INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Installation Notes Part 2 of 7- Installing Server-Side Components

ID: Q217092

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0

SUMMARY

Installation Notes contains vital information about installing Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 -- Development System for Windows and the Internet, and its family of development products. Information in this file may apply to all or a number of the products shipped in the Visual Studio suite. This Readme updates information provided in the MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0 documentation.

The entire Installation Notes are in the file, Install.htm. This file is installed during setup in the Visual Studio 6.0 directory. Please see the REFERENCES section for other parts of the Installation Notes.


MORE INFORMATION

This article lists installation issues identified for server-side components shipped with Visual Studio. The following topics are in this article:

  • Minimum Requirements for Installation and Operation of Server-Side Components


  • "Setup Already Running" Message Shows Up During Installation of Server-Side Components


  • Installing Server Components on Windows 95


  • Known Compatibility Issues with SQL Server 6.5 and Windows NT Option Pack 4.0


Minimum Requirements for Installation and Operation of Server-Side Components

Consult the following table for information on operating system, browser, and other dependency requirements for installation and use of server-side components.

Table of Minimum Requirements for Installation of Server-Side Components

Component
Windows NT Server
Windows NT Workstation
Windows 95/98
Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer
Other Dependencies
Windows NT Option Pack 4.0
Windows NT Server
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
Limited on Windows 95
No
None
SQL Server 6.5 (DEV Edition)
Windows NT Server
Windows NT Workstation 3.51+
 Installs some tools on Windows 95
No
None
SQL Server Debugging Service
Windows NT Server 3.51 SP5 or better
No
Needs SQL Server 6.5 (SP3)
Visual SourceSafe Server Components
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Windows NT Workstation 4
Windows 95
Yes. Version 4 for viewing HTML Help
None
Posting Acceptor 2.0
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
Windows 95
Install the Windows NT Option Pack before Posting Acceptor 2.0
Remote Machine Debugging (Script Debugging)
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Windows NT Workstation
Windows 95
Yes. Version 4 or later
None
Visual InterDev Server Components
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
Windows 95
Yes. Version 4 or later
Install the following components before installing the Visual InterDev Server Components
  • Windows NT Option Pack
  • Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)
  • Front Page Extensions
FrontPage Server Extensions
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
Windows 95
Yes. Version 4 or later
 Install the Windows NT Option Pack and the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) before installing the Front Page Server Extensions
Fox ISAPI Samples and Extensions
NO Operating System dependencies (samples)
Any generic browser
None
Visual Studio Analyzer
Yes
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
Windows 95 (with DCOM update)
Yes. Only on W95 to get DCOM
None
Application Performance Explorer
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
Windows 95 (with DCOM update)
Yes. Only on Windows 95 to get DCOM
None
MDAC 2.0 Update
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Windows 95
No
Install the MDAC 2.0 Update after installing the NT Option Pack and before installing SNA
SNA server
Windows NT 4.0 Server
Windows NT Workstation 4.0
No
Install after MDAC and Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)

"Setup Already Running" Message Shows Up During Installation of Server- Side Components

When you install the Visual Studio 6.0 server-side components on a Windows NT server computer, using the Installation Wizard, you may encounter the message "Another copy of Setup is already running. Complete the other Setup or restart Windows."

This situation typically occurs on slow computers where the Wizard timer runs out while waiting for an ACME setup to finish, and the Wizard starts the next setup.

Click OK in the message box. This action tells the Wizard to terminate one of the conflicting processes and continue with the remaining installations. The summary page that is automatically generated at the end of setup lists the components, if any, that were not completely installed.

To install the specific component that failed, run setup wizard again.

Installing Server Components on Windows 95

It is recommended that you install all server applications on computers running Windows NT.

Enterprise and Professional Editions of Visual Studio 6.0 products are packaged with a variety of Microsoft server applications specifically tailored for the Visual Studio developer. Most applications can be installed on either Windows 95 or Windows NT operating systems. We recommend installing all server applications on Windows NT, either Workstation or Server.

If you choose to set up servers on a Windows 95 computer, the order of installation is important. On Windows 95 some applications must be installed before others for the installation to complete successfully and the product to work. Install the components in the following order:
  1. Windows NT Option Pack


  2. FrontPage 98 Server Extensions


  3. Data Access Components 2.0


  4. Visual InterDev Server Components


  5. Application Performance Explorer


  6. Visual Studio Analyzer


  • (Any Order) Visual SourceSafe Server


  • (Any Order) Visual FoxPro Server Samples


The Installation Wizard presents these options in the same order. Again, ordering is significant on Windows 95 only.

For other issues relating to Windows 95 computers, go to Issues Specific to Windows 95 Computers.

Known Compatibility Issues with SQL Server 6.5 and Windows NT Option Pack 4.0

If you install SQL Server 6.5 on a computer with Windows NT Option Pack 4.0 installed, some of your Design Time Controls (DTCs) may be overwritten.

If this happens, you will get an error message when you launch Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS). The message instructs you to reinstall MTS.

To prevent this situation, install the Windows NT Option Pack after you install SQL Server.


REFERENCES

For the additional parts of the Visual Studio 6.0 Installation Notes, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q217091 Visual Studio 6.0 Installation Notes Part 1 of 7-Installation Instructions for Visual Studio Programs

Q217093 Visual Studio 6.0 Installation Notes Part 3 of 7-Configuring for Debugging

Q217094 Visual Studio 6.0 Installation Notes Part 4 of 7-Issues Specific to Windows 9x Computers

Q217095 Visual Studio 6.0 Installation Notes Part 5 of 7-Notes Impacting Other Installed Programs

Q217096 Visual Studio 6.0 Installation Notes Part 6 of 7-Issues Related to Computers with Non-U.S. Versions of Microsoft Programs

Q217097 Visual Studio 6.0 Installation Notes Part 7 of 7-Data Access SDK 2.0

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Keywords : kbreadme kbsetup kbVS600
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo


Last Reviewed: February 18, 1999
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