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Foundation Install: Hangs or give Fatal Exception while "Attaching Libraries"


Record #1525

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  Aldec

Problem Title:
Foundation Install: Hangs or give Fatal Exception while "Attaching
Libraries"



Problem Description:
When installing the Foundation software, the install program
either hangs or gives a Fatal Exception error during the
"Attaching Libraries" stage.


Solution 1:

One possible cause is that the date is set incorrectly in
the CMOS settings.

You can check the CMOS date by opening a DOS sessiong and
typing 'date'.	If the date is incorrect, then the following
steps will remedy the problem (these instruction assume that
you want to install the software to C:\ACTIVE):

1) Delete the C:\ACTIVE directory.
2) Delete the WBT*, BTI.INI, SUSIE.INI, BTRIEVE.TRN files
   from the Windows directory.
3) Set the correct date in your CMOS setup, and also correct
   the date in Windows (via. Control Panel).  You can enter
   the CMOS setup during the bootup of your PC: it will tell
   you what key to press to enter setup, or check your PC
   manual.
4) Reinstall Foundation using the Custom option and install
   without libraries.
5) Manually copy over the libraries you want from the
   ACTIVE\SYSLIB directory on the CD to C:\ACTIVE\SYSLIB.
   All libraries ending with 'U' are the Xilinx Unified
   libraries.  Do not copy the other libraries unless you
   require support for old (pre-XACT5) designs.
6) Open the Foundation Project Manager and select
   Applications -> Library Manager.
7) In the Library Manager, select Library -> Attach.
8) Select the C:\ACTIVE\SYSLIB directory.
9) Select all of the libraries in the directory and click
   Attach.



End of Record #1525