Commerce Server 2.0 Installation Error: Cannot Secure Directory

• Microsoft Commerce Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft Commerce Server version 2.0, an error dialog titled "Commerce Server 2.0 Setup" appears with one of the following messages:

Cannot secure directory C:\Microsoft Commerce Server\Server\Administration\Host Administrator.
The system cannot find the file specified.

Cannot secure directory C:\Microsoft Commerce Server\Server\Administration\Pipeline Configuration
Unspecified error

Cannot expand templates.
Unspecified error

Cannot secure store.
Unspecified error

Cannot populate database tables.
Unspecified error

CAUSE

Microsoft Commerce Server 2.0 is only supported on Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 1.5c. Microsoft Commerce Server 2.0 does not recognize MDAC 2.0 return codes, which causes the Commerce Server 2.0 Setup program to fail.

WORKAROUND

Upgrade to Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition. MDAC 1.5c and Site Server 2.0 are not Y2K compliant and MDAC 2.0 cannot be uninstalled.

MORE INFORMATION

This article was written to include additional error messages that are not included in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

Q219041 Err Msg: Cannot Expand Templates. Unspecified Error

Additional query words:

Keywords : prodsitesrv2 prodCS
Version : winnt:2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb