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Can't install 1.4.8, "Can't find seachpath"

PostPosted: 01. October 2004 15:41
by vigge89
I've been using XAMPP for half a year now, and I haven't been experiencing any problems so far, but after I reformatted my computer two days ago, I can't install it anymore.

I've tried installing using both the setup and the 7-zip package, but none of them works. When i try installing using the setup, I get an error in the command-prompt appearing during the setup. "Can't find searchpath" or something ("Kan inte hitta sökvägen" on swedish), multiple times before the prompt disappears.

After the extraction, I run the setup_xampp.bat file, but it says that PHP cli can't be found and then stops. THis happens with both packages (setup/7-zip).

I've tried extracting the files to "D:\Server" & "D:\test" but none of them works. I used "J:\Server" before the formatting, and it worked perfect.

Any ideas or clues?
Thanks in advance, vigge.

PostPosted: 01. October 2004 18:10
by vigge89
Here's how it looks like (Message highlighted is where something goes wrong i think :p )
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PostPosted: 02. October 2004 11:02
by Wiedmann
Hi vigge,

i have found this article in the Microsoft KB:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... ;SV;311446

Maybe this is your problem...

PostPosted: 02. October 2004 15:06
by vigge89
Hmm, doesn't look like it, I can run Exe-files, it's just something with apache/php I think. I've tried other server packages, but none of them worked either from what I have tested :(

PostPosted: 02. October 2004 15:14
by Wiedmann
You can run all new EXE-files you download?

It can be another virus... not only "SirCam". You have a virus scan installed? Try an online scanner.

You can use the tool "sfc.exe", to see if all Windows files are the correct version.

PostPosted: 02. October 2004 15:20
by vigge89
yup, i've scanned the computer, no viruses :?
i'll check the sfc.exe out, thx for the tip :)

PostPosted: 02. October 2004 16:48
by vigge89
ran SFC, nothing wrong there :?

PostPosted: 03. October 2004 00:08
by Wiedmann
Hi Vigge,

mysterious...

I've tried other server packages

What's the name of the other packages? Older XAMPP packages?

Another changes for you is to extract the ZIP in "C:\xampp" and use the server without "setup_xampp.bat".

PostPosted: 03. October 2004 10:56
by vigge89
Apache2Triad, WAMP, EWS
i haven't really tried them out completly, i just installed them and tried to run them, didn't work on any package.

ill try the root-folder extracting :)

Edit: after extracting the xampplite zip into D:\xampplite, and then running apache_installservice.bat, gives this:
Installing apache2 as an server
Cannot find the searchpath.
Now we start apache2 :)
Incorrect servicename
(NET HELPMSG 2185)


I didn't run setup_xampp.bat

I tried execute the 'bin\apache -k install' in cmd.exe, after going to the D:\xampplite\apache folder, but it gave me this message:
"[Sun Oct 03 12:00:25 2004] [notice] Disabled use of AcceptEx() WinSock2 API"

I then started apache2 with "net start apache2"

apache seems to work now, but mysql doesn't
i can install the service, but after i've started mysql (net start mysql), it doesn't seem to start. if i try to load a php page with an mysql connection, it can't connect, and there's no mysql.exe in my tasklist :?
After starting mysql, if I stop it, cmd.exe says that it isn't running...

PostPosted: 04. October 2004 16:17
by vigge89
tried the new 1.4.9 7-zip package, still no progress. Apache/Mysql/Bat-files can't find the paths to the different files :cry: