerdrivers/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:31:11 16:31:11 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:31:15 16:31:15 Success IUENGINE Asynchronous
Download started
2003-08-23 11:31:15 16:31:15 Success IUENGINE Download
destination root folder is: c:\WUTemp
2003-08-23 11:31:24 16:31:24 Success IUENGINE Downloaded file
http://download.windowsupdate.com/m.../dotnetfx_a86fd901dfe693e5d9465b4f89715da.exe
2003-08-23 11:31:24 16:31:24 Success IUENGINE Local path
c:\WUTemp\com_microsoft.Net_Framework_11_core_5795\dotnetfx.exe
2003-08-23 11:31:24 16:31:24 Success IUENGINE See iuhist.xml for
details: Download finished
2003-08-23 11:31:24 16:31:24 Success IUENGINE Asynchronous
Install started
2003-08-23 11:31:24 16:31:24 Success IUENGINE Asynchronous
Install completed startup
2003-08-23 11:31:25 16:31:25 Success IUENGINE Installing SOFTWARE
item from publisher com_microsoft
2003-08-23 11:31:25 16:31:25 Success IUENGINE Installer Command
Type: EXE
2003-08-23 11:36:26 16:36:26 Success IUENGINE See iuhist.xml for
details: Install finished
2003-08-23 11:39:04 16:39:04 Success IUCTL Starting
2003-08-23 11:39:05 16:39:05 Success IUCTL Downloaded
iuident.cab from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v4/ to C:\Program
Files\WindowsUpdate\V4
2003-08-23 11:39:06 16:39:06 Success IUCTL Checking to see if
new version of Windows Update software available
2003-08-23 11:39:06 16:39:06 Success IUCTL Current iuctl.dll
version: 5.3.3716.1
2003-08-23 11:39:06 16:39:06 Success IUCTL Current
iuengine.dll version: 5.3.3716.1
2003-08-23 11:39:06 16:39:06 Success IUENGINE Starting
2003-08-23 11:39:07 16:39:07 Success IUCTL Windows Update Web
Site has a valid address:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
2003-08-23 11:39:08 16:39:08 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2003-08-23 11:39:08 16:39:08 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2003-08-23 11:39:12 16:39:12 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:39:13 16:39:13 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:39:14 16:39:14 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:39:17 16:39:17 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:39:24 16:39:24 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2003-08-23 11:39:25 16:39:25 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/consumerdrivers/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:39:51 16:39:51 Success IUENGINE Shutting down
2003-08-23 11:39:53 16:39:53 Success IUCTL Shutting down

 

[gani]

i dont think it will run on Win98...
use winXP or win2k

--
gani

Attempting to install .NET 1.1 framework using "Windows Update" repeatedly
fails under Win98SE. I have all the latest updates installed including MDAC
2.7. This is a non-developer machine. When I run Windows Update with ..NET
1.1 as my only selection the following results:

"REGSVCS.EXE - Common Language Runtime Debugging Service"
"Application has generated an exception that could not be handled"

Click OK, repeats the above message box.

Windows Update reports "No Updates Were Installed"

I recently started development of my first commercial .NET application for
the company I work for. I knew it was risky. Now I am regretting my
decision. I am afraid installation issues may be more complicated than
before.

I pasted the dotNetFx.log and Windows Update.log below. Thanks in advance
for any tips or suggestions,

-Ed

dotNetFx.log
----------------
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Starting Install.exe
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Parsing switches from commandline:
c:\windows\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\install.exe /q /l
[08/23/03,11:31:39] SourceDir: c:\windows\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Install started
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Checking system requirements
[08/23/03,11:31:39] OS: Win 98
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Ver: Second Edition
[08/23/03,11:31:39] SP: A
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Checking Internet Explorer Version
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Looking for 5.0.2919.6307
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Found Internet Explorer Version: 6.0.2800.1106
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Internet Explorer Version is OK...
[08/23/03,11:31:39] System meets minimum requirements
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Checking Windows Installer version...
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Trying to load msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Loading: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:39] msi.dll loaded ok
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Looking for: 2.0.2600
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Found: 2.0.2600
[08/23/03,11:31:39] Windows Installer version ok
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Finished Checking Windows Installer version.
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Trying to load msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Loading: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Looking for mscoree.dll from PDC
[08/23/03,11:31:40] mscoree.dll from PDC is not installed local
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Looking for mscoree.dll from Beta
[08/23/03,11:31:40] mscoree.dll is not installed local
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Trying to load msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:40] Loading: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:41] Installing: c:\windows\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\netfx.msi
[08/23/03,11:31:41] StopDarwinService() - Note: Win9x/Win31 machine, not
necessary to stop the darwin service. Continuing with setup...
[08/23/03,11:31:41] Trying to load msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:41] Loading: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\msi.dll
[08/23/03,11:31:41] Darwin log: c:\windows\TEMP\netfx.log
[08/23/03,11:31:41] No UI
[08/23/03,11:31:41] Calling MsiInstallProduct() with commandline:
REBOOT=ReallySuppress
[08/23/03,11:36:25] MsiInstallProduct() returned 1603
[08/23/03,11:36:25]

[MsiInstallProduct]

ReturnCode=1603
[08/23/03,11:36:25] Preparing Dialog
[08/23/03,11:36:25] Message: Microsoft .NET Framework Setup failed. If this
problem continues, contact Product Support Services.
[08/23/03,11:36:25] Install.exe returning 1603
[08/23/03,11:36:25]

[Install.exe]

