App Control: Rules Installer Fails To Install On New Server Build

Products

• Carbon Black App Control (formerly Cb Protection)

Issue/Introduction

Rules installer fails to install with following shown in the installer log:

----- Welcome to the Cb Protection Rules Installer for version 1.8.22 -----

**WARNING** Make sure that you are running the installer as the configured service account (if applicable).

Log file is being generated in C:\Users\svcCBAC\AppData\Local\Temp\RulesInstaller-2021-05-19-184202.log

----- Beginning Rules Installer Pre-Installation Checks... -----
Install Location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Bit9
Server Version is
Server Version Full is

Could not detect existing build version number for validation. Aborting!

ERROR: (FAILURE) Rules Installer could not validate Pre-Installation checks. Aborting!

Environment

• App Control Server: 8.6 and Higher

Cause

Registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Bit9\Parity Server\ProductVersion" is missing.

Resolution

Uninstall and reinstall App Control Server: https://community.carbonblack.com/t5/Documentation-Downloads/Carbon-Black-App-Control-Server-Installation-Guide-v8-6/ta-p/99699