RE: [WDSCI-L] Re: Purging WDSC, et al, from PC

["Reeve" <news@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm waiting for 5.1.  It's gotten so much hype I'm expecting it to generate
winning Lotto numbers and bake brownies.

On the W2K box, I removed everything WDSC-related, including digging into
the \program files\IBM directory.  I actually started first thing one
morning and went back later looking for new objects based on the creation
date, so I think I found everything outside the registry (RegCrawler removed
> 8,000 "WDSC" keys).  I killed Norton 2003 AV and various other processes.


The DVD option: it gives my T30 ThinkPad (with current BIOS, Update
Connector fixes, and XP SP's) the hardware Blue Screen Of Death.  If you're
installing from a network drive, you're not loading CD's, so there must be a
way to do a "non-CD" install.  I think I've seen the procedure for a network
drive setup somewhere.

Thanks,
Reeve


> -----Original Message-----
> From: wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
> Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 10:30 AM
> To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
> Subject: RE: [WDSCI-L] Re: Purging WDSC, et al, from PC
> 
> I recommend getting WDSc 5.1. This requires at least SP2 of Win2K - this
> said, as you mention this. I don't know the reqs for 5.0 - should be in
the
> Installation Notes on the CD.
> 
> Did you also delete the various directories? The one in C:\Program Files,
> as well as C:\WDSC? And C:\WDT400? WDT & WDSc v.0 have to be removed
> manually, IIRC.
> 
> As for unattended (basically), you can use the DVD. Or, I think, copy each
> CD in turn to a directory, either on a network box or locally - if you
have
> the room. IBM does not explicitly suggest copying from the CDs - it
> explicitly mentions the DVD - so you'd do this at your own risk.
> 
> Also, I recommend disabling anti-virus software for the duration. It's not
> stated in IBM's docs, AFAIK, but I always do this for IBM software, and
> many others.
> 
> HTH
> Vern
> 
> At 11:16 PM 11/8/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >I can't get WSDC 5.0 to install on a Win2K box to save my life.  I've
> >cleaned and scrubbed until both my fingers and disk drives are raw.  Even
> >after a couple of bouts with various registry cleaning tools, it looks
like
> >there's still a hidden or non-obvious key interfering with the install
> >process.  WDT installed fine, so maybe it's time to try WDSC again (I'm
> >hoping for spontaneous remission).
> >
> >It seems to me that as applications get larger and more complex, a
> >disproportionately-larger amount of time should be spent on the
> >install/remove process (it looks like WDSC adds several thousand keys to
the
> >registry).  Since I don't package PC software, I'm not familiar with how
> >packaging utilities work, but I wonder why the WDSC install procedure
> >doesn't load all CD's at the beginning of the process so it will run
> >unattended.
> >
> >Well, it's probably time for a cold start anyway.  U.S. Thanksgiving is a
> >four-day weekend; that should just be enough time to load Win2K SP's.
> >
> >-reeve
> 
> 
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