Issues with the Installation

A 64-bit Windows OS is required. This product will not install on a 32-bit Windows.
If you are upgrading from Visual COBOL 2.2 or earlier, you must uninstall Micro Focus license manager before installing the product. The setup files does not upgrade the License Manager automatically to the latest version. You must uninstall the existing version before you start the installation.

The Visual COBOL 7.0 for VS2017 or VS2019 installer crashes when you run it on machines where Visual Studio 2022 is or has been installed before.
The following Knowledge Base article on the Micro Focus Support Portal provides a patch and instructions for fixing your system - click here.

To patch your system before you can successfully run the Visual COBOL installer:
1. Open an Administrative Command Prompt
2. Backup or create a copy of the Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Configuration.Native.dll file (v. 3.1.n) in the C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup\x86\ folder.
3. Unzip and copy the 2.7.n version of the Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Configuration.Native.dll file supplied with the Knowledge Base article.
4. Register the 2.7.n version of the .dll - execute the following at the command prompt:
```
 regsvr32
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup\x86\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Configuration.Native.dll
```
  The 7.0 installer should then run successfully.

From Visual COBOL 6.0 and later, the installer on Windows has automatically started the Enterprise Server Common Web Administration (ESCWA) service as part of the installation process. When using the Japanese system locale on the Windows operating system, the ESCWA service does not start automatically. During the installation process you might be required to press Retry to complete a successful product install. Even after a successful product install, ESCWA does not start until you have installed a valid license.

Note: This issue does not affect Visual COBOL 5.0 and earlier because ESCWA is not started automatically.

If, when you start Visual Studio, you receive a message box about Micro Focus package load failures, check that the Packages folder is on the PATH. If it is not, click NO to disable loading the packages.
If you accidently click YES, you need to re-enable loading the packages, as follows:
1. Open a Visual Studio command prompt from the Start menu.
2. Enter the command:
```
devenv /ResetSkipPkgs
```
When you reboot the machine, the problem is resolved, the PATH is set up correctly and the packages are found.