BizTalk Server 2006 R2 installation or configuration fails when you download the CAB files that contain the dependency software

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BizTalk Server 2006 R2 installation or configuration fails when you download the CAB files that contain the dependency software (942181)

When you try to install or configure Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2, the installation process or the configuration process may fail unexpectedly.

This problem occurs if you downloaded the redistributable CAB files that contain the dependency software that is required by BizTalk Server R2 before trying to install or configure BizTalk Server 2006 R2.

Note This issue does not occur if you start the BizTalk Server 2006 R2 setup and then automatically download the CAB files during the installation.

BizTalk Server 2006 R2 installation or configuration fails when you download the CAB files that contain the dependency software (942181)

Cause Section

This problem occurs because of an error in the BizTalk Server 2006 R2 documentation. The installation guides for BizTalk Server 2006 R2 contain links to CAB files that contain the dependency software for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 instead of BizTalk Server 2006 R2 .

Resolution Section

To resolve this issue, download the correct CAB files for the operating system version and BizTalk Server 2006 R2 language, and then try to install BizTalk Server 2006 R2 again. To determine the correct CAB files for the operating system and BizTalk Server 2006 R2 language, see the following tables:

Note If you were able to install BizTalk Server 2006 R2, but the configuration process failed, uninstall BizTalk Server 2006 R2. Then download the correct CAB files and install BizTalk Server 2006 R2 again.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 32-bit editions