Kath Pelletti
kp at sdsonline.net
Wed Mar 1 16:08:43 CST 2006
I'll have a look at vmware - thanks for the tip. After 3 days I finally got SQL Server 2005 working. I discovered the following: - I was running Windows XP without service pack 2. SQL Server 2005 (and Vis STudio 2005) require SP2, but when I installed sp2 IT BROKE the COM+ applications in component services. I know that for sure because I restored to a ghost image with Win SP1, checked the Component services list, they were all there, installed SP2, and bang - they were gone. Yet on my Del laptop (new ) Windows sp2 runs fine with SQl Server. Anyway, I bought a new off the shelf copy of Windows which includes SP2 and started again. That solved (yahoo!) the COM error, but threw new errors. In the end my tip there was to install SQL Server component by component, rather than all in one hit (ie. first the database services, then trhe workstation components, then analysis services, reporting services, and integration separately.) That worked and thought I would post for the benefit of anyone else out there having problems. It's a b$#@! to install and going by the number of hits on SQl Server 2005 install errrors with google, I'd say that most people will have trouoble with it unless their Windows setup is very clean. A patched Win XP SP2 is not the same as a new off the shelf Win XP SP2 going by this. Kath ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francisco Tapia" <fhtapia at gmail.com> To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:27 AM Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] HELP!!! sQL SERVER WON'T INSTALL > 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... > _______________________________________________ > dba-SQLServer mailing list > dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >