Re: The IBMIM executable launcher was unable to locate its companion launcher jar

[Mike Hockings <hockings@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Pete,

Good to hear you had success in the end!

FYI, I believe that IIM relies on data in the "C:\Documents and 
Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager" directory to 
know what is installed.  So if this directory is moved or damaged then IIM 
will loose it's memory of anything that was previously installed.

Mike


Mike Hockings, P.Eng.
IBM Rational Developer for System z Technical Support
IBM Canada Ltd. Laboratory 
hockings@xxxxxxxxxx 
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From:
Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx>
To:
Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for 
System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
08/19/2010 02:19 PM
Subject:
Re: [WDSCI-L] The IBMIM executable launcher was unable to locate its 
companion launcher jar
Sent by:
wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx



  Thanks Mike,

I renamed the Installation Directory but it couldn't see the installed 
RDp and RDB products and it was cranky about reinstalling them since the 
SDP and SDP Shared folders existed so I ended up basically deleting the 
whole shootin' match and reinstalling from scratch.  I sort of figured 
it would be like that since other Eclipse based tools I use take the 
similar  delete and reinstall approach but I was hoping to salvage some 
of my day..

All reinstalled and running again! Thanks

Pete Helgren
Value Added Software, Inc
www.valadd.com


On 8/18/2010 6:09 PM, Mike Hockings wrote:
> Hi Pete,
>
> I think if you rename the IBM Installation Manager (IIM) program install
> directory ("../Program Files/IBM/Installation Manager/") to
> "../Installation Manager-old" (or whatever) then download and reinstall
> IIM (see link below) you should be able to update/modify/remove stuff
> installed by IIM and remove IIM itself.
>
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24026310
>
> Mike
>
>
> Mike Hockings, P.Eng.
> IBM Rational Developer for System z
> IBM Canada Ltd. Laboratory
> hockings@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>
>
> From:
> Pete Helgren<pete@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To:
> Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for
> System i&  iSeries<wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:
> 08/18/2010 06:59 PM
> Subject:
> [WDSCI-L] The IBMIM executable launcher was unable to locate its 
companion
> launcher jar
> Sent by:
> wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>    The subject says it all.  I FINALLY got RDp 7.6 installed and updated
> yesterday, and today my install got munched by a wayward installer (DO
> NOT uninstall the Widcomm Bluetooth software in Windows 7 or say goodbye
> to your programs, ALL of them....) Anyway, I have just about recovered
> by using System Restore and System repair and then uninstalling and
> reinstalling the few programs that wouldn't run.  With RDp however,  I
> can't run the installation manager to uninstall and reinstall the
> software.  The error listed in the subject is all I get.  Interestingly
> enough my MyEclipse installation complained along similar lines but I
> just went ahead an installed the latest version, sidestepping the issue
> for now.  But RDp is a different animal.
>
> The quick fix might be to locate the "companion launcher jar" if I knew
> what it was and why it can't seem to find it.  Otherwise, what manual
> steps should I take to remove the installation manager and RDp from my
> hard drive?
>
> Bummer....
>
> Running Windows 7 Ultimate, 64bit.