All, Has anyone else tried getting Flex builder 2.0 to work on Windows Vista RTM. I'd had a few problems and i wanted to share my findings and see if anyone else has had smiler experiences. Please note that I have Vista's UAC (User Account Control) turned OFF, as many of my developer tools (including Visual Studio 2005) do not work well with it enabled.
In short, Flex builder 2.0 (standalone) installs but does not work on Vista RTM. It simply gives an error message on startup telling me to check a log file. After checking the log file it basically says it can find the Java package. I've found 2 workarounds that made it work for me. I'm currently using option A. A) Download and install the Sun JDK 5.0(9) and Eclipse 3.2.1 SDK, then simply install Flex builder using the Eclipse plug-in option. B) Install Flex builder on your Vista machine and on another Windows XP machine (or VM). Then copy all the files from "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flex Builder 2\" from the Windows XP box over the same files on the Windows Vista box. You may also have to edit the "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flex Builder 2\configuration\.settings\com.adobe.flexbuilder.standalone.prefs" file and change the "flexbuilder.lastWorkspace" path to reflect the new "C:\Users" folder in Vista. The last step should only be required if you've previously run Flex builder on the XP box. I hope my experience can help anyone else who may be having these problems. Out of curiosity is anyone else having the same issues or does my computer simply hate me? - Kelly
