Cluster install fails on SQL Native client

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Cluster install fails on SQL Native client

When I try to install SQL 2k5 Developer on a Windows 2003 SP1 cluster I keep getting an error popping up while trying to install. the error looks like this:

An Installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Server Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using a valid copy of the installation package 'sqlncli.msi'

Can someone please tell me what is wrong.

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Cluster install fails on SQL Native client

  • Johan Olofsson

    I figure out what the problem was. I uninstall SQL Native client off of both nodes and reinstalled and it got past this problem and installed properly on both nodes as an Active/Active Cluster

  • Nick Simmons

    I suffered with this problem for about 4 hours while doing a simple install on a XP box and on a Win2K box.

    Yes, your solution works: Run SQLEXPR.exe, uninstall SQL Native Client, then re-run SQLEXPR.exe.



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