[THIN] Problem install going from XPe to Pres Server 3, any advice ??

Hi All,

I was contacted by a reseller today to go out and from what I was
advised install some software for 10 client licences, nice easy 15
minute job, well so I thought.

When the client turned up he pulled out a Presentation Server 3, 99 day
90 user trial pack.  His server had an expired copy of Metaframe XPe, 99
day 90 user already installed. This task was not quite as simple as I
was lead to beleive, though attainable.  

I uninstalled XPe, and proceeded to install Pres Server 3, there was an
error message as part of the install that IMAmfRPC_client.dll could not
be installed.  All other functions of the Citrix server were working.
So we had a working server that no one could connect to.  The IMA
service was not responding so I also beleive that there were some
residual issues left from the previous install.  I had a quick look on
the net and found out that it is common for some .dll files to be left
behind after an uninstall, these could not be removed as they were in
use and the IMA service failed to stop.  I had to remove Pres Server 3,
and then run into issues where it wanted to use the ctxgina.dll for
logging on where it no longer existed, this was relatively easy to fix
as I have come across this problem before.  I deleted all entries from
the registry key, hklocal machine, software, citrix.  I also deleted all
citrix entries under the program files and did a search for any IMA*.dll
files on the root drive of the system.  

Further attempts to re-install have been failing due to the install
routine finding that there is something somewhere that indicates that
presentation server 3 is installed, it offers to do an upgrade of a
metaframe install from a previous version which is no longer there. The
only other option is to say no dont install but cancell the install. 

Any tips, hints or thoughts on what file may not have been deleted, or
what the issue may be would be greatly apprecaited.

Thanks in advance
-- 

Shane A Broomhall

Computer Consultant, Trainer, & Courseware Developer
BVocEd&Train (CSU)
Novell CNS, CNE, CNI, CLP
MCSE, MCSE + I, MCDBA, MCSA, MCT, CCI, CCA, CCEA
RHCT, LPI 1, Linux +, CCT +, SCSA
Citrix Instructor of the Year 2001 (AsiaPac)


Shane Broomhall Consulting Pty Ltd
Brisbane Australia
Email ShaneB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Ph +61 (0) 4039952905

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