INTERNAL: 64-bit WIN IDL 6.4 installer error: "Error reading setup initialization file" (firewall corruption)
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Topic:
A customer encountered a problem with the IDL 6.4 for 64-bit Windows installer, which was downloaded from the EXELIS web site, running the downloaded installer on a 64-bit Windows system resulted in the following error:
Error reading setup initialization file
Discussion:
However, it was discovered that 64-bit IDL 6.4 could be installed successfully the IDL 6.4 for Windows CD-ROM installer.
Downloading the IDL 6.4 for 64-bit Windows installer to a different machine outside of the firewall protected environment, and then bringing in a copy of this file burned to a CD-ROM, allowed the downloaded installer to operate correctly and install IDL.
The customer confirmed that the network firewall was the culprit causing this problem.
Additionally, the customer observed that the IDL 6.4 for Mac OS X download installer file could be corrupted by the firewall as well.
(One speculation about the cause of this problem is that the firewall may be extracting the files from the downloaded package for analysis and then (incorrectly) re consolidating the file for delivery to the end-user.)