Re: WDSc Reinstall Problems

Michael, Bruce, et-al,

Bruce is absolutely right. Cleaning up leftover entries on the PC where you 
are attempting the re-install is critical. I am including below a document 
that i5 support sent me when I was having similar troubles. Following these 
instructions solved my re-install problems. It seems that the uninstall for 
WDSC is not very efficient.


Document Title:Cleanup for V6.0  WebSphere Development Client or WebSphere 
Development Studio Client AE  Document Description:



If the installation of V6.0 IBM® WebSphere® Development Studio client fails, 
do the following to clean it up:



 1   Uninstall WebSphere Development Studio client by using Start >

     Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.



 2   After uninstalling all Rational based products, determine if folder

     C:\Windows\IBM\RAT60 still exists.  If it still exists, delete it.



     Note:  The key point is all.  If the user has other Rational products

     (for example, Rational Performance Tester), do not touch any files in

     the RAT60 folder.





 3   Remove the following keys from the Microsoft® Windows® Registry:



     Caution:  This process requires making changes to the Windows

     Registry.  If you are not familiar with this process, contact a

     service representative.



     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\SOFTWARE\IBM\Rational\Software Development

     Platform\components

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\SOFTWARE\IBM\Rational\Software Development

     Platform\products\com.ibm.radi



     To find the keys, click on Start > Run.  Then type regedit, and press

     OK.





 4   Assuming the previous installation used the default directory, it

     should be in C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\SDP\*.  Delete the folder

     C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\SDP\6.0.  Rename

     C:\WINNT\vpd.properties to C:\WINNT\old_vpd.properties.  If it was

     not using the default directory, delete the customized directory that

     was used before reinstalling.



     Notes:



     1   The directory could be WINNT or WINDOWS.



     2   A problem with the jre.bkup can happen if the user cleans up

         their machine by uninstalling all the Rational tools (including

         WebSphere Development Studio Client) but does not delete the

         folders, and then the user reinstalls it in the same directory.

         Ensure the user includes the physical deletion of the

         installation directory folder.





 5   Reboot the PC.





Start the WebSphere Development Studio client installation again.