runtime errors

JonShrout · Post by **JonShrout** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:17 am

I've installed the Vault Client on the server and I'm getting a fatal error when I try to start the Vault Client (please see attached).

lbauer · Post by **lbauer** » Tue May 02, 2006 11:31 am

What version of Vault are you installing?

Is this on the Vault Server machine? Was the client installed as part of the Vault server installation or as a separate install?

What operating system is on the machine? Does this machine have 64-bit hardware with a 64-bit operating system?

What version(s) of the .NET Framework are on the machine?

JonShrout · Post by **JonShrout** » Tue May 02, 2006 12:21 pm

Sorry about the lack of details.

I am installing Vault 3.1.6 on the server machine.

The client was installed as a separate install.

The machine is a 32-bit machine with a 32-bit version of Windows Server 2003 Standard.

The machine has .NET Framework versions 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0.

I am local admin on the machine.

TIA

JonShrout · Post by **JonShrout** » Fri May 05, 2006 12:06 pm

Any developments on this topic?

dan · Post by **dan** » Fri May 05, 2006 12:26 pm

It looks like a configuration problem of some sort. Some other questions:

1. Are you able to run the Admin Client?
2. Are you able to bring up a Vault client on other machines, and connect to this Vault server?
3. You might try intentionally loading it with different .net frameworks. See http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=4354 for how to do that.
4. Also try turning on client logging, and see whether it gets to the point where it logs anything: http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=1534

JonShrout · Post by **JonShrout** » Mon May 08, 2006 2:18 pm

1. Are you able to run the Admin Client?

I am able to run the Admin Client. It is installed (and runs) on both my local machine and on the server.

2. Are you able to bring up a Vault client on other machines, and connect to this Vault server?

Yes. It is installed on 13 machines connecting to this server.

3. You might try intentionally loading it with different .net frameworks. See http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=4354 for how to do that.

This didn't do anything for me.

4. Also try turning on client logging, and see whether it gets to the point where it logs anything: http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=1534

It doesn't log anything. I don't believe it's making it far along enough.

I tried doing a repair install but got the same error message after the files had been re-installed.

lbauer · Post by **lbauer** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:00 am

Anything useful in the Windows Event viewer when the client crashes?

JonShrout · Post by **JonShrout** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:50 am

Anything useful in the Windows Event viewer when the client crashes?

There are no entries made to the Application event log when the client crashes.

Jon

dan · Post by **dan** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:57 am

This is probably something to do with the .Net Framework. Try the following:

1. Completely uninstall the Vault client
2. Manually delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SourceGear\Vault Client.
3. Manually delete your local cache at C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\SourceGear
4. Re-install the Vault client
5. Uninstall then re-install the 1.1 Framework.

JonShrout · Post by **JonShrout** » Thu May 11, 2006 6:15 am

After trying everything recommended with no results, I attempted to uninstall Vault Server (so that I could re-install it) but I received the attached error message when trying to uninstall.

mskrobul · Post by **mskrobul** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:06 pm

Does the server still work or did it get uninstalled? If you are going to continue to try to uninstall the server, make sure you do a backup of your database first.

I am not sure if this has anything to do with what you are seeing or not, but there was an issue in the .NET 1.1 framework where the framework on windows 2003 would throw a fatal execution error. If you don't have the latest service pack of the 1.1 frameworkk, you may try that.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885055/

(list of bug fixed)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824210/

(fatal execution error bug)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=867460

If that doesn't fix the client problem and you want to continue trying to uninstall the server:

Is the server still listed under add/remove programs after the failed uninstall?

Are you logged in as the same user who did the initial install? If not, try logging in as that user that and see if the uninstall works. Also, see if there are any errors logged to the vault_uninstall.log file located in your temp (%temp%) directory.

If the server is listed, try the uninstall again. If you get as far as the Connect To Database dialog, cancel out of that dialog. It will ask you if you want to continue uninstalling (choose yes). See if you still get the error.

If it isn't listed, or you continue to get the errors, you may need to manually uninstall the server.
http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=310

JonShrout · Post by **JonShrout** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:02 pm

Does the server still work or did it get uninstalled? If you are going to continue to try to uninstall the server, make sure you do a backup of your database first.

The server did not get uninstalled and it did still work.

Is the server still listed under add/remove programs after the failed uninstall?

It was.

Are you logged in as the same user who did the initial install? If not, try logging in as that user that and see if the uninstall works. Also, see if there are any errors logged to the vault_uninstall.log file located in your temp (%temp%) directory.

I was logged in as the same user who did the initial install. There were no errors logged to the log file.

If the server is listed, try the uninstall again. If you get as far as the Connect To Database dialog, cancel out of that dialog. It will ask you if you want to continue uninstalling (choose yes). See if you still get the error.

I never got as far as the Connect To Database dialog.

If it isn't listed, or you continue to get the errors, you may need to manually uninstall the server.

I did the manual uninstall and I'm still getting the Fatal Execution Engine error when I try to re-install.

I'm pretty much 'dead in the water' at this point.

Is there anything else to try?

Jon

mskrobul · Post by **mskrobul** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:31 pm

What service pack of the 1.1 framework do you have? Did you try upgrading to the latest service pack of the 1.1 framework?

JonShrout · Post by **JonShrout** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:50 pm

We have the latest service pack and I've just done a repair on the 2.0 framework.

Jon

mskrobul · Post by **mskrobul** » Fri May 12, 2006 1:23 pm

Do you have any other .NET applications on that machine that are working?

I don't think any one else has reported this type of error. There is something not right with that machine, but I am not sure what it is.

Since you just repaired the 2.0 framework, if you run aspnet_regiis -i from the 2.0 framework directory(%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\version\) then try to re-install do you still get the error?

If that doesn't work, you could try repairing the 1.1. framework on that machine as described in the following KB article and then trying to re-install.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830646