sapinst GUI does not start

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus: I am starting an IDES installation on Windows 2008 R2 Server (x64), and getting the following pop up message: You start the installation without specifying a startup file via SAPINST_CONTROL_URL. The framework asumes that control.xml or product.catalog has to be used but there exist now such files.If there exist a installation with a different startup filename please specify that filename via SAPINST_CONTROL_URL SAPinst is getting started. Please be patient ... starting gui server process: sapinstport: 21200 guiport : 21212 guistart : true command : "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\/bin\javaw.exe" -cp "C:/Users/ADMINI_{1/AppData/Local/Temp/1/sapinst_exe.2984.1312482787\jar\instgui.jar;C:/Users/ADMINI}1/AppData/Local/Temp/1/sapinst_exe.2984.1312482787\jar\inqmyxml.jar" -Xmx256M -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=true SDTServer config=jar:sdtserver.xml guiport=21212 sapinsthost=localhost sapinstport=21200 guistart=true You start the installation without specifying a startup file via SAPINST_CONTROL_URL in the directory F:/Downloads. The framework asumes that control.xml or product.catalog has to be used but there exist now such files.If there exist a installation with a different startup filename please specify that filename via SAPINST_CONTROL_URL. guiengine: no GUI connected; waiting for a connection on host dolbw1, port 21200 to continue with the installation Exit status of child: 1 Does anyone know what the issue could be and how to resolve it? Thanks, J

[former_member185031]

command : "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\/bin\javaw.exe

Your Java version is wrong. You have to use Jdk 1.4.2_32 is the latest supported by SAP.

Regards,

Subhash

[Former Member]

I will try the 1.4.2_32 , I was using Jdk 1.4.2_12 before, and got the same error.

[Former Member]

The issue was resolved by opening the cmd prompt and executing the sapinst.exe file by giving the full path at the prompt.

Thanks,

J