Missing Transactions - REPOSTED.

Larry,
How about if you add a row manually to S2, does it work
then? If it does, then delete this row, run the merge
agent then add the same row on S1 and see if it
propagates through. Also, check that when the
transactional replication puts the record onto S2 is
there a resulting corresponding record in
msmerge_contents on s2? Finally please check the conflict
tables to confirm there's nothing there.
Rgds,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
(recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)
Paul,
Thanks for you response. To answer your questions....
I reinitialized the data to make sure everything was in sync. Then I
inserted a row into S2 and ran the merge agent and the row appeared on the
remote server. I delete the record from S2 and it was deleted off the remote
server.
Next I inserted a row, for the same remote location in to S1, ran the agents
(trans on S1 & merge on the remote location and the row appeared. The delete
worked fine also.
Next I ran my app that inserts data in to S1. A total of 263 rows were
inserted into 2 of the tables. I ran the trans agent on S1 and all the new
records were replicated to S2. Next I ran the merge agent on the remote
location and nothing.
I checked msmerge_contents before and after my app ran and it had the same
number of rows.
Finally, I repeated the insert as I did in the first paragraph and nothing.
As I was typing this message, I checked something. The remote locations did
not have merge replication enabled for the dB that was the subscriber. I
enabled them then delete the data from paragraph 3 (from above) and reran my
application and nothing.
I checked the conflict tables on the publisher (S2) and they were empty. Not
sure if they are suppose to exist, but there are no conflict tables on the
subscriber.
To make things even stranger, the changes being made on the remote
location/tables are making their way back to S2
TIA,
Larry...
|||Larry,
somehow, your app is able to force the replication stored procedures to run
on the subscriber without firing the triggers. This shouldn't be possible!
I'd run profiler on the transactional subscriber to see how this is
occurring and to confirm that the merge triggers aren't firing.
Rgds,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
(recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)
|||Paul,
I am at such a loss. The manual insertions are not working now either.
This is what is strange...the updates that are being done at remote
locations are making it back to S2, but nothing is making it from S2 to the
remote locations. In fact, I have having to reinitialize the data daily and
the inserts into S2 are not being sent to the remote locations unless the
snapshot agent is run.
I know in trans repl, there is a log reader that gets the pending
transactions. What does this in merge? Could this be the problem?
I have disabled replication for this dB and deleted all the publications. I
recreated one and tried it as a push and a pull subscription and no luck.
HELP!!!!
Larry...
|||Larry,
please script out your publications/subscriptions and
post them up here. Also, please confirm that you are
using the same service pack (sp3/a) on all 3 computers
involved.
Rgds,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
(recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)
|||The scrips below are from servers all running 8.00.534 (SP2)
~~~~
Transactional Publication & Subscription from S1 to S2
~~~~
-- Enabling the replication database
use master
GO
exec sp_replicationdboption @.dbname = N'EDI_On_RouseMain', @.optname =
N'publish', @.value = N'true'
GO
use [EDI_On_RouseMain]
GO
-- Adding the transactional publication
exec sp_addpublication @.publication = N'EDI_On_RouseMain', @.restricted =
N'false', @.sync_method = N'native', @.repl_freq = N'continuous', @.description
= N'Transactional publication of EDI_On_RouseMain database from Publisher
ROUSEMAIN.', @.status = N'active', @.allow_push = N'true', @.allow_pull =
N'true', @.allow_anonymous = N'true', @.enabled_for_internet = N'false',
@.independent_agent = N'true', @.immediate_sync = N'true', @.allow_sync_tran =
N'false', @.autogen_sync_procs = N'false', @.retention = 336,
@.allow_queued_tran = N'false', @.snapshot_in_defaultfolder = N'true',
