MySQL Bugs: #34522: Unable to install 5.1.1

Bug #34522	Unable to install 5.1.1
Submitted:	13 Feb 2008 15:07	Modified:	1 Mar 2008 12:40
Reporter:	Kerry Kurtz
Status:	Closed
Category:	Connector/ODBC	Severity:	S1 (Critical)
Version:		OS:	Microsoft Windows (WinXP Pro)
Assigned to:	Georg Richter	Target Version:
Tags:	connector, 5.1, install, ODBC
Triage:	D2 (Serious)

Description:
I am unable to get the latest Connector/ODBC installed. Near the end of the installation
the installer gives the following error:
-> A network error occurred while attempting to read from file
-> C:\Downloads\software\MyODBC-3.51.11-2-win.msi
At first I thought I had a corrupted download, but after several downloads from different
mirrors all resulting in the same error the conclusion is that it was a problem in the
build, or upload to the mirrors, therefore the reason for this bug report.

How to repeat:
Download the .msi installer and try to install, picking one of the US mirrors for the
download.

I just verified the md5 checksum so the problem is definitely in the build

Kerry, glad your problem is solved.

Thanks for your interest in MySQL.

So, what resolved the problem? I still have it, the md5 signature matches, the download(s
from multiple mirrors) all fail with the reported error

Kerry, sorry I misread your post... Did you try with 5.1.2? As for me I can't repeat this
problem even though I installed it on many systems.

Hi Kerry. I checked msi-s for both 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 and found what appears the cause of
problem... Property.QualifiedProductName == MySQL Connector/ODBC 3.51.11 thus, probably,
install/uninstall is trying to use old info in registry, and failing. There might be some
other hard-coded stuff there too.

I have informed Kent and Georg of this problem.

Fix for msi installer

Attachment: bug34522.diff (text/x-patch), 611 bytes.

Kent committed the fix, so I assume that means he thought it was okay.

A note has been added to the 5.1.3 changelog: 

Installation of Connector/ODBC would fail because it was unable to uninstall a previous
installed version. The file being requested would match an older release version than any
installed version of the connector.