Windows Vista and MDAC 2.7 Merge Module

[madtech]

When is the problem with the MDAC 2.7 Merge Module going to be fixed where it blocks installation on any operating system post-Windows Server 2003?

I see the current merge module still includes the following check

ElseIf ((vVerNT = "501") Or (vVerNT = "502")) Then
' If it is XP do not install

rather than just

ElseIf (vVerNT >= "501") Then
' If it is XP or higher, do not install

With just over six months until Vista RTM, I would have expected this to have been resolved by now so that we can start building sets that work across all versions of Windows.

Seven months ago Chandima said:

Ah! We shall have that corrected shortly. The updated module will ship with the latest release but we will make it available on the merge module gallery as well. Thanks for the heads up!

That has obviously not happened, so when is this going to be resolved?

[madtech]

As none of the Developers have replied to this thread, should I presume there are no plans to fix this bug any more?

If so, how do we work around the problem, short of distributing a different installation set for Windows Vista users?

[Stefan Krueger]

InstallShield accepted this as a feature request (IOC-000047479), but I don't know when or how they're going to change the module. Until then you need to modify the module yourself, or use a custom prerequisite instead.

[madtech]

Thanks for your help Stefan.

I hadn't realised it was possible to edit the MSM files using InstallShield. Took a while to figure out how to get into the VBS file in the Binary table, but now that is all edited, I would hope that solves the problem. Will test when I get a chance over the next few days.

[hidenori]

The work order #IOC-000047479 will be fixed in InstallShield 12.

Thank you.