@.compress_snapshot = N'false', @.ftp_port = 21, @.ftp_login = N'anonymous',
@.allow_dts = N'false', @.allow_subscription_copy = N'false',
@.add_to_active_directory = N'false', @.logreader_job_name =
N'ROUSEMAIN-EDI_On_RouseMain-2'
exec sp_addpublication_snapshot @.publication =
N'EDI_On_RouseMain',@.frequency_type = 4, @.frequency_interval = 1,
@.frequency_relative_interval = 1, @.frequency_recurrence_factor = 0,
@.frequency_subday = 8, @.frequency_subday_interval = 1, @.active_start_date =
0, @.active_end_date = 0, @.active_start_time_of_day = 0,
@.active_end_time_of_day = 235959, @.snapshot_job_name =
N'ROUSEMAIN-EDI_On_RouseMain-EDI_On_RouseMain-2'
GO
exec sp_grant_publication_access @.publication = N'EDI_On_RouseMain', @.login
= N'BUILTIN\Administrators'
GO
exec sp_grant_publication_access @.publication = N'EDI_On_RouseMain', @.login
= N'distributor_admin'
GO
exec sp_grant_publication_access @.publication = N'EDI_On_RouseMain', @.login
= N'EDI'
GO
exec sp_grant_publication_access @.publication = N'EDI_On_RouseMain', @.login
= N'sa'
GO
-- Adding the transactional articles
exec sp_addarticle @.publication = N'EDI_On_RouseMain', @.article =
N'tbl880Detail', @.source_owner = N'dbo', @.source_object = N'tbl880Detail',
@.destination_table = N'tbl880Detail', @.type = N'logbased', @.creation_script =
null, @.description = null, @.pre_creation_cmd = N'drop', @.schema_option =
0x00000000000000F3, @.status = 16, @.vertical_partition = N'false', @.ins_cmd =
N'CALL sp_MSins_tbl880Detail', @.del_cmd = N'CALL sp_MSdel_tbl880Detail',
@.upd_cmd = N'MCALL sp_MSupd_tbl880Detail', @.filter = null, @.sync_object =
null, @.auto_identity_range = N'false'
GO
exec sp_addarticle @.publication = N'EDI_On_RouseMain', @.article =
N'tbl880DetailAllow', @.source_owner = N'dbo', @.source_object =
N'tbl880DetailAllow', @.destination_table = N'tbl880DetailAllow', @.type =
N'logbased', @.creation_script = null, @.description = null, @.pre_creation_cmd
= N'drop', @.schema_option = 0x00000000000000F3, @.status = 16,
@.vertical_partition = N'false', @.ins_cmd = N'CALL
sp_MSins_tbl880DetailAllow', @.del_cmd = N'CALL sp_MSdel_tbl880DetailAllow',
@.upd_cmd = N'MCALL sp_MSupd_tbl880DetailAllow', @.filter = null, @.sync_object
= null, @.auto_identity_range = N'false'
GO
exec sp_addarticle @.publication = N'EDI_On_RouseMain', @.article =
N'tbl880Header', @.source_owner = N'dbo', @.source_object = N'tbl880Header',
@.destination_table = N'tbl880Header', @.type = N'logbased', @.creation_script =
null, @.description = null, @.pre_creation_cmd = N'drop', @.schema_option =
0x00000000000000F3, @.status = 16, @.vertical_partition = N'false', @.ins_cmd =
N'CALL sp_MSins_tbl880Header', @.del_cmd = N'CALL sp_MSdel_tbl880Header',
@.upd_cmd = N'MCALL sp_MSupd_tbl880Header', @.filter = null, @.sync_object =
null, @.auto_identity_range = N'false'
GO
exec sp_addarticle @.publication = N'EDI_On_RouseMain', @.article =
N'tbl880HeaderAllow', @.source_owner = N'dbo', @.source_object =
N'tbl880HeaderAllow', @.destination_table = N'tbl880HeaderAllow', @.type =
N'logbased', @.creation_script = null, @.description = null, @.pre_creation_cmd
= N'drop', @.schema_option = 0x00000000000000F3, @.status = 16,
@.vertical_partition = N'false', @.ins_cmd = N'CALL
sp_MSins_tbl880HeaderAllow', @.del_cmd = N'CALL sp_MSdel_tbl880HeaderAllow',
@.upd_cmd = N'MCALL sp_MSupd_tbl880HeaderAllow', @.filter = null, @.sync_object
= null, @.auto_identity_range = N'false'
GO
-- Adding the transactional subscription
exec sp_addsubscription @.publication = N'EDI_On_RouseMain', @.article =
N'all', @.subscriber = N'ROUSEONE', @.destination_db = N'EDI', @.sync_type =
N'automatic', @.update_mode = N'read only', @.offloadagent = 0,
@.dts_package_location = N'distributor'
GO
~~~~
Merge publication and push subscription from S2 to Remote location #18
~~~~
-- Enabling the replication database
use master
GO
exec sp_replicationdboption @.dbname = N'EDI', @.optname = N'merge publish',
@.value = N'true'
GO
use [EDI]
GO
-- Adding the merge publication
exec sp_addmergepublication @.publication = N'EDI - 18', @.description =
N'Merge publication of EDI database from Publisher ROUSEONE.', @.retention =
14, @.sync_mode = N'native', @.allow_push = N'true', @.allow_pull = N'true',
