Help Visual studio 6 wont install urgent!!!

Splinter6Splinter6
edited December 2011 in Science & Tech
When I try to install VB6 or Visual studio I always get this error message and it wont install. This is Exacly what the orror says:

"ERROR while configuring ODBC drivers"

ODBC's SQLInstallDriverManager failed.

The reason I posted in the emergency help forum is because
I actualy do need to get this to work realy soon for my programming course and also I cant find any help for this anywhere and google doesnt search anything on these erros.

Please help

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2005
    What operating system are you using? What service pack level?
  • Splinter6Splinter6
    edited September 2005
    primesuspect wrote:
    What operating system are you using? What service pack level?
    Oh yes I forgot to mention that. Im running Windows XP service pack 2
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2005
    First try doing the MDAC update (Microsoft Data Access Components):

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=78cac895-efc2-4f8e-a9e0-3a1afbd5922e&DisplayLang=en

    Download and install that, reboot, and then see if it works.

    Do you have to use VS6? Can you get your hands on a modern version from school or something?
  • Splinter6Splinter6
    edited September 2005
    primesuspect wrote:
    First try doing the MDAC update (Microsoft Data Access Components):

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=78cac895-efc2-4f8e-a9e0-3a1afbd5922e&DisplayLang=en

    Download and install that, reboot, and then see if it works.

    Do you have to use VS6? Can you get your hands on a modern version from school or something?

    I tried installing the MDAC update and I got the error Fatal setup does not support installing on this operating system when installing it. Are you sure its for win xp?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2005
    It seems like you have a corrupt ODBC stack. Can you try installing VB6 using the custom install and deselecting anything that says "data access components"? Are you going to need ODBC for your projects this semester?
  • Splinter6Splinter6
    edited September 2005
    primesuspect wrote:
    It seems like you have a corrupt ODBC stack. Can you try installing VB6 using the custom install and deselecting anything that says "data access components"? Are you going to need ODBC for your projects this semester?

    Dont worry im just gonna give up. Nothing I can do will work and I could format but that would be too much of a pain to do. I have had vb6 working in the past on xp but for some reason it wont work anymore.
  • Splinter6Splinter6
    edited September 2005
    I have installed vb6 but it says unexpected error; quitting. Theres nothing on google that can help that either.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2005
    Sounds like you might have some hard drive problems, or perhaps even a memory error. Does any other program act strange or crash randomly?
  • Splinter6Splinter6
    edited September 2005
    primesuspect wrote:
    Sounds like you might have some hard drive problems, or perhaps even a memory error. Does any other program act strange or crash randomly?
    No thats definatly not it my hard drives in perfect condition. I think there might be a problem with one of the system files or something. I was thinking it might be because I have .NET Framework 2.0 beta?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2005
    i mean, it could be. I'm still leaning towards a problem with you system's ODBC drivers though. I don't know enough about the ODBC stack to know which products include updates for ODBC. I almost wish you could temporarily install VB.net just to see if it works (or at least updates ODBC) and then uninstall it and try installing vb6 again :(
  • Splinter6Splinter6
    edited October 2005
    Well I also found out that windows updates wouldnt install because I was getting an "access is denied" error when it tried to install windows installer 3.1. It also did this with Service Pack 2. I searched for days and hours finding info on how to fix this problem and I tried all the methods of fixing it which didnt work including microsofts solution. Just as I was about to give up and format I stumbled upon another method. This one required me to make a cmd file with some commands and download Subinacl.exe from Microsofts website. What it did was reset the User permissions in the registry. It turned out that even though I was an Admin user it still had blocked me from certain registry keys because of some glitch that Windows has. Well this also turned out to be the same with Visual Studio 6. The installer couldnt update the registry. Well Im Bloody happy now because I fixed all my problems. Thanks guys for you help too.
  • Splinter6Splinter6
    edited October 2005
    primesuspect wrote:
    i mean, it could be. I'm still leaning towards a problem with you system's ODBC drivers though. I don't know enough about the ODBC stack to know which products include updates for ODBC. I almost wish you could temporarily install VB.net just to see if it works (or at least updates ODBC) and then uninstall it and try installing vb6 again :(

    Thanks for you help but I found the solution to my problem(s). Read about it above where I submited my new reply.
  • ZombieZombie
    edited October 2005
    Well... I'm the kind of person that can work backwards vastly better than forwards, and I'm wondering if someone would be able to send me a couple of quick made programs that I could learn off of because I can't figure anything out on the damn thing. If someone can help, my e-mail address is morris_mclean AT cablerocket DOT com. Thanks for your time.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited October 2005
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  • ZombieZombie
    edited October 2005
    profdlp wrote:
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  • SoTxJaySoTxJay
    edited January 2006
    Splinter6 wrote:
    Well I also found out that windows updates wouldnt install because I was getting an "access is denied" error when it tried to install windows installer 3.1. It also did this with Service Pack 2. I searched for days and hours finding info on how to fix this problem and I tried all the methods of fixing it which didnt work including microsofts solution. Just as I was about to give up and format I stumbled upon another method. This one required me to make a cmd file with some commands and download Subinacl.exe from Microsofts website. What it did was reset the User permissions in the registry. It turned out that even though I was an Admin user it still had blocked me from certain registry keys because of some glitch that Windows has. Well this also turned out to be the same with Visual Studio 6. The installer couldnt update the registry. Well Im Bloody happy now because I fixed all my problems. Thanks guys for you help too.
  • SoTxJaySoTxJay
    edited January 2006
    Splinter6,
    What did you have to change with subinacl? I have the same messages from vb6 install.

