Problem

Unable to select a database when using the DBRebuild utility. The select button is in a disabled, grayed out state.

Severity

High. You can not do a database rebuild with out the UDP(UtilityDataPath) being set up properly.

Possible Root Cause(s)

  • New Install

Resolution

  1. Open the Registry Editor:
    1. Click Start and then Run.

**Note:** On Windows Vista and Windows 7, click on the Windows Orb then type the command below in the Search box.

  1. Type RegEdit and press Enter
  2. Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry key.
  3. Expand the Software registry key.
  4. Expand the Cyrious Software registry key.
  5. Click on the SMS registry key.
  6. Right-click on the SMS registry key and choose New > String Value
  7. Set the name of the new string value to UtilityDataPath
  8. Double-click the UtilityDataPath string value you created to edit the properties of that string value.
  9. Under the Value data: field type in C:\Program Files\Cyrious\SMS\Data\ then click OK to save your changes.
  10. You can now re-open the DBRebuild.exe utility.

Version Information

  • Reported : 8/2009
  • Version(s): SMS 8.6, 8.9
  • Fixed in : 8/2009
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