Bug #2036 "Parameter Incorrect" Installation Error
Submitted: 7 Dec 2003 10:56 Modified: 7 Dec 2003 11:08
Reporter: Michael McClelland Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Installing Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:All Recent OS:Windows (Windows XP Home Edition)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[7 Dec 2003 10:56] Michael McClelland 
Description:
I have tried installing  all of the 4.0** releases and 3.23.58 using setup.exe installer and have received a "parameter incorrect" error and the installation aborts.  I did a google search and found others with the same problem in various forums but no solution was listed. I have downloaded various releases from a variety of mirrors and all have the same problem.

How to repeat:
Download release and start the setup installer

Suggested fix:
???
[7 Dec 2003 11:08] MySQL Verification Team 
Yes this issue was already reported and until not repeatable at our
side, for example on my XP Home Edition install fine. Anyway the
workaround is you to use the Windows package with non-installer
from our web site.
[16 Mar 2004 14:51] Bill Pleace 
A severity of non-critical hmm. I downloaded the 4.0.18 for windows  and run the installer and get 'A file required for the installation is missing' and the installation is aborted completely. Therefore I can not use MySql , any suggestions welcome and think priority is higher than Low!
[16 Mar 2004 14:54] Bill Pleace 
Could you elaborate on the workaround please? It doesnt give me much info, I do not know what to do still.
[23 Dec 2004 20:28] [ name withheld ] 
This problem is described in:
http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108488

Basically if you run the setup.exe from within a folder several layers down (folders within folders, within folders...) so that setup.exe has a very long PATH, setup wil give the "Parameter incorrect" error message.

Workaround: Move the folder containing setup.exe up to the root directory (e.g. C:\), then run setup.exe.