Installing on Windows

When installing Message Queue on Windows, please note the following limitations.

• The installer does not add entries for Message Queue to the Start>Programs menu. (Bug 6567258)

  Workaround: To start the Administration Console use the command line as shown in Starting the Administration Console in Sun Java System Message Queue 4.2 Administration Guide.

• The installer does not add the IMQ_HOME\mq\bin directory to the PATH environment variable.(Bug 6567197)

  Workaround: Users need either to add this entry to their PATH environment variable or provide a full path name when invoking Message Queue utilities (IMQ_HOME\mq\bin\command).

• The installer does not add entries to the Windows registry to indicate that Message Queue is installed. (Bug 6586389)

• When run in silent mode with an answer file, the installer returns right away. The installation does happen; but the user has no way of knowing when the silent installation is actually done. (Bug 6586560)

• Attempting to run the installer in text mode (installer –t) on Windows causes an error message that is displayed in English even when the installer is run in non-English. Text mode is not supported on Windows. (Bug 6594142)

• The installer does not, by default, install Message Queue on the same drive on which the operating system is installed. (Bug 6673511)

• For installation and uninstallation on Windows, there are no .bat files that the user can run, nor can user uninstall by using Add/Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel. (Bug 6673417)

• On Windows Vista, you cannot install Message Queue under C:\Program Files unless you install from a Command Prompt as Administrator. (Bug 6701661)

  Workaround: To install from a Command Prompt as Administrator:

  1. Start->Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt.

  2. Right click on Command Prompt.

  3. Select Run as Administrator.

  4. Change directory to the Message Queue 4.2 install image.

  5. Run installer.vbs.

• When the uninstaller is run in dry run mode (uninstaller -n), it incorrectly performs an uninstall. (Bug 6719051)

  Workaround: Perform a silent install using the following command:

  uninstaller -s

• The “Install Home” string on the installer Home page is not localized. (Bug 6592491)