Sycon.net - installation issues [EN]

Introduction

This application note gives an overview of the possible procedure for installation problems with Sycon.net.

Uninstall Sycon.net completely

  1. Uninstall Sycon.net.

  2. Please check, if the content of the following folders/files have been deleted:
    C:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Hilscher\
    C:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Hilscher GmbH\
    C:\Program Files(x86)\Hilscher GmbH\
    C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menue\Programs\Sycon.net Systemkonfigurator\
    C:\ProgramData\Sycon.net\
    C:\Windows\Installer\{36D8CB49-17D6-4465-8278-18482181926E}
    C:\Windows\Installer\1c08845.msi

  3. Please install the tool "CCleaner and clean the registry of your operating system (2 times).
    https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner

  4. Restart your PC

  5. Install Microsoft® .NET Framework 4 once again (perhaps it has to be uninstalled before).
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718

  6. Please install Sycon.net as described here:
    kb.hilscher.com/display/SYCON/In+the+installation+of+SYCON.net+a+program+can+not+be+finished+successful
    If it fails again, please send us the generated Log-File for further Analysis.

Reinstall

Please verify you are working with administration rights when installing Sycon.net.

In any case, use the "Right click → Run as administrator" option.



For further analysis

If it does not work, please send us the following:

  1. MSINFO32 Export of the computer, Creating an MSINFO32 NFO-File [EN]
  2. EventLogs: These can be found in the following folder: %SystemRoot%\System32\Winevt\Logs\
    Please copy this folder and then zip it.
    If the ZIP file is larger than 10 MB, please use the Hilscher upload server: http://upload.hilscher.com/

Further options

  • Microsoft provides a tool that fixes corrupt (un-) installations:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17588/fix-problems-that-block-programs-from-being-installed-or-removed


  • It can also help to install Sycon.net from the Gateway Solutions DVD directly from the following path:

    DVD\Setups & Drivers\SYCON.net\SYCON.net