How to Install GWAVA5 on Windows Small Business Server (SBS)

When installing GWAVA 5 on Windows SBS, the installation fails when it has to install the Microsoft VC++ piece.  After clicking ok to that message, it gives the following error message: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "E:\Program": CreateProcess error 740, The requested operation requires elevation This causes the installer to quit and GWAVA 5 does not get installed. Re

Windows SBS does not behave like other Windows Servers.  Windows SBS does not have the same Administrator account.  In order to install GWAVA, the installer needs to be launched from a command prompt.  Follow these steps to install GWAVA 5 on Windows SBS: 1) Open Command Prompt as Administrator

Click on Start and find the Command Prompt application.  Right-click on the menu option and select "Run as administrator".

2) Install GWAVA 5

Run this command:

java -jar gwava_setup.jar Note: The exact location of gwava_setup.jar will need to be specified. i.e. c:\downloads\gwava_setup.jar

If the command prompt returns and says that java is not a recognized program, there are 2 ways to continue. a) Create a system variable path for JAVA

Creating a system variable path is done through the Windows Advanced System Properties.

b) Run 'java' in the Java bin directory

In the command prompt, browse to where JAVA is installed.  This will either be in Program files for Program Files (x86).  Once in the directory, continue to go deeper.  Depending on the version of JAVA installed, there will either be a jre6 folder or something else.  Open that directory and in there, there should be a bin folder.  Open that directory. After opening run the bin directory run the install command again:

java -jar gwava_setup.jar Note: The exact location of gwava_setup.jar will need to be specified. i.e. c:\downloads\gwava_setup.jar

The GWAVA 5 Installation should now complete without any errors.

This article was originally published in the GWAVA knowledgebase as article ID 2014.