Resolve "lockedFilesList: Fusionms.dll" error message during Managed File Transfer Platform Server for Windows Install/uninstall of release of hotfix on Windows 11 or later

Resolve "lockedFilesList: Fusionms.dll" error message during Managed File Transfer Platform Server for Windows Install/uninstall of release of hotfix on Windows 11 or later

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Article ID: KB0137753

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TIBCO Managed File Transfer Platform Server for Windows All

Description

When installing or uninstalling TIBCO® Managed File Transfer Platform Server for Windows versions or hotfixes, you might see the following error message:

Locked File List: (files currently in use by another process)
C:\tibco\MFT Platform Server\System\Fusionms.dll 

Fusionms.dll contains a list of messages which are displayed in the 
Event Viewer => Windows Logs => Application

Environment

All supported environments.

Resolution

To resolve this error, perform the following steps:

Before you begin

If you see Fusionms.dll in the locked file list, stop the processes associated with Event Viewer.

Procedure

1. Close any open Event Viewer windows.

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2. In Task Manager, search for the svchost.exe process with EventLog as a command line argument, and stop it.

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3. After you stop the process, restart the installation or uninstallation to successfully complete it.
The EventLog service restarts.

4. Optional: Open the Event Viewer.

Note.

Starting with PSW 8.2.0, Fusionms.dll will be installed in the base release or service pack only. It will not be installed during a typical HF installation. It only will be installed during HF installation if there were any changes made to this .dll, which is extremely rare.

Issue/Introduction

Resolve "lockedFilesList: Fusionms.dll" error message during Managed File Transfer Platform Server for Windows Install/uninstall of release of hotfix on Windows 11 or later