Servicing Director Database Installation Error: "Problem finding the DBInstallInterface.dll"

Servicing Director Database Installation Error: "Problem finding the DBInstallInterface.dll"

Problem finding the DBInstallInterface.dll


Root Cause:

This can be an issue if Windows needs to be rebooted or required Windows updates need to be installed.


Workaround:

Do the following:

  1. Click OK to the error message, the installation will fail, and end.
  2. Reboot Windows.
If the error persists:
On a Windows 2012 R2 server, do the following:
  1. Click OK to the error message, the installation will fail, and end.
  2. Uninstall the following Microsoft prerequisite installed by the Servicing Director installation: Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 (x86) - 14.0.23026
  3. Apply all required Windows Updates to the Windows computer. (specifically the March 2014 Update KB2919422 and the April 2014 Cumulative Update for Windows 2012 R2 KB2919355).
  4. Reboot the Windows computer as required by the Windows updates.
  5. Retry the installation.
On a Windows 2008 server without Service Pack 2, do the following:
  1. Install Service Pack 2 for Windows 2008 server.
  2. Reboot the Windows computer as required by the Windows updates.
  3. Retry the installation.

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