    J
  • Splinter6Splinter6
    edited January 2006
    SoTxJay wrote:
    Splinter6,
    What did you have to change with subinacl? I have the same messages from vb6 install.

    J

    Follow this to exact detail http://www.mikeangelo.com/Lists/OnLine%20WEB%20Support/DispForm.aspx?ID=8

    IF you dont know how to make a .cmd file then rightclick make new .txt file then go to tools>folder options and unselect hide extensions for known file types then rename the .txt to .cmd then rightclick and go edit then paste what it says to paste in the guide.
  • SoTxJaySoTxJay
    edited January 2006
    Splinter6,
    Thanks for the response. I had already found this and it fixed my problem.
    Thanks,

    J
  • fcoffcof
    edited March 2007
    Dear Friend

    I´m trying toinstall VB6,but the system shows the below message.

    "ODBC´s SQLINSTALLDRIVERMANAGER FAILED"

    Can you help me to solve this problem?

    Thanks a lot.
    Splinter6 wrote:
    Well I also found out that windows updates wouldnt install because I was getting an "access is denied" error when it tried to install windows installer 3.1. It also did this with Service Pack 2. I searched for days and hours finding info on how to fix this problem and I tried all the methods of fixing it which didnt work including microsofts solution. Just as I was about to give up and format I stumbled upon another method. This one required me to make a cmd file with some commands and download Subinacl.exe from Microsofts website. What it did was reset the User permissions in the registry. It turned out that even though I was an Admin user it still had blocked me from certain registry keys because of some glitch that Windows has. Well this also turned out to be the same with Visual Studio 6. The installer couldnt update the registry. Well Im Bloody happy now because I fixed all my problems. Thanks guys for you help too.
  • Splinter6Splinter6
    edited March 2007
    fcof wrote:
    Dear Friend

    I´m trying toinstall VB6,but the system shows the below message.

    "ODBC´s SQLINSTALLDRIVERMANAGER FAILED"

    Can you help me to solve this problem?

    Thanks a lot.

    http://www.mikeangelo.com/Lists/OnLine%20WEB%20Support/DispForm.aspx?ID=8

    Please follow the instructions on that site step by step.
    If you dont know how to make a .cmd file, you need to make a .txt file and rename the .txt extention to .cmd and edit it in notepad.

    still dont know what to do? then pm me again.

    I joined this site like 2 years ago and Im still helping people with this problem :eek:
  • fcoffcof
    edited March 2007
    Dear Friend

    I did everything that you recommended to me, following all the steps listed in the web site, but the system still shows the same error ("ODBC´s SQLINSTALLDRIVERMANAGER FAILED").

    When I was fixing the register entries, I noticed the following problems:

    HKEY_CLASSE_ROOT\CLSID{A037D427_EDED_46BD_8EF4}
    HKEY_CLASSE_ROOT\INTERFACE{91493Y69_5A91_11CF_8700_00AA0060263B}

    I really need to solve this problem to start my Master Degree project using VB.

    I look forward to hear from you.

    Thanks.

    Francisco Oliveira
  • Splinter6Splinter6
    edited March 2007
    fcof wrote:
    Dear Friend

    I did everything that you recommended to me, following all the steps listed in the web site, but the system still shows the same error ("ODBC´s SQLINSTALLDRIVERMANAGER FAILED").

    When I was fixing the register entries, I noticed the following problems:

    HKEY_CLASSE_ROOT\CLSID{A037D427_EDED_46BD_8EF4}
    HKEY_CLASSE_ROOT\INTERFACE{91493Y69_5A91_11CF_8700_00AA0060263B}

    I really need to solve this problem to start my Master Degree project using VB.

    I look forward to hear from you.

    Thanks.

    Francisco Oliveira

    Maybe you didnt follow it properly because its a 100% working solution, thats is guarunteed.

    If I were you, I would back up all my important stuff, make sure I have all the drivers I need such as motherboard drivers etc and format my hd and reinstall windows.
  • fcoffcof
    edited March 2007
    Dear friend

    I did again all tasks that you remmended, but the problem it was the same.

    Thanks a lot to help me!!!!

    Francisco Oliveira
  • bullsharkTMbullsharkTM
    edited December 2011
    Splinter6 wrote:
    http://www.mikeangelo.com/Lists/OnLine%20WEB%20Support/DispForm.aspx?ID=8

    Please follow the instructions on that site step by step.
    If you dont know how to make a .cmd file, you need to make a .txt file and rename the .txt extention to .cmd and edit it in notepad.

    still dont know what to do? then pm me again.

    I joined this site like 2 years ago and Im still helping people with this problem :eek:


    I really want to say that you helped me. I really need VB and you saved me. I'm so happy right now. THANKS!!
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