@.allow_anonymous = N'true', @.enabled_for_internet = N'false',
@.centralized_conflicts = N'true', @.dynamic_filters = N'false',
@.snapshot_in_defaultfolder = N'true', @.compress_snapshot = N'false',
@.ftp_port = 21, @.ftp_login = N'anonymous', @.conflict_retention = 14,
@.keep_partition_changes = N'true', @.allow_subscription_copy = N'false',
@.allow_synctoalternate = N'false', @.add_to_active_directory = N'false',
@.max_concurrent_merge = 0, @.max_concurrent_dynamic_snapshots = 0
exec sp_addpublication_snapshot @.publication = N'EDI - 18',@.frequency_type =
4, @.frequency_interval = 1, @.frequency_relative_interval = 1,
@.frequency_recurrence_factor = 0, @.frequency_subday = 1,
@.frequency_subday_interval = 5, @.active_start_date = 0, @.active_end_date = 0,
@.active_start_time_of_day = 500, @.active_end_time_of_day = 235959,
@.snapshot_job_name = N'ROUSEONE-EDI-EDI - 18-95'
GO
exec sp_grant_publication_access @.publication = N'EDI - 18', @.login =
N'BUILTIN\Administrators'
GO
exec sp_grant_publication_access @.publication = N'EDI - 18', @.login =
N'distributor_admin'
GO
exec sp_grant_publication_access @.publication = N'EDI - 18', @.login = N'sa'
GO
-- Adding the merge articles
exec sp_addmergearticle @.publication = N'EDI - 18', @.article =
N'tbl880Detail', @.source_owner = N'dbo', @.source_object = N'tbl880Detail',
@.type = N'table', @.description = null, @.column_tracking = N'true',
@.pre_creation_cmd = N'drop', @.creation_script = null, @.schema_option =
0x000000000000CFF1, @.article_resolver = null, @.subset_filterclause = N'loc =
18', @.vertical_partition = N'false', @.destination_owner = N'dbo',
@.auto_identity_range = N'false', @.verify_resolver_signature = 0,
@.allow_interactive_resolver = N'false', @.fast_multicol_updateproc = N'true',
@.check_permissions = 0
GO
exec sp_addmergearticle @.publication = N'EDI - 18', @.article =
N'tbl880DetailAllow', @.source_owner = N'dbo', @.source_object =
N'tbl880DetailAllow', @.type = N'table', @.description = null, @.column_tracking
= N'true', @.pre_creation_cmd = N'drop', @.creation_script = null,
@.schema_option = 0x000000000000CFF1, @.article_resolver = null,
@.subset_filterclause = N'loc = 18', @.vertical_partition = N'false',
@.destination_owner = N'dbo', @.auto_identity_range = N'false',
@.verify_resolver_signature = 0, @.allow_interactive_resolver = N'false',
@.fast_multicol_updateproc = N'true', @.check_permissions = 0
GO
exec sp_addmergearticle @.publication = N'EDI - 18', @.article =
N'tbl880Header', @.source_owner = N'dbo', @.source_object = N'tbl880Header',
@.type = N'table', @.description = null, @.column_tracking = N'true',
@.pre_creation_cmd = N'drop', @.creation_script = null, @.schema_option =
0x000000000000CFF1, @.article_resolver = null, @.subset_filterclause = N'loc =
18', @.vertical_partition = N'false', @.destination_owner = N'dbo',
@.auto_identity_range = N'false', @.verify_resolver_signature = 0,
@.allow_interactive_resolver = N'false', @.fast_multicol_updateproc = N'true',
@.check_permissions = 0
GO
exec sp_addmergearticle @.publication = N'EDI - 18', @.article =
N'tbl880HeaderAllow', @.source_owner = N'dbo', @.source_object =
N'tbl880HeaderAllow', @.type = N'table', @.description = null, @.column_tracking
= N'true', @.pre_creation_cmd = N'drop', @.creation_script = null,
@.schema_option = 0x000000000000CFF1, @.article_resolver = null,
@.subset_filterclause = N'loc = 18', @.vertical_partition = N'false',
@.destination_owner = N'dbo', @.auto_identity_range = N'false',
@.verify_resolver_signature = 0, @.allow_interactive_resolver = N'false',
@.fast_multicol_updateproc = N'true', @.check_permissions = 0
GO
-- Adding the merge subscription
exec sp_addmergesubscription @.publication = N'EDI - 18', @.subscriber =
N'ROUSE18SERVER', @.subscriber_db = N'EDI', @.subscription_type = N'push',
@.subscriber_type = N'local', @.subscription_priority = 0.000000, @.sync_type =
N'automatic', @.frequency_type = 4, @.frequency_interval = 1,
@.frequency_relative_interval = 1, @.frequency_recurrence_factor = 0,
@.frequency_subday = 8, @.frequency_subday_interval = 1, @.active_start_date =
0, @.active_end_date = 0, @.active_start_time_of_day = 0,
@.active_end_time_of_day = 235959, @.enabled_for_syncmgr = N'false',
@.offloadagent = 0, @.use_interactive_resolver = N'false'
GO

