diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/win32/Readme.txt b/builds/install/arch-specific/win32/Readme.txt index 3f73a30e7d..b18de9644c 100644 --- a/builds/install/arch-specific/win32/Readme.txt +++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/win32/Readme.txt @@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ features. Installation ============ -Binary installation package are available, but they do +Binary installation packages are available, but they do not support multiple service instance installation. Be sure to read the installation_readme.txt in the doc directory for more information concerning installation -issue. +issues. You can also use the zip packages to install Firebird manually. There is more info on manual installation @@ -59,17 +59,17 @@ Before you report a bug: o Perhaps some has already reported this? Browse existing bug reports here: - http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/secure/BrowseProject.jspa + http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/secure/BrowseProject.jspa o If in doubt why not discuss the problem on the Firebird-devel list? You can subscribe here: - http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel + http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel and the list is viewable via a newsgroup interface here: - news://news.atkin.com/ + news://news.atkin.com/ Please don't use the Firebird-devel list for technical @@ -80,3 +80,4 @@ new feature in Firebird 2.1 Happy Testing! From the Firebird team. + diff --git a/builds/install/arch-specific/win32/installation_readme.txt b/builds/install/arch-specific/win32/installation_readme.txt index 17ea186921..82fc74e6d6 100644 --- a/builds/install/arch-specific/win32/installation_readme.txt +++ b/builds/install/arch-specific/win32/installation_readme.txt @@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ Firebird Database Server 2.1 This document is a guide to installing this package of Firebird 2.1 on the Win32 platform. These notes refer to the installation package itself, rather than -Firebird 2.1 in general. +Firebird 2.1 in general. In addition, these notes are +primarily aimed at users of the binary installer. It is assumed that readers of this document are already familiar Firebird 2.0. If you are evaluating Fb 2.1 as @@ -36,22 +37,37 @@ fbclient.dll and gds32.dll are removed from . Known installation problems --------------------------- -o It is not possible to use the binary installer - to install more than one instance of Firebird 2.1. +o It is only possible to use the binary installer + to install the default instance of Firebird 2.1. If + you wish to install additional, named instances you + should manually install them with the zipped install + image. o Unfortunately, (at the time of Beta 2) the installer - cannot detect if other versions of Firebird are - running. + cannot detect if a previous version of Firebird + Classic server are running. o There are known areas of overlap between the 32-bit and 64-bit installs: - The Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs section - does not indicate whether the installed version - is 32-bit or 64-bit. + does not indicate that an installed 32-bit version + is 32-bit. However, an installed 64-bit version is + clearly marked. - The service installer (instsvc) uses the same - instance name. + instance name for 32-bit and 64-bit installed. This + is by design. If an attempt is made to install (for + example) the 32-bit version and the 64-bit version + simultaneously using the default instance name + instsvc will see the location of the first version + to be installed and continue to use it. This means + that it will restart the original service at the + end of installation. + + - If the 32-bit and 64-bit control panel applets are + installed they will both point to the same default + instance. o It is possible to deploy the client library (fbclient or gds32) to the directory. @@ -60,11 +76,11 @@ o It is possible to deploy the client library manually install vcredist.exe. Different versions are available for x86 here: - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=32BC1BEE-A3F9-4C13-9C99-220B62A191EE&displaylang=en + http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=32BC1BEE-A3F9-4C13-9C99-220B62A191EE&displaylang=en and x64 here: - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=90548130-4468-4BBC-9673-D6ACABD5D13B&displaylang=en + http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=90548130-4468-4BBC-9673-D6ACABD5D13B&displaylang=en Uninstallation