ReturnCode=1603


Windows Update.log
-------------------------
2003-08-23 11:30:37 16:30:37 Success IUCTL Starting
2003-08-23 11:30:38 16:30:38 Success IUCTL Downloaded
iuident.cab from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v4/ to C:\Program
Files\WindowsUpdate\V4
2003-08-23 11:30:38 16:30:38 Success IUCTL Checking to see if
new version of Windows Update software available
2003-08-23 11:30:39 16:30:39 Success IUCTL Current iuctl.dll
version: 5.3.3716.1
2003-08-23 11:30:39 16:30:39 Success IUCTL Current
iuengine.dll version: 5.3.3716.1
2003-08-23 11:30:39 16:30:39 Success IUENGINE Starting
2003-08-23 11:30:39 16:30:39 Success IUCTL Windows Update Web
Site has a valid address:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
2003-08-23 11:30:40 16:30:40 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2003-08-23 11:30:40 16:30:40 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2003-08-23 11:30:46 16:30:46 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:30:46 16:30:46 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:30:48 16:30:48 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:30:50 16:30:50 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:30:52 16:30:52 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2003-08-23 11:30:53 16:30:53 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/consumerdrivers/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:31:11 16:31:11 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:31:15 16:31:15 Success IUENGINE Asynchronous
Download started
2003-08-23 11:31:15 16:31:15 Success IUENGINE Download
destination root folder is: c:\WUTemp
2003-08-23 11:31:24 16:31:24 Success IUENGINE Downloaded file
http://download.windowsupdate.com/m.../dotnetfx_a86fd901dfe693e5d9465b4f89715da.exe
2003-08-23 11:31:24 16:31:24 Success IUENGINE Local path
c:\WUTemp\com_microsoft.Net_Framework_11_core_5795\dotnetfx.exe
2003-08-23 11:31:24 16:31:24 Success IUENGINE See iuhist.xml for
details: Download finished
2003-08-23 11:31:24 16:31:24 Success IUENGINE Asynchronous
Install started
2003-08-23 11:31:24 16:31:24 Success IUENGINE Asynchronous
Install completed startup
2003-08-23 11:31:25 16:31:25 Success IUENGINE Installing SOFTWARE
item from publisher com_microsoft
2003-08-23 11:31:25 16:31:25 Success IUENGINE Installer Command
Type: EXE
2003-08-23 11:36:26 16:36:26 Success IUENGINE See iuhist.xml for
details: Install finished
2003-08-23 11:39:04 16:39:04 Success IUCTL Starting
2003-08-23 11:39:05 16:39:05 Success IUCTL Downloaded
iuident.cab from http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v4/ to C:\Program
Files\WindowsUpdate\V4
2003-08-23 11:39:06 16:39:06 Success IUCTL Checking to see if
new version of Windows Update software available
2003-08-23 11:39:06 16:39:06 Success IUCTL Current iuctl.dll
version: 5.3.3716.1
2003-08-23 11:39:06 16:39:06 Success IUCTL Current
iuengine.dll version: 5.3.3716.1
2003-08-23 11:39:06 16:39:06 Success IUENGINE Starting
2003-08-23 11:39:07 16:39:07 Success IUCTL Windows Update Web
Site has a valid address:
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp
2003-08-23 11:39:08 16:39:08 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2003-08-23 11:39:08 16:39:08 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2003-08-23 11:39:12 16:39:12 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:39:13 16:39:13 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:39:14 16:39:14 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:39:17 16:39:17 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:39:24 16:39:24 Success IUENGINE Determining machine
configuration
2003-08-23 11:39:25 16:39:25 Success IUENGINE Querying software
update catalog from
https://a248.e.akamai.net/v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/consumerdrivers/getmanifest.asp
2003-08-23 11:39:51 16:39:51 Success IUENGINE Shutting down
2003-08-23 11:39:53 16:39:53 Success IUCTL Shutting down

 

[Markus Seger]

Attempting to install .NET 1.1 framework using "Windows Update" repeatedly
fails under Win98SE. I have all the latest updates installed including MDAC
2.7. This is a non-developer machine. When I run Windows Update with .NET
1.1 as my only selection the following results:

[snip]

There's no need to regret your decision, the .NET Framework
runs fine on Windows 98 and Me. The error code 1603
indicates that something went wrong during Windows Installer
installation.

Have you tried to install the Framework manually by
downloading and installing dotnetfx.exe from
www.microsoft.com/net? If this doesn't work and you receive
the same error code, you may also want to manually install
the Windows Installer redistributable. You can find it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...d8-c094-4255-b702-de3bb768148f&DisplayLang=en

HTH
Markus

 

[Ed Sutton]

Thank you very much for your reply.

There's no need to regret your decision, the .NET Framework
runs fine on Windows 98 and Me. The error code 1603
indicates that something went wrong during Windows Installer
installation.

Unfortunately your experience gives me little comfort. I work for a small
company and I will likely be doing the tech support for hundreds of users of
my .NET application. If I am having trouble installing this on the first
Win98 machine I encounter, which is not even a developer machine, then I
have little hope trying to do it over the phone for my non-geek customers.

I have already invested a substantial number of weeks in my C# application
development. This pplication must support Win98 and better. If I can not
get this resolved in a day or two, I need to start porting my C# code to
C++.

Instead of using Windows Update, I downloaded NET 1.1. Same problem, same
popup.

When I ran dotnetfx, I see the following popup when the install progress bar
was displaying "Registering System.EnterpriseServices.dll".

"REGSVCS.EXE - Common Language Runtime Debugging Service"
"Application has generated an exception that could not be handled"

I have found other posting about failures registering
System.EnterpriseServices.dll. It is occuring on Win2K as well so it is not
a Win98 specific problem. One user said he resolved the problem by
installing IIS before .NET 1.1. If I have to add IIS to my install, in
addition to the NET 1.1, I am definitely going to stay away .NET and go back
to C++.

Is there any way to debug the NET Framework 1.1 and determine why this is
failing?

Thanks in advance for any tips or suggestions,

-Ed