Cannot install Flash Builder 4.6 for PHP

[martinjconnolly]

I have FB4.5 premium installed, and have bought an upgrade license to the "for PHP" version. I downloaded the 2 files from the adobe web site (only V4.6 seems to be downloadable now) - that's FlashBuilderPHP_4_6_LS1.7z and FlashBuilderPHP_4_6_LS1.exe. The installation goes past specifying all the options but just before it finishes it says "rolling back installation" and exits. I hunted around and founf PDApp.log, and these are the last few lines. They give me no clue as to what has gone wrong except maybe the first line here but it keeps going for a little while after that message. I've tried 3 times now with a reboot in between, and it fails every time. Is it time to download a fresh copy of the installation files or get a DVD?

Thanks

2/3/2012 14:11:44 [INFO] PIM - Package id BE253463-D6DD-4046-BF29-FAF2E8EADEFB is already installed

2/3/2012 14:11:44 [INFO] PIM - SUCCESS deleteAppletRegInfoRecords.

2/3/2012 14:11:44 [INFO] PIM - SUCCESS deletePackageUpgradeInfoRecords.

2/3/2012 14:11:44 [INFO] PIM - SUCCESS deletePackageInstallationInfoRecords.

2/3/2012 14:11:44 [INFO] PIM - SUCCESS insertPackageUpdateList.

2/3/2012 14:11:44 [INFO] PIM - SUCCESS insertAppletRegInfoList.

2/3/2012 14:11:44 [INFO] PIM - Backup Folder Created

2/3/2012 14:11:49 [INFO] Utilities - File does not exist

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] PIM - SUCCESS installPackage at file C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\WinFBInstaller\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\packages\DWA\DWA.pimx.

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] Setup - Finished Installing package - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\WinFBInstaller\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\packages\DWA\DWA.pimx

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] Setup - Start Installing package - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\WinFBInstaller\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\packages\LWA\LWA.pimx

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] PIM - START installPackage at file C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\WinFBInstaller\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\packages\LWA\LWA.pimx

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] PIM - Trying to access xml at path:C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\WinFBInstaller\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\packages\LWA\LWA.pimx

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] PIM - XML is valid

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [WARN] PIM - Failed to find Node

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] PIM - Package id 288AEB6F-C67B-4244-8B68-392A279BC618 is already installed

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] PIM - SUCCESS deleteAppletRegInfoRecords.

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] PIM - SUCCESS deletePackageUpgradeInfoRecords.

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] PIM - SUCCESS deletePackageInstallationInfoRecords.

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] PIM - SUCCESS insertPackageUpdateList.

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] PIM - SUCCESS insertAppletRegInfoList.

2/3/2012 14:11:50 [INFO] PIM - Backup Folder Created

2/3/2012 14:11:56 [INFO] Utilities - File does not exist

2/3/2012 14:11:57 [INFO] PIM - SUCCESS installPackage at file C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\WinFBInstaller\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\packages\LWA\LWA.pimx.

2/3/2012 14:11:57 [INFO] Setup - Finished Installing package - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\WinFBInstaller\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\packages\LWA\LWA.pimx

2/3/2012 14:11:57 [INFO] PIM - Processing ... _pimCreateOrUpdateAAMInventory

2/3/2012 14:11:57 [INFO] PIM - Inventory Already present on the machine...

2/3/2012 14:11:57 [INFO] Setup - TimeLog: End Installing. Now launching PDApp

2/3/2012 14:11:57 [WARN] Setup - Install Source Path not specified. Searching for payloads at the launch path.

2/3/2012 14:11:57 [INFO] Setup - Deployment Engine launched with command : "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\DWA\Setup.exe" --deploymentFile="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\silentinstall\remove.xml" --installSourcePath="C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6\WinFBInstaller\Adobe Flash Builder 4.6"

2/3/2012 14:11:58 [FATAL] Setup - End Adobe Setup. Exit code: 33

2/3/2012 14:11:58 [INFO] PIM - PIMSqlite closeDB status 0

2/3/2012 14:11:58 [INFO] PIM - FREE PIM Instance ...

[martinjconnolly · Accepted solution]

I worked it out in the end - I had to uninstall FB4.5 and reboot. Why couldn't the installation say so instead of just crashing? I found this out, by the way, by trying to run the installer created under c:\program files(x86)\adobe\adobe flash builder 4.6. That one told me at least that I had to uninstall a previous version, though even then it was coy about which one