My installation seems to not work that well....I get a little red circle with a cross inside for installation parts MSXML6 and Database Services (and Workstation components, if I tick that). When finished, SQL Server Setup terminates with the message
"Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup has encountered a problem and will end..."
and the option to send an error report to Microsoft. No service is ever installed. Although one could manage withouth MSXML6 I suppose, life seems hard without the actual Database services. No idea why I've tried to clean up everything there was. I've tried a named instance with different names, as well as a default instance. My log files from the installation are available at
http://d24.yousendit.com/E/0CNWILW24LC982SW2ZR83A1JUF/LOG.zip
Please help me out!
Thanks
/Staffan
Unable to install SQL Server Express 2005
Shehnaz
Wohoo! After million and one tries, things work. I tried SQL Server 2005 (not Express) without luck, hard disk tools, cleaning up in oh so many ways, but this is how it eventually was solved.
Since MSXML6 couldn't be installed, I downloaded and installed it separately (just Google it). No no no! Error! "Couldn't find setup files". Which was the same error SQL Server 2005 Express gave me. So I manually created folders C:\9661f7e2047f5b315a8be6314339a9\Setup, where I also put msxml6.msi. Voila, installation worked. Now tried 2005 Express install. Almost sucess, but appearently my old instancename (SQLEXPRESS) was still left. It could not be seen in "Services" nor in the install program's "Installed instances" dialog, but the Setup program complained in the end with an error. So I changed instance name, and...bang! Success! Still wondering though where my old instance is hiding.