OFF97: ODBC Driver Manager Setup Is Not Run in Quiet Mode

ID: Q66400

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office 97 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1)

SYMPTOMS

Even though you use the /q command-line switch to install the ODBC 3.0 Driver Manager for Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 1 in quiet mode, several messages appear and prompt you to perform tasks.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


File name        Version       Date             Size
---------------------------------------------------------
Odbcdmin.exe                   9/18/97 2:55p    987,792

NOTE: You must install Service Release 1 before you apply this fix.
NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The setup for the ODBC 3.0 Driver manager occurs in two phases. During the first phase of setup, you are prompted for a response to the following questions:

Are you sure you want to install the ODBC 3.0 components? They cannot be uninstalled.

Do you accept the terms of the Preceding License Agreement? If you choose No, Install will close. To install you must accept this agreement.

If you click Yes at both of the prompts, the Setup files for the ODBC 3.0 Driver Manager are extracted from the Odbcmin.exe file, and a second Setup program is started. The second Setup program constitutes the second phase of the setup.

When you run the Odbcmin.exe file using the /q switch, the prompts for the first phase of setup are skipped. However, you still have to respond to the prompts that are normally presented during the second phase of setup.

Additional query words: setup program command CD


Keywords          : kbsetup offwinsetup 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 2, 1999