Hello,

My environment:
- Windows 2003 R2 SP2 Standard Edition
- SQL Server 2008 EE

I found the SQL engine installed successfully, it did the post-
installation with the following error log:

2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: PerfCounter calling lodctr: 'C:\Program Files
\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Binn\perf-
MSSQLSERVERsqlctr.ini'
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: Prompting user if they want to retry this
action due to the following failure:
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: ----------------------------------------
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: The following is an exception stack listing
the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: Inner exceptions are being indented
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp:
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: Exception type:
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: Message:
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: The specified driver is invalid.
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp:
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: Data:
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: WatsonData = perf-MSSQLSERVER-
sqlctr10.0.1600.22.dll@OpenSQLPerformanceData@Coll ectSQLPerformanceData@CloseSQLPerformanceData
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: DisableRetry = true
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: Inner exception type:
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: Message:
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: The specified driver is
invalid.
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp:
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: Stack:
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.PerformanceC ounter.LoadPerformanceCounter
(String symbolInstallPath, String counterPrefixServiceName)
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.PerformanceC ounter.RegisterPerformanceCounterCore
(String libraryFileName, String openFunction, String
collectionFunction, String closeFunction, String symbolInstallPath,
String counterPrefixServiceName)
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.PerformanceC ounter.RegisterPerformanceCounter
(String libraryFileName, String openFunction, String
collectionFunction, String closeFunction, String symbolInstallPath,
String counterPrefixServiceName)
2009-07-30 15:55:46 Slp: ----------------------------------------

The Windows server is a fresh installation.
Your help is very appreciated.
Thanks.
Dennis

it seems related to perf counter not installed properly...try to see if in
perfmon you can see sql server counters? if no then try running...

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32>Lodctr /R

it will try to rebuild the perf counters using registry and backup perf file
if you have any. After this if you still can't see the perf counter you are
looking for check if your system logs has some errors after machine boot up?



"Dennis" wrote: