SIMS will not load on Server 2008 64bit

KWestos · 05-10-2009, 09:57 AM

I am trying to load SIMS.net on a 2008 64 bit terminal server and receive the following error:

SIMS installer was unable to open the N:\WINDOWS\sims.ini file

I have never been asked this before.

Anyone seen this before?

matt40k · 05-10-2009, 12:46 PM

Your windir is N:\windows??

KWestos · 05-10-2009, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt40k

Your windir is N:\windows??

No, the N drive is the mapped drive for the user. I don't know why it's asking for that?

TonyRidal · 05-10-2009, 12:54 PM

Hmmm.... From Capita Supportnet "Hardware requirements"

Quote:

Operating System—Windows Server 2003 (SP2 and above) and Windows Server 2008. We support both 32 bit and 64 bit versions of these operating systems for server use. We also support Microsoft Windows XP Pro (SP2 and above) 32 bit only.

Just wondering from that whether it's ok to have 64 bit on the workstations (which is what you've effectively got if it's a 64 bit TS)

bossman · 05-10-2009, 12:58 PM

@KWestos:

Have you tried copying the Sims.ini file into the C:Windows directory

Try it and let me know how you get on.

graywoodford · 05-10-2009, 01:09 PM

What network are you running this on? Is it CC3?

KWestos · 05-10-2009, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bossman

@KWestos:

Have you tried copying the Sims.ini file into the C:Windows directory

Try it and let me know how you get on.

I've just done this and it seems to of worked. But I receive a message informing me that it can't be upgraded, etc!!!

bossman · 05-10-2009, 02:15 PM

@KWestos:

Which directory do you have your Sims installed to?

KWestos · 05-10-2009, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bossman

@KWestos:

Which directory do you have your Sims installed to?

C:\Program Files (X86) - SIMS automatically loaded it to there!

bossman · 05-10-2009, 02:43 PM

@KWestos:

So what is in your Sims.ini config file which you have placed into the C:Windows dir ?

KWestos · 05-10-2009, 02:49 PM

@Bossman

The sims.ini:

[Setup]
SIMSDotNetDirectory=C:\Program Files (x86)\SIMS\SIMS .net
SIMSDirectory=S:\SIMS
[InstallationLogs]
SIMSApplicationSetup.exe=S:\Sims\setups\SIMSApplic ationSetup.log

Thanks

DMcCoy · 05-10-2009, 02:57 PM

Are you running it with elevated privileges? You will need to map the drive elevated too unless you use the EnableLinkedConnections setting (if it still exists in 7, I'm using it in vista)

bossman · 05-10-2009, 03:06 PM

@KWestos:

[Setup]
SIMSSetupsDirectory=\\(yourservernamepath)\ITSSMIS \SIMS\Setups
SIMSDotNetDirectory=C:\Program Files (x86)\SIMS\SIMS .net
SIMSDirectory=S:\SIMS
[InstallationLogs]
SIMSApplicationSetup.exe=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1.(you r server short FQDN)\LOCALS~1\Temp\1\SIMSApplicationSetup.log
[Machine]

Try this? edit as brackets suggest.

skunk · 05-10-2009, 03:30 PM

Have you run SIMSperm.bat on the offending machine, this sets all of the relevant permissions needed for the logged in user to run the upgrade.

DMcCoy · 05-10-2009, 04:14 PM

Ah terminal server may be a bit different, you can ignore my previous post then as on server I believe it already runs the administrator user with the linked connections.

It's probably a TS permission issue. I think I must have been reading the sims on Win 7 before this thread

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KWestos Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 390 Thanks: 89 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts Rep Power: 11	SIMS will not load on Server 2008 64bit I am trying to load SIMS.net on a 2008 64 bit terminal server and receive the following error: SIMS installer was unable to open the N:\WINDOWS\sims.ini file I have never been asked this before. Anyone seen this before?

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05-10-2009, 12:46 PM	#2
matt40k Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,751 Thanks: 125 Thanked 187 Times in 152 Posts Rep Power: 39	Your windir is N:\windows??

05-10-2009, 12:58 PM	#5
bossman Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North East England Posts: 2,182 Thanks: 426 Thanked 470 Times in 347 Posts Rep Power: 109	@KWestos: Have you tried copying the Sims.ini file into the C:Windows directory Try it and let me know how you get on.

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graywoodford Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tamworth Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 3	What network are you running this on? Is it CC3?

05-10-2009, 02:15 PM	#8
bossman Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North East England Posts: 2,182 Thanks: 426 Thanked 470 Times in 347 Posts Rep Power: 109	@KWestos: Which directory do you have your Sims installed to?

05-10-2009, 02:43 PM	#10
bossman Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North East England Posts: 2,182 Thanks: 426 Thanked 470 Times in 347 Posts Rep Power: 109	@KWestos: So what is in your Sims.ini config file which you have placed into the C:Windows dir ?

05-10-2009, 02:49 PM	#11
KWestos Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 390 Thanks: 89 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts Rep Power: 11	@Bossman The sims.ini: [Setup] SIMSDotNetDirectory=C:\Program Files (x86)\SIMS\SIMS .net SIMSDirectory=S:\SIMS [InstallationLogs] SIMSApplicationSetup.exe=S:\Sims\setups\SIMSApplic ationSetup.log Thanks

05-10-2009, 02:57 PM	#12
DMcCoy Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 2,735 Thanks: 6 Thanked 307 Times in 259 Posts Rep Power: 70	Are you running it with elevated privileges? You will need to map the drive elevated too unless you use the EnableLinkedConnections setting (if it still exists in 7, I'm using it in vista)

05-10-2009, 03:06 PM	#13
bossman Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North East England Posts: 2,182 Thanks: 426 Thanked 470 Times in 347 Posts Rep Power: 109	@KWestos: [Setup] SIMSSetupsDirectory=\\(yourservernamepath)\ITSSMIS \SIMS\Setups SIMSDotNetDirectory=C:\Program Files (x86)\SIMS\SIMS .net SIMSDirectory=S:\SIMS [InstallationLogs] SIMSApplicationSetup.exe=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1.(you r server short FQDN)\LOCALS~1\Temp\1\SIMSApplicationSetup.log [Machine] Try this? edit as brackets suggest.

05-10-2009, 03:30 PM	#14
skunk Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North West Posts: 110 Thanks: 19 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Rep Power: 12	Have you run SIMSperm.bat on the offending machine, this sets all of the relevant permissions needed for the logged in user to run the upgrade.

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05-10-2009, 04:14 PM	#15
DMcCoy Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 2,735 Thanks: 6 Thanked 307 Times in 259 Posts Rep Power: 70	Ah terminal server may be a bit different, you can ignore my previous post then as on server I believe it already runs the administrator user with the linked connections. It's probably a TS permission issue. I think I must have been reading the sims on Win 7 before this thread