Missing DLL during installation - reposted from SQL Express forum

XP PRO SP2

I downloaded and installed SQL Server 2005 Express with Advanced Services (9.0.3042.0). The installation appeared to complete successfully and I looked at various options of Management Studio. After exiting, rebooting, and restarting Management Studio, I got the message, (paraphrased) Management Studio failed to initiate - terminating. After using Add/Remove to remove all installed components, I reran the installation. I got two error messages indicating that xpstar90.dll is missing. Did not see these messages during the first install.

Log SQL0003_mycomputername_SQL contains these errors:

Error Code: 17750
MSI (s) (94!58) [18:24:53:031]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 -- Error 29521. SQL Server Setup failed to execute a command for server configuration. The error was [Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Could not load the DLL xpstar90.dll, or one of the DLLs it references. Reason: 2(The system cannot find the file specified.).. Refer to the server error logs and Setup logs for detailed error information.

Error 29521. SQL Server Setup failed to execute a command for server configuration. The error was [Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Could not load the DLL xpstar90.dll, or one of the DLLs it references. Reason: 2(The system cannot find the file specified.).. Refer to the server error logs and Setup logs for detailed error information.

SQL_ERROR (-1) in OdbcStatement::execute_batch
sqlstate=42000, level=16, state=1, native_error=17750, msg=[Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Could not load the DLL xpstar90.dll, or one of the DLLs it references. Reason: 2(The system cannot find the file specified.).
sqlstate=42000, level=16, state=1, native_error=14658, msg=[Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Failed to retrieve SQLPath for syssubsystems population.

