Error Creating Process Setup_setup.exe
continue to make it available because the information is still valuable, but some steps may vary due to product changes. When attempting to install Tableau Desktop, you may see an "Error creating process" error message like below: This message typically displays because the Windows operating system (OS) has a problem with the installation process. In this case, the OS is unable to extract specific files it needs from the Tableau Desktop installation file (tableau.exe) to properly install. To resolve this issue, you can do one of the following tasks: Create a new temporary folder on the C:\ drive. For example, create a folder called Temp that has the following path: C:\Temp. Edit the TEMP and TMP environment variables to point to this new folder, then install Tableau Desktop again. For instructions on how to change the temporary folder, refer to the following MSDN blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2006/01/15/513134.aspx. Alternatively, you can create a temporary folder on your machine and copy tableau.exe to this new folder. Then extract the installation files from tableau.exe to this temporary folder so that you can properly install Tableau Desktop. For example, open the Command Prompt, change directories to the temporary folder you created above and type the command tableau.exe "[path to the temporary folder]"/c. For example, tableau.exe “C:\Users\jsmith\Desktop\TableauDesktopTemp”/c. After the files are extracted, you can double-click the file with the “.msi” extension to install Tableau Desktop. Note: In this article, “tableau.exe” is a placeholder name for the actual name of your installation file. For example, a Tableau Desktop installation file may look like “tableau-setup-std-tableau-7.0.11.0724.1830.exe”. Alternate Search Terms:error creating process, error Did this article resolve the issue? Thank you for providing your feedback on the effectiveness of the article. Click here to return to our Support page. Open new Case Open a new case C
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nuisance to simply copy a program to the local drive before installing. It's actually more difficult than it sounds, as batch scripts do not like UNC paths http://www.migee.com/2010/09/17/iexpress-windows-7-error-creating-process-fix/comment-page-1/ and there is no easy path to work with if you are just running a task and not an OS install. One thing to do is create a self extracting exe and run a script to perform everything locally from a known directory. Windows 7 and XP (and older versions) have a built in tool named iexpress. Quite a handy free tool. One problem. error creating In Windows 7 when trying to run a script after the install it does this: "Error creating process . Reason: The system cannot find the file specified." Command.com?! That's old school, and hence the problem. Windows 7 has only cmd, not command. So when you're at the ‘Install Program to Launch' screen and you simply put ‘install.bat' it precedes it with ‘command /c'. Solution is error creating process to do it like this: Update (12/10/2010): Small note, if your using this, you might prefer to move over to using Winrar from Grisoft which has a much better interface and capabilties for creating a SelF eXtracting (SFX) file! Comments 56 # eXPeri3nc3December 10, 2010 at 4:59 pm Hey, thanks for the cmd /c tip! Been searching high and low for that to solve the create process problem. Thanks again! # Panfilo SimsFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:49 pm I saw several examples about iexpress and nowhere talks about the cmd /c tip. I was lost trying to work iexpress until find your site. thanks # SwappeRMarch 11, 2011 at 8:26 pm Thanks for the tip! It was all I actually needed. I have a remark - if you plan to run the .exe you create on Windows XP, do not create it with the iexpress tool of Windows 7! It won't be backwards compatible. Instead you should create it using the iexpress provided in Windows XP. This way it will run on both XP and Win 7. # AdministratorMarch 11, 2011 at 8:33 pm Thanks SwappeR, I would have never thought of th