Is the install actually failing or is it just failing to add the service? If the 2nd is the case then removing the service should allow the installation to go through without errors.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Primeau [mailto:paul.prim...@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca] > Sent: 14 October 2010 14:42 > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: upgrading apache tomcat on windows 2003 > > Thanks for the quick response Rob, > So it is possible to use the installer to upgrade. > I don't have to uninstall and then re-install. > You suggest removing the service and continuing with the install. > > I would like to find procedures that detail the steps to do when upgrading > from one version to another > on a windows system. > I have tried looking for upgrade documentation on the net and I can't find > any. > > Thanks again, > > Paul Primeau > CGI Engineering & Technical Support > ETS Midrange Service Line > PWGSC - ITSB - SM&D > mailto:paul.prim...@pwgsc.gc.ca > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Gregory [mailto:rob.greg...@ibsolutions.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:26 AM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: RE: upgrading apache tomcat on windows 2003 > > Can you not just manually remove the existing service i.e. from a cmd > prompt:- > > sc delete <nameOfService> > > You can determine the name of the service from the services option within > control panel but guessing it is called Tomcat. > > Rob > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Primeau [mailto:paul.prim...@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca] > > Sent: 14 October 2010 14:20 > > To: users@tomcat.apache.org > > Subject: upgrading apache tomcat on windows 2003 > > > > Good Morning, > > > > I am trying to upgrade from apache tomcat version 5.5.20 to 5.5.31 on > a > > windows 2003 system. > > I downloaded the apache-tomcat-5.5.31.exe to my server and started the > > install. > > I stopped the existing tomcat-apache service. > > I noticed that there is no upgrade option so I continued with the > install > > option. > > everything was ok until a hit the following error--> Failed to install > > Tomcat5 service. > > Check you settings and permissions. > > Ignore and continue anyway (not recommended) > > > > So my question is how to upgrade from one version to another. > > Do I have to un-install and re-install the latest version. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Paul Primeau > > CGI Engineering & Technical Support > > ETS Midrange Service Line > > PWGSC - ITSB - SM&D > > mailto:paul.prim...@pwgsc.gc.ca > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