Error Code: 0x80074556 (17750)
Windows Error Text: Source File Name: lib\odbc_statement.h
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:15 2006
Function Name: OdbcStatement::execute_batch@.sysdbupg.sql@.113
Source Line Number: 91

Log SQL0003_mycomputername_Core reported:

Error: Action "LaunchLocalBootstrapAction" threw an exception during execution. Error information reported during run:
"c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\setup.exe" finished and returned: 17750
Aborting queue processing as nested installer has completed
Message pump returning: 17750

Log SQL003_mycomputername_Core(Local) reported:

Action: "UninstallForMSDE2000Action" will be marked as failed due to the following condition:
Condition "sql was successfully upgraded." returned false. Condition context:
sql failed to upgrade and so the uninstall of the upgraded product will not occur.
Installation of package: "patchMSDE2000" failed due to a precondition.
Error: Action "UninstallForSQLAction" failed during execution. Error information reported during run:
Action: "UninstallForSQLAction" will be marked as failed due to the following condition:
Condition "sql was successfully upgraded." returned false. Condition context:
sql failed to upgrade and so the uninstall of the upgraded product will not occur.
Installation of package: "patchLibertySql" failed due to a precondition.
Skipped: UninstallForRS2000Action
Skipped: Action "UninstallForRS2000Action" was not run. Information reported during analysis:
Action: "UninstallForRS2000Action" will be skipped due to the following condition:
Condition "Action: InstallRSAction was skipped." returned true.
Error: Action "ExposeVistaClusteredResources" failed during execution. Error information reported during run:
Action: "ExposeVistaClusteredResources" will be marked as failed due to the following condition:
Condition "The Clustered SQL Server instance that hosts is installed." returned false.
Running: ReportChainingResults at: 2007/8/11 18:27:5
Error: Action "ReportChainingResults" threw an exception during execution.
One or more packages failed to install. Refer to logs for error details. : 17750
Error Code: 0x80074556 (17750)
Windows Error Text: Source File Name: sqlchaining\sqlchainingactions.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Thu Nov 16 20:31:57 2006
Function Name: sqls::ReportChainingResults:erform
Source Line Number: 3521

- Context --
sqls::HostSetupPackageInstallerSynchstCommit
sqls::HighlyAvailablePackage:reInstall
led due to cancel code received from cancel source: 29539

Error: Failed to add file :"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0003_DCHJL761_.NET Framework 2.0.log" to cab file : "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\SqlSetup0003.cab" Error Code : 2
Running: UploadDrWatsonLogAction at: 2007/8/11 18:29:5
Message pump returning: 17750

No other log contained a related error message.

A third attempt to install resulted in a Failure to create database files.

Hi,

Sql Server 205 Express SP2 will NOT Install, the datbase services section fails -> Can not start service. I believe a previous botched installation and registry settings are preventing a sucessfull re-install. I have not found a solution yet. The machine is WIndows XP SP2.

I am getting almost the same error in the logs.

Running: ReportChainingResults at: 2007/8/13 19:25:44
Error: Action "ReportChainingResults" threw an exception during execution.
One or more packages failed to install. Refer to logs for error details. : 3
Error Code: 0x80070003 (3)
Windows Error Text: The system cannot find the path specified.

Source File Name: sqlchaining\sqlchainingactions.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Thu Nov 16 20:31:57 2006
Function Name: sqls::ReportChainingResults:erform
Source Line Number: 3521

- Context --
sqls::HostSetupPackageInstallerSynch:ostCommit
sqls::HighlyAvailablePackage:reInstall
led due to cancel code received from cancel source: 29539

Error: Failed to add file :"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0002_IBM-D5CDBD4C907_.NET Framework 2.0.log" to cab file : "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\SqlSetup0002.cab" Error Code : 2
Running: UploadDrWatsonLogAction at: 2007/8/13 19:28:42
Message pump returning: 3

|||

Actually, there was a error message box that flashed at some point. After finally trapping it so the message could be read, It said something about the .NET 2.0 components being corrupt ot not installed.

Removing the .NET 2.0 Framework and all SqlServer components, rebooting and then re-installing fixed the issue!

Missing DLL during installation - reposted from SQL Express forum

XP PRO SP2

I downloaded and installed SQL Server 2005 Express with Advanced Services (9.0.3042.0). The installation appeared to complete successfully and I looked at various options of Management Studio. After exiting, rebooting, and restarting Management Studio, I got the message, (paraphrased) Management Studio failed to initiate - terminating. After using Add/Remove to remove all installed components, I reran the installation. I got two error messages indicating that xpstar90.dll is missing. Did not see these messages during the first install.

Log SQL0003_mycomputername_SQL contains these errors:

Error Code: 17750
MSI (s) (94!58) [18:24:53:031]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 -- Error 29521. SQL Server Setup failed to execute a command for server configuration. The error was [Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Could not load the DLL xpstar90.dll, or one of the DLLs it references. Reason: 2(The system cannot find the file specified.).. Refer to the server error logs and Setup logs for detailed error information.

Error 29521. SQL Server Setup failed to execute a command for server configuration. The error was [Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Could not load the DLL xpstar90.dll, or one of the DLLs it references. Reason: 2(The system cannot find the file specified.).. Refer to the server error logs and Setup logs for detailed error information.

SQL_ERROR (-1) in OdbcStatement::execute_batch
sqlstate=42000, level=16, state=1, native_error=17750, msg=[Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Could not load the DLL xpstar90.dll, or one of the DLLs it references. Reason: 2(The system cannot find the file specified.).
sqlstate=42000, level=16, state=1, native_error=14658, msg=[Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Failed to retrieve SQLPath for syssubsystems population.

Error Code: 0x80074556 (17750)
Windows Error Text: Source File Name: lib\odbc_statement.h
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:15 2006
Function Name: OdbcStatement::execute_batch@.sysdbupg.sql@.113
Source Line Number: 91

Log SQL0003_mycomputername_Core reported:

Error: Action "LaunchLocalBootstrapAction" threw an exception during execution. Error information reported during run:
"c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\setup.exe" finished and returned: 17750
Aborting queue processing as nested installer has completed
Message pump returning: 17750

Log SQL003_mycomputername_Core(Local) reported:

Action: "UninstallForMSDE2000Action" will be marked as failed due to the following condition:
Condition "sql was successfully upgraded." returned false. Condition context:
sql failed to upgrade and so the uninstall of the upgraded product will not occur.
Installation of package: "patchMSDE2000" failed due to a precondition.
Error: Action "UninstallForSQLAction" failed during execution. Error information reported during run:
Action: "UninstallForSQLAction" will be marked as failed due to the following condition:
Condition "sql was successfully upgraded." returned false. Condition context:
sql failed to upgrade and so the uninstall of the upgraded product will not occur.
Installation of package: "patchLibertySql" failed due to a precondition.
Skipped: UninstallForRS2000Action
Skipped: Action "UninstallForRS2000Action" was not run. Information reported during analysis:
Action: "UninstallForRS2000Action" will be skipped due to the following condition:
Condition "Action: InstallRSAction was skipped." returned true.
Error: Action "ExposeVistaClusteredResources" failed during execution. Error information reported during run:
Action: "ExposeVistaClusteredResources" will be marked as failed due to the following condition:
Condition "The Clustered SQL Server instance that hosts is installed." returned false.
Running: ReportChainingResults at: 2007/8/11 18:27:5
Error: Action "ReportChainingResults" threw an exception during execution.
One or more packages failed to install. Refer to logs for error details. : 17750
Error Code: 0x80074556 (17750)
Windows Error Text: Source File Name: sqlchaining\sqlchainingactions.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Thu Nov 16 20:31:57 2006
Function Name: sqls::ReportChainingResults:erform
Source Line Number: 3521

