Bug #60263 Installing Connector/NET on Windows 7 64-bit fails

Description:
Installing the MySQL Connector Net 6.3.6 using the mysql.data.msi file fails.

Running the MSI file with verbose logging on shows the following errors:

MSI (s) (48:C4) [21:30:08:711]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=ManagedDataInstall,Description=Registering data provider in machine.config,)
MSI (s) (48:C4) [21:30:08:714]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=ManagedDataInstall,ActionType=3073,Source=BinaryData,Target=CAQuietExec,CustomActionData="\installUtil.exe" /LogToConsole=false /LogFile=  "C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Connector Net 6.3.6\Assemblies\v2.0\MySql.Data.dll")
MSI (s) (48:14) [21:30:08:731]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI9DAE.tmp, Entrypoint: CAQuietExec
CAQuietExec:  Error 0x80070002: Command failed to execute.
CAQuietExec:  Error 0x80070002: CAQuietExec Failed
CustomAction ManagedDataInstall returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)
Action ended 21:30:08: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.
MSI (s) (48:C4) [21:30:08:773]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0

The documentation suggests:

"21.2.2.1.2. Installing Connector/NET using the Zip packages
If you are having problems running the installer, you can download a Zip file without an installer as an alternative. That file is called mysql-connector-net-version-noinstall.zip. Once downloaded, you can extract the files to a location of your choice."

But I cannot locate the mysql-connector-net-version-noinstall.zip file to download.

How to repeat:
Run the mysql.data.msi file
Select the default options

Suggested fix:
Include a link to the mysql-connector-net-version-noinstall.zip file in the documentation.

What version of .NET framework do you use?

This is likely a duplicate of bug #59507.

G'day Valeriy,

I hope I'm answering this in the right place. I haven't used this bug tracking system before...

> What version of .NET framework do you use?
The following versions of the dot net framework are installed on my computer:
1.0.3705
1.1.4322
2.0.50727
3.0
3.5

I'm also running:
Windows 7 64-bit with all available updates
Visual Studio 2008
Office Office Professional Plus 2010 (64-bit)

> This is likely a duplicate of bug #59507.

Yes, it looks like it. I searched for matching bugs before logging this one. Sorry.

I have managed to extract the files from the MSI file by creating a folder to unpack them into and running:

msiexec /a "C:\downloads\mysql.data.msi" /qb TARGETDIR="C:\downloads\mysql_temp"

This gives me some folders with various .dll files and samples that I am working through now. I've managed to get the C# Table Editor example to run and connect to a MySQL database.

I've just tried installing 6.2.4 instead and it worked perfectly. 

Is it possible that 6.3.6 is expecting Visual Studio 2010 and fails because Visual Studio 2008 is installed?

I think .NET framework version 4 is expected by .msi of 6.3.6. Please, check.

My original attempt at installing the MySQL Connector Net 6.3.6 failed.

Probably because VS2010 and the dot net framework v4 were missing from my machine. I was on VS2008 and the latest framework I had was 3.5

So I decided to install the earlier MySQL Connector Net 6.2.4 and it worked correctly.

Not content to have an old version, I've just successfully tried:
1. a side-by-side VS2008 / VS2010 install (which also installs the dot net framework v4
2. un-installing MySQL Connector Net 6.2.4
3. installing MySQL Connector Net 6.3.6

This works correctly, and it even seemed to re-configure both VS2008 and VS2010 during the install (I haven't checked what that means, it was just one of the MSI progress items).

So, I am up and working just fine, but you guys may decided the installer needs fixing.

Thanks,

Derek Tomes

Verified in Win7x64 without Framework 4.0.

Duplicate of 59507.