Sourcegear and Windows 7

[durilai]

I unfortunately have a client who is stuck on Vault 3.5, I am trying to install 3.5 on Windows 7. I know 3.5 did not have Vista support, but it worked just fine. I have been using it for a couple years. I am now running the Windows 7 RC and when I install Vault 3.5.2 it breaks VS2008 and SQL Server 2005. What I mean by break is that the server explorer in VS2008 and the object explorer in SQL 2005 throw COM exceptions after install.

I have narrowed it down to Vault by doing system restores. It works, install 3.5.2 client, broken. Vault 4+ works fine on Windows 7.

I have found a similar article, with the exact same error here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums ... bbb7756a20. That article provides some solutions, non of which have worked.

I know this is not a supported issue, but I am hoping to get a possible solution.

[Beth]

First, I would suggest trying Vault 3.5.3 since that's the last set up updates for the 3.5.x version.

Are you trying to install the client or the server onto Windows 7?

[durilai]

First off, thanks for the response. I just restored and reinstalled with 3.5.3, and I suffer the same issue. I am installing the client on Windows 7, and connecting to the server on Windows Server 2003.

Thanks again.

[Beth]

Can you post the exact error? Is it logged in your client's Event Viewer?

What error is showing up in your Vault Server Log?

[durilai]

The error is not occurring in vault, but as soon as I install vault then the server explorer in Visual studio and the Object explorer in SQL server through COM exception when trying to browse local server.

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Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.OLE.Interop.IServiceProvider'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{6D5140C1-7436-11CE-8034-00AA006009FA}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). (Microsoft.VisualStudio.OLE.Interop)

This has been recreated now, 4+ times, and I have narrowed it down specifically to Vault. It works, install vault, does not work, roll back and it works again.

Like in the article I linked to in the first post, they were getting same error under different circumstances. I tried there resolutions anyway, but they have not worked for me.

I really appreciate your help on this!!!! Thanks.

[ian_sg]

This should help: http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=8820

[durilai]

I have tried that, I referenced the MSDN article that your link uses. I have re-registerd that DLL, with no luck.

Again, same error, but this is a fresh install of everything.

Thanks for your time and help