- Context --
sqls::HostSetupPackageInstallerSynchstCommit
sqls::HighlyAvailablePackage:reInstall
led due to cancel code received from cancel source: 29539

Error: Failed to add file :"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0003_DCHJL761_.NET Framework 2.0.log" to cab file : "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\SqlSetup0003.cab" Error Code : 2
Running: UploadDrWatsonLogAction at: 2007/8/11 18:29:5
Message pump returning: 17750

No other log contained a related error message.

A third attempt to install resulted in a Failure to create database files.

Hi,

Sql Server 205 Express SP2 will NOT Install, the datbase services section fails -> Can not start service. I believe a previous botched installation and registry settings are preventing a sucessfull re-install. I have not found a solution yet. The machine is WIndows XP SP2.

I am getting almost the same error in the logs.

Running: ReportChainingResults at: 2007/8/13 19:25:44
Error: Action "ReportChainingResults" threw an exception during execution.
One or more packages failed to install. Refer to logs for error details. : 3
Error Code: 0x80070003 (3)
Windows Error Text: The system cannot find the path specified.

Source File Name: sqlchaining\sqlchainingactions.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Thu Nov 16 20:31:57 2006
Function Name: sqls::ReportChainingResults:erform
Source Line Number: 3521

- Context --
sqls::HostSetupPackageInstallerSynch:ostCommit
sqls::HighlyAvailablePackage:reInstall
led due to cancel code received from cancel source: 29539

Error: Failed to add file :"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0002_IBM-D5CDBD4C907_.NET Framework 2.0.log" to cab file : "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\SqlSetup0002.cab" Error Code : 2
Running: UploadDrWatsonLogAction at: 2007/8/13 19:28:42
Message pump returning: 3

|||

Actually, there was a error message box that flashed at some point. After finally trapping it so the message could be read, It said something about the .NET 2.0 components being corrupt ot not installed.

Removing the .NET 2.0 Framework and all SqlServer components, rebooting and then re-installing fixed the issue!

Missing DLL during installation - reposted from SQL Express forum

XP PRO SP2

I downloaded and installed SQL Server 2005 Express with Advanced Services (9.0.3042.0). The installation appeared to complete successfully and I looked at various options of Management Studio. After exiting, rebooting, and restarting Management Studio, I got the message, (paraphrased) Management Studio failed to initiate - terminating. After using Add/Remove to remove all installed components, I reran the installation. I got two error messages indicating that xpstar90.dll is missing. Did not see these messages during the first install.

Log SQL0003_mycomputername_SQL contains these errors:

Error Code: 17750
MSI (s) (94!58) [18:24:53:031]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 -- Error 29521. SQL Server Setup failed to execute a command for server configuration. The error was [Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Could not load the DLL xpstar90.dll, or one of the DLLs it references. Reason: 2(The system cannot find the file specified.).. Refer to the server error logs and Setup logs for detailed error information.

Error 29521. SQL Server Setup failed to execute a command for server configuration. The error was [Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Could not load the DLL xpstar90.dll, or one of the DLLs it references. Reason: 2(The system cannot find the file specified.).. Refer to the server error logs and Setup logs for detailed error information.

SQL_ERROR (-1) in OdbcStatement::execute_batch
sqlstate=42000, level=16, state=1, native_error=17750, msg=[Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Could not load the DLL xpstar90.dll, or one of the DLLs it references. Reason: 2(The system cannot find the file specified.).
sqlstate=42000, level=16, state=1, native_error=14658, msg=[Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Failed to retrieve SQLPath for syssubsystems population.

