Synopsis: When installing on Win 98, using the InstallShield installer provided, the installation of MySQL hangs and the GUI freezes. This turned out to be an interaction with another program (RealPlayer and AOL). Removing RealPlayer let us proceed with the install.
I'm sending this to the list, in the hope of helping someone who might hit the same problem. Resolution: When we tried to reboot, there was a program not responding. When we said to exit same, the MySQL install screen started to come up while the system was shutting down. We killed that and rebooted. Then, we tried the install again. When hung, we went to the task manager (click on empty space on desktop, then ctrl-alt-delete)--RealPlayer was shown as not responding. We killed that task, and the MySQL install started to proceed during the Windows shutdown. We then uninstalled RealPlayer and rebooted. We can now run the install. When we dialed the Internet, using the AOL software, AOL complained that there were missing files--seems it wanted RealPlayer to play some music. Well, it seems the computer really belongs to his 15-year-old daughter, and she likes to play music while she studies... Anyway, we told the AOL software to forget about the music. There is still a problem with the MyODBC install. When doing the ODBC setup, after we passed through all of the ODBC setup screens, the ODBC setup program crashed with an invalid instruction; the message Window included something about the "installer BOOTSTRP." I don't know if this is related to the other problem--but the machine seems to be a bit messed up. I would conjecture that the install would have worked (except, perhaps, for the ODBC) if we had tried the install in safe mode. Bill Easton --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
