I am attempting to install SSMS (full not express) on XP sp3 box but it
fails. No error message given other than to examine the setup logs (which I
can't find). A Google search turned up an issue with service 3 for XP. So,
I tried to install SSMS on a W2003 server (sp2) but got the same failure.
I'm at a loss with this. Can someone point me in the right direction?

paulc (paulc (AT) mmcwm (DOT) com) writes:
You find the setup logs under
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log"


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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel (AT) sommarskog (DOT) se

Links for SQL Server Books Online:
SQL 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/cc514207.aspx
SQL 2005: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895970.aspx
SQL 2000: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinf...ons/books.mspx

Thanks. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any real errors (at least, any that
stood out).

So, I took a server, completely re-formated the machine and installed
Windows 2003 Standard.

I tried to install the SQL 2005 SSMS and it still fails. Does anybody have
ideas or run into a similar situation?
"Erland Sommarskog" <esquel (AT) sommarskog (DOT) se> wrote

paulc (paulc (AT) mmcwm (DOT) com) writes:
Is that frustrating of what?

So how does it fail?

And more how exactly, how do you try to install?

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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel (AT) sommarskog (DOT) se

Links for SQL Server Books Online:
SQL 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/cc514207.aspx
SQL 2005: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895970.aspx
SQL 2000: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinf...ons/books.mspx

Finally got it. I had to dig a bit through some of the logs but found an
error message saying it couldn't find a file. I presume the file was
corrupted as I found it. However, I downloaded SQL from MS again and ran
the install once more. That got the program installed. (Sometimes, I miss
the old CD days.)
Thanks for the quick replies, Erland.
"Erland Sommarskog" <esquel (AT) sommarskog (DOT) se> wrote

paulc (paulc (AT) mmcwm (DOT) com) writes:
Good to hear that you got it resolved, but too bad you first had to
flatten your machine.

(Next time you run into such an issue, make a clean install on a virtual
machine, rather than format and start over.)

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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel (AT) sommarskog (DOT) se

Links for SQL Server Books Online:
SQL 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/cc514207.aspx
SQL 2005: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895970.aspx
SQL 2000: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinf...ons/books.mspx

Not everybody's virtualized, Erland.
Hopefully, in a year or two we will be.
"Erland Sommarskog" <esquel (AT) sommarskog (DOT) se> wrote

paulc (paulc (AT) mmcwm (DOT) com) writes:
If you have an MSDN subscription, Virtual Server, or whatever it's called,
is included, I believe.

Else the license for VMWare Workstation is an investment you will not
regret. Virtual machines are perfect for this kind of things.




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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel (AT) sommarskog (DOT) se

Links for SQL Server Books Online:
SQL 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/cc514207.aspx
SQL 2005: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895970.aspx
SQL 2000: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinf...ons/books.mspx