Sonar 6 64bit/Vista Ultimate 64bit: msdia80.dll on H:\ drive... Noel?

During the install for Sonar 6 64bit on Vista Ultimate 64bit:
Sonar installs the MS Visual C++ Redistributable package, which for some reason always leaves this file (msdia80.dll) on my H: drive, even though my system drive is C:, and Sonar is being installed in C:\Program Files.

Any ideas?

It's not a huge deal, as it's registered correctly and everything seems to work.
But I'd rather it didn't do this so I don't have to remember to move it if I change the hard drive lettering or something like that.

- zevo

Thanks lionsound... I figured I wouldn't be the only one.
In fact, I wonder if this same thing happened to the XP64 folks, and either they didn't notice, or didn't say anything.
It definitely doesn't happen on the 32-bit OS/32-bit Sonar versions.

Have you filed a trouble ticket with Cakewalk about it?
We probably should, as it's clearly a defect. It sounds like a configuration issue, related to the way the Sonar installer calls the Visual C++ Redistributable installer... I've traced it down to THAT moment, after the Visual C++ installer, but before the Sonar "proper" installation.

Anyway,
I'll file a ticket tonight.

Thanks for the reply,
- zevo

The Visual C++ redistributable components are installed by the Microsoft installer - our installer simply launches that and doesnt have any direct control over it. Where exactly are you seeing these files getting installed - drive/directory/filename?
These files typically get installed to the windows system side by side folders.

Nice...
So, here it is:

The ATI X550 drivers also put the msdia80.dll file on the H: drive.
Goofy.

This isn't the first time MS has done this sort of thing, though I'm sure NOT on purpose.
For the longest time, I had to remove all my hard drives during OS installation for Windows XP... or, for some reason, during a clean/formatted XP install, the Program Files directory and all its content would end up on a different partition from the rest of Windows. I had hoped they had cleared this sort of thing up with time, as it's clearly not intentional.

Anyway, it's definitely not Sonar, which is good for the readers here.

Is there a way to "hack" (legally) the VC++ 2005 redistributable installer such that it installs to a more reasonable directory (say C:\)? Perhaps a scripted "custom" install, called from the Sonar installer (might not be possible, but worth a shot)?
I haven't done C++ in a few years, so I don't remember, sorry...

I don't know... funny though, I used to deal with this stuff all the time.
I miss C++. (actually, I really do... getting a little tired of Java, but that's a different topic, not for this forum)

Thanks for the help, Noel. I REALLY appreciate it!!
One of the many reasons I've become a Sonar evangelist is because of the attention the company pays to its customers... but don't work TOO hard... none of us want to see anyone burned out.

One last question...
What IS that file, anyway, and how would you suggest moving it to a better location. I'm concerned, for Sonar and now apparently the ATI drivers that I'll forget about it during a backup, and restore to an unusable state.

Thanks again,
- zevo

I first thought you had misspelled the file name. I checked my hard drive and I have a copy of that file in the root of my C drive! I'm not totally sure what that file is for - it appears to be a tool for debugging support to get info from a PDB file. The info says "Microsoft® Debug Information Accessor". Are you sure that the redist installer put it there? If so I'm sure its some wierdness in their redist installer. In any case SONAR doesn't directly use this file so technically I doubt removing it would have any side effects to SONAR. I will check with Microsoft about this though.

ORIGINAL: inmazevo
What IS that file, anyway, and how would you suggest moving it to a better location. I'm concerned, for Sonar and now apparently the ATI drivers that I'll forget about it during a backup, and restore to an unusable state.