Microsoft KB Archive/162444

= FIX: Unable to Load Installable ISAM Error in Visual FoxPro 5 =

Article ID: 162444

Article Last Modified on 2/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5

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This article was previously published under Q162444



SYMPTOMS
If you load Microsoft Office 97 prior to loading Visual FoxPro version 3.0 or 5.0 you receive the following error messages during the Visual FoxPro installation:

"Unable to load installable ISAM" "Can't load mspdox35.dll (error code=[error code])."

followed by these error messages:

"Error while configuring ODBC drivers!" "The configuration of the ODBC Microsoft Paradox Driver (*.db) driver failed."

Finally the error message that states that the "Microsoft Visual FoxPro setup was not completed successfully" is issued.

NOTE: This error may also refer to Msxbse35.dll, which is the Jet Xbase ISAM ODBC driver.

Errors may also occur on the following ODBC drivers:


 * MSEXCL35.DLL Excel ODBC driver
 * MSXBSE35.DLL xBase ODBC driver
 * MSTEXT35.DLL Text Files ODBC driver



CAUSE
Microsoft Office 97 installs the ODBC driver version 3.50.x



RESOLUTION
Use the following steps to resolve the problem:


 * 1) Restart the installation of Visual FoxPro.
 * 2) Click custom install.
 * 3) Click ODBC support and Change Option.
 * 4) Click Desktop drivers and Change Option.
 * 5) Deselect the Paradox driver and continue the installation.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual FoxPro 5.0a.



MORE INFORMATION
Visual FoxPro tries to install the ODBC driver 3.4.x and Microsoft Office 97 has already installed the ODBC driver 3.5.x.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbvfp500afix KB162444

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