[MS4W-Users] [ms4w-users] MS4W 3.0 beta7 available for testing and feedback

[Jeff McKenna]

MSulchan Darmawan wrote:
> I did this :
> 
> 1. execute apache-uninstall.bat on c:\ms4w
> 2. rename c:\ms4w to c:\ms4w-old
> 3. extract the new ms4w to c:\ms4w
> 4. execute apache-install.bat on c:\ms4w
> 
> and then the message came out :
> 
> C:\ms4w>apache-install.bat  
> The system cannot execute the specified program.
> The service name is invalid.
> 
> More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.
> 
> Is it just me ? FYI, I run windows XP on VirtualBox.
> 

I've done more testing on an XP virtual machine that does not have the 
Redistributable Package installed and I can replicate your error. 
Install this package and the error goes away: 
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF&displaylang=en

This will be added to the README for the next release, and you can add 
yourself to the ticket and comment/follow: 
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2093

Thanks for the feedback.

-jeff

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