spss 16 scripts run-time error (when SPSS has been installed via silent install)

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spss 16 scripts run-time error (when SPSS has been installed via silent install)

Paul Mcgeoghan
Hi,
 
Just wondering if anyone has installed SPSS via a silent install (for multiple installations in labs) and managed to solve the SPSS scripts problem described at:
 
 
Knowledgebase search and Resolution Number 77952
which is described below:

Problem Subject:  Runtime error when running macro

Problem Description:  When I install SPSS using the /qb or /qn switch, I get the following error when running a macro

Run-time error '-2147010895 (800736b1)'
Automation error. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

I am trying to get the SPSS workaround described below working:

This was caused by the "SETALLUSERSPROFILE2K" custom action within the SPSS 16.01 MSI only being present in the "UI" sequence. If you have an MSI editor you should be able to set this action to execute during a silent install as well.

If anyone has actually managed to get the above workaround to work, let me know.

Thanks,
Paul McGeoghan,
Application Support Specialist (Statistics and Databases),
University Infrastructure Group (UIG),
Information Services
Cardiff University
Tel. 02920 875035
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