I have attempted the install and consistently get the following message to
show up in the detail log - any suggestion on how to fix? The dialog box
presented to me comes up with a Unauthorized error even though I am running
the install as an administrator

Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey {2DF2E496-D3B7-4A6F-A341-6DE48FDFEF0A}
2010-01-05 10:11:46 Slp: Error: Action "InitializeUIDataAction" threw an
exception during execution.
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp:
Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionE xecutionException:
Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation. --->
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException : Attempted to perform an
unauthorized operation. ---> System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Attempted to
perform an unauthorized operation.
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.InternalRegi stryKey.OpenSubKey(String
subkey, RegistryAccess requestedAccess)
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.InternalRegi stryKey.OpenSubKey(String
subkey, RegistryAccess requestedAccess)
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.SqlRegistryK ey.OpenSubKey(String
subkey, RegistryAccess requestedAccess)
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.MsiExtension.Arp RegKey.CleanupPatchedProductRegistryInfo()
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.MsiExtension.Set PatchInstallStateAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId)
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.MsiExtension.Pro ductInstallProperty.GetInstalledPackages(String
instanceName, List`1& installedInstancePackages, List`1&
installedSharedPackages, String& returnedErrorMessage)
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.MsiExtension.Pro ductInstallProperty.CollectProductData()
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.FeatureTreeConfi gurationBase.LoadFeatureTreeDefinitionAllInstances ()
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.PatchFeatureTree .InitializePatchFeatureTree(ServiceContainer context)
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.I nitializeUIDataAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId)
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.Action. Execute(String actionId,
TextWriter errorStream)
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionI nvocation.InvokeAction(WorkflowObject metabase, TextWriter statusStream)
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.Pending Actions.InvokeActions(WorkflowObject metaDb, TextWriter loggingStream)
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2010-01-05 10:11:47 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.Pending Actions.InvokeActions(WorkflowObject metaDb, TextWriter loggingStream)
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: Received request to add the following file to
Watson reporting: C:\Users\meym01.CSGOMA\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3313. tmp
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the
exceptions in outermost to innermost order
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: Inner exceptions are being indented
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp:
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: Exception type:
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: Message:
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: Attempted to perform an unauthorized
operation.
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: Data:
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: WatsonData =
Uninstall@{2DF2E496-D3B7-4A6F-A341-6DE48FDFEF0A}
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: DisableRetry = true
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: Stack:
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.InternalRegi stryKey.OpenSubKey(String
subkey, RegistryAccess requestedAccess)
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.SqlRegistryK ey.OpenSubKey(String
subkey, RegistryAccess requestedAccess)
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.MsiExtension.Arp RegKey.CleanupPatchedProductRegistryInfo()
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.MsiExtension.Set PatchInstallStateAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId)
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.MsiExtension.Pro ductInstallProperty.GetInstalledPackages(String
instanceName, List`1& installedInstancePackages, List`1&
installedSharedPackages, String& returnedErrorMessage)
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.MsiExtension.Pro ductInstallProperty.CollectProductData()
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.FeatureTreeConfi gurationBase.LoadFeatureTreeDefinitionAllInstances ()
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.PatchFeatureTree .InitializePatchFeatureTree(ServiceContainer context)
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.I nitializeUIDataAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId)
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.Action. Execute(String actionId,
TextWriter errorStream)
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionI nvocation.InvokeAction(WorkflowObject metabase, TextWriter statusStream)
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.Pending Actions.InvokeActions(WorkflowObject metaDb, TextWriter loggingStream)
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: Inner exception type:
System.UnauthorizedAccessException
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: Message:
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: Attempted to perform an
unauthorized operation.
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: Stack:
2010-01-05 10:11:48 Slp: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.InternalRegi stryKey.OpenSubKey(String
subkey, RegistryAccess requestedAccess)
2010-01-05 10:11:53 Slp: Watson Bucket 1
Original Parameter Values

2010-01-05 10:11:53 Slp: Parameter 0 : SQL2008@RTM@KB968369

2010-01-05 10:11:53 Slp: Parameter 1 :
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.InternalRegi stryKey.OpenSubKey

2010-01-05 10:11:53 Slp: Parameter 2 :
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.InternalRegi stryKey.OpenSubKey

2010-01-05 10:11:53 Slp: Parameter 3 :
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException @1211@1

2010-01-05 10:11:53 Slp: Parameter 4 :
System.UnauthorizedAccessException@-2147024891

2010-01-05 10:11:53 Slp: Parameter 5 : InitializeUIDataAction

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Michael M

The SQL Server 2008 SP1 installer fails if the user doesn't have full access
to any of the uninstall registry keys. If you grant full access permission to
the registry key, the SP1 installer will continue. This registry key is for
the Microsoft Forefront antivirus client. The full registry key is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\{2DF2E496-D3B7-4A6F-A341-6DE48FDFEF0A}

Microsoft needs to fix the SP1 installer!