Bug ID 1814449: EdgeClient installation fails on certain Windows systems when the CustomDialer component is included in the EdgeClient.exe package.

Last Modified: Apr 25, 2025

Affected Product(s):
APM-Clients APM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
7.2.4.8, 7.2.5

Opened: Feb 11, 2025

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

EdgeClient installation fails on certain Windows systems when the CustomDialer component is included in the EdgeClient.exe package.

Impact

Installation fails and throwing an error as below. "Service F5 Networks Pre-logon Helper Service(F5PrelogonHelperService64) failed to start. Verify that You have sufficient privileges to start system services."

Conditions

When VC_Redistribution package is not installed on the windows system.

Workaround

This issue occurs because the Prelogon service relies on certain DLLs included in the VC_Redistributable package. If this package isn't installed, the issue will arise. DownLoad Links to install the VC_Redistribution packages to fix the issue (workaround) https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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