Error Code: 0x80074556 (17750)
Windows Error Text: Source File Name: lib\odbc_statement.h
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:15 2006
Function Name: OdbcStatement::execute_batch@.sysdbupg.sql@.113
Source Line Number: 91

Log SQL0003_mycomputername_Core reported:

Error: Action "LaunchLocalBootstrapAction" threw an exception during execution. Error information reported during run:
"c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\setup.exe" finished and returned: 17750
Aborting queue processing as nested installer has completed
Message pump returning: 17750

Log SQL003_mycomputername_Core(Local) reported:

Action: "UninstallForMSDE2000Action" will be marked as failed due to the following condition:
Condition "sql was successfully upgraded." returned false. Condition context:
sql failed to upgrade and so the uninstall of the upgraded product will not occur.
Installation of package: "patchMSDE2000" failed due to a precondition.
Error: Action "UninstallForSQLAction" failed during execution. Error information reported during run:
Action: "UninstallForSQLAction" will be marked as failed due to the following condition:
Condition "sql was successfully upgraded." returned false. Condition context:
sql failed to upgrade and so the uninstall of the upgraded product will not occur.
Installation of package: "patchLibertySql" failed due to a precondition.
Skipped: UninstallForRS2000Action
Skipped: Action "UninstallForRS2000Action" was not run. Information reported during analysis:
Action: "UninstallForRS2000Action" will be skipped due to the following condition:
Condition "Action: InstallRSAction was skipped." returned true.
Error: Action "ExposeVistaClusteredResources" failed during execution. Error information reported during run:
Action: "ExposeVistaClusteredResources" will be marked as failed due to the following condition:
Condition "The Clustered SQL Server instance that hosts is installed." returned false.
Running: ReportChainingResults at: 2007/8/11 18:27:5
Error: Action "ReportChainingResults" threw an exception during execution.
One or more packages failed to install. Refer to logs for error details. : 17750
Error Code: 0x80074556 (17750)
Windows Error Text: Source File Name: sqlchaining\sqlchainingactions.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Thu Nov 16 20:31:57 2006
Function Name: sqls::ReportChainingResults:erform
Source Line Number: 3521

- Context --
sqls::HostSetupPackageInstallerSynchstCommit
sqls::HighlyAvailablePackage:reInstall
led due to cancel code received from cancel source: 29539

Error: Failed to add file :"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0003_DCHJL761_.NET Framework 2.0.log" to cab file : "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\SqlSetup0003.cab" Error Code : 2
Running: UploadDrWatsonLogAction at: 2007/8/11 18:29:5
Message pump returning: 17750

No other log contained a related error message.

A third attempt to install resulted in a Failure to create database files.

Hi,

Sql Server 205 Express SP2 will NOT Install, the datbase services section fails -> Can not start service. I believe a previous botched installation and registry settings are preventing a sucessfull re-install. I have not found a solution yet. The machine is WIndows XP SP2.

I am getting almost the same error in the logs.

Running: ReportChainingResults at: 2007/8/13 19:25:44
Error: Action "ReportChainingResults" threw an exception during execution.
One or more packages failed to install. Refer to logs for error details. : 3
Error Code: 0x80070003 (3)
Windows Error Text: The system cannot find the path specified.

Source File Name: sqlchaining\sqlchainingactions.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Thu Nov 16 20:31:57 2006
Function Name: sqls::ReportChainingResults:erform
Source Line Number: 3521

- Context --
sqls::HostSetupPackageInstallerSynch:ostCommit
sqls::HighlyAvailablePackage:reInstall
led due to cancel code received from cancel source: 29539

Error: Failed to add file :"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0002_IBM-D5CDBD4C907_.NET Framework 2.0.log" to cab file : "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\SqlSetup0002.cab" Error Code : 2
Running: UploadDrWatsonLogAction at: 2007/8/13 19:28:42
Message pump returning: 3

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Actually, there was a error message box that flashed at some point. After finally trapping it so the message could be read, It said something about the .NET 2.0 components being corrupt ot not installed.

Removing the .NET 2.0 Framework and all SqlServer components, rebooting and then re-installing fixed the issue!