[dba-SQLServer] HELP!!! sQL SERVER WON'T INSTALL

Francisco Tapia fhtapia at gmail.com
Tue Feb 28 16:27:04 CST 2006


No, but it could be a conflicting software problem.  That's why I've
recently adopted to creating VM's(Virtual Machines) for first installs of
software, it gets me running on that platform, w/o affectign existing
software already loaded on my machine.

On 2/28/06, Kath Pelletti <KP at sdsonline.net> wrote:
>
> Reload the OS? So you think this is a Windows setup problem? (I am loading
> full SQL Server 2005).
>
> Kath
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Francisco Tapia
>   To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>   Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 4:14 AM
>   Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] HELP!!! sQL SERVER WON'T INSTALL
>
>
>   the following may not help a lot, but...
>   visit vmware.com and download their "free" vmserver, next install a
> clean OS
>   and retry your VS2005/SS2005.  There may be other conflicts with your
>   exisiting environment.  are you doing the full version or the express?
>
>   --
>   Francisco
>
>   On 2/28/06, Kath Pelletti <KP at sdsonline.net> wrote:
>   >
>   > Anyone help with this error?
>   >
>   > I have installed MS Visual Studio and then when trying top install SQL
>   > Server 2005, it does a system configuration check and gives me an
> error
>   > which prevents the install going through successfully.
>   >
>   > Error is:
>   >
>   > - COM Plus Catalog Requirement (Warning)
>   >
>   > Messages
>   >
>   > · COM Plus Catalog Requirement
>   >
>   >
>   > If SQL Server Setup fails, Setup will roll back the installation but
> may
>   > not remove all .manifest files. The workaround is to rename the files
> and
>   > then rerun Setup. For more information, see How to: Work Around COM+
> Check
>   > Failure in SQL Server Setup."
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > I have looked thru help (and googled) and followed instructions there
> (to
>   > reinstall Component services snap in, and reinstall com) and I've done
>   > evrything suggested..
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > But no luck - - getting desperate after 8 hours of this today. I even
>   > restored to a ghosted image and re-installed everything new only to
> get this
>   > again.
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > Kath Pelletti
>   > _______________________________________________
>   > dba-SQLServer mailing list
>   > dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>   > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver
>   > http://www.databaseadvisors.com
>   >
>   >
>
>
>   --
>   -Francisco
>   http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news with out the jargon!
>   http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More...
>   _______________________________________________
>   dba-SQLServer mailing list
>   dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
>   http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver
>   http://www.databaseadvisors.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> dba-SQLServer mailing list
> dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com
> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver
> http://www.databaseadvisors.com
>
>


--
-Francisco
http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news with out the jargon!
http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More...



More information about the dba-SQLServer mailing list