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Q162444: FIX: Unable to Load Installable ISAM Error in Visual FoxPro 5

Article: Q162444
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.5,3.0,3.0b,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp kbvfp500aFIX kbMDAC250kbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 22-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0 
- Microsoft Data Access Components version 2.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbvfp kbvfp500aFIX kbMDAC250 kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMDACSearch kbMDAC250 kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500
Version           : WINDOWS:2.5,3.0,3.0b,5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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