We just had the very same problem when trying to install the service for Tomcat 5.0.28 using service.bat on a Win2000 server...
We found that there was an old refrence to a Tomcat 4 service in the Registry... after clearing it out, the Tomcat5 service installed and started fine... Good luck... > from your original post: > > > >"Failed to install Tomcat5 service. Check your settings and > > > permissions. > > suggests to me that you are not logged in as Administrator? > > that's probably why the install fails. the DIR of your \bin directory > looks > like installation failed halfway through. > > as Yoav says, you'll probably have more joy with the .zip installer, esp > if > you do not have an administrator logon. you might well still have > problems > installing the service though...? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Shapira, Yoav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday 29 October 2004 14:45 > > To: Tomcat Users List > > Subject: RE: Failed to install Tomcat5 service > > > > > > > > Hi, > > Try the .zip distribution, just unzip and run. It won't run as a > > service at first, but it'll get you started. The 5.5.3 exe installer > > works fine out of the box for me on Win XP pro using Sun JDK 1.5. > > > > Yoav Shapira http://www.yoavshapira.com > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 9:44 AM > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: FW: Failed to install Tomcat5 service > > > > > >No one is providing answer to my very basic question-which is a show > > >stopper > > >for me. > > >Please help me > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 3:01 PM > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Failed to install Tomcat5 service > > > > > >Hi, > > >I'm installing Tomcat 5.5 on Windows XP Professional Box. > > > > > >Jdk version is 1.5. > > >When I issue java -version on cmd prompt I get this output: > > >java version "1.5.0" > > >Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-b64) > > >Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-b64, mixed mode, sharing) > > > > > >I have already set the JAVA_HOME to the proper JRE. > > >But at the time of installing I get this error message: > > >"Failed to install Tomcat5 service. Check your settings and > > permissions. > > >Ignore and continue(not Recommneded) with 3 usual buttons: > > >Abort/Retry/Ignore > > >This happens at the time of performing this action in the > > installation > > >dialog box: > > >Failed to install tomcat service > > >Using %JAVA_HOME%\bin\client\jvm.dll > > > > > >And then I just cant start tomcat. > > >Please help me out as I'm stuck at the very first step of installing > > >tomcat. > > > > > >My directory structure is as follows: > > >D:\Tomcat 5.5\bin>tomcat5 > > >[2004-10-26 20:50:52] [373 prunsrv.c] [error] > > >The system cannot find the file specified. > > >[2004-10-26 20:50:52] [1186 prunsrv.c] [error] > > >Load configuration failed > > > > > >D:\Tomcat 5.5\bin>tomcat5w.exe > > > > > >D:\Tomcat 5.5\bin>dir > > > Volume in drive D is WINNT_D > > > Volume Serial Number is 744B-4B58 > > > > > > Directory of D:\Tomcat 5.5\bin > > > > > >26/Oct/04 08:42 PM <DIR> . > > >26/Oct/04 08:42 PM <DIR> .. > > >06/Oct/04 12:47 AM 23,098 bootstrap.jar > > >06/Oct/04 12:47 AM 26,202 commons-logging-api.jar > > >06/Oct/04 12:48 AM 102,400 tomcat5.exe > > >06/Oct/04 12:48 AM 131,072 tomcat5w.exe > > > 4 File(s) 282,772 bytes > > > 2 Dir(s) 1,352,249,344 bytes free > > > > > >With best regards: > > >Ashutosh Sharma > > > > > >EMC Data Storage Systems (India) Private Limited > > >No. 12, Subramanya Arcade, Tower B,Bannerghatta Road, > > >Bangalore - 560 076. > > >Tel. +91-80-26788930 x 6296 > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential > > business communication, and may contain information that is > > confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is > > intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, > > and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by > > anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, > > please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer > > system and notify the sender. Thank you. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
