MMSQL 7.0 on MMC

Hi all,

I'm facing an inconvinience with an MSSQL 7.0 installation, regarding it's accessibility in MMC. The case is as such:

When accessing the installation instance, I can navigate wihthin the tree without problems; accessing and viewing all the database, the tables, users etc within each databse. However, when highlighting a database, when it should display a summary on the right panel, it instead displays "an error occurred when trying to access the database information". Note that the puzzling thing is that accessing the database tables, users, rules etc is perfectly fine, and there is no problem with the application using the database either, in terms of accessing it.

There are also no error logged under Applications in the Event Viewer.

If you must know, an MSDE as been installed into the same machine after the MSSQL 7.0 installation.

I have not been able to find any resources on fixing this, and would appreciate if anyone can help on this matter.

Thanks.

Hi all,

Some progress report, and updates on what I've tried so far...

I've been searching and comparing this faulty MMC with a working one, and everything (setting wise) seem to be in order. I've checked registry settings, and config.ini files in the MSSQL directory, they look the same. I've even tried replacing the MSSQLServer.msc file in hopes that it was corrupted. Nothing.

I've also tried registering said MSDE into the MMC. The result? The same problem. Database, user and otherwise full access without problems. Except for the summary page when I have the database highlighted and the "Access Error" is shown. There should be none, since I can still access the database tables, users, etc by simply navigating down the explorer tree.

I would like to know though, if anyone can point me to where I might be able to see the MMC log files? Does one exist? Can I activate logging somewhere? I've been unable to find it, and am quite surmised that there is no such thing, but the programmer in me feels that something is not quite right to that. There has to be some form of logging somewhere for to troubleshoot from.

Is there a known version incompatibility between SQL7.0 and MSDE? With certain MMC/OD version? Patch levels?

Would appreciate if anyone can provide new insights.

Thanks.

Missing sql80.col

Hi...
during an installation of SQL Server 2000 I got the message that the file sql80.col cannot be copied. Can someone please mail it to me or tell me where I can find it.
ThanksPerhaps this information from Microsoft will help...

If English Query is not installed with Microsoft SQL Server 2000, the Help system will access English Query Books Online, Eqdoc.chm, instead of SQL Server Books Online, SQL80.col. However, both documentation files contain essentially the same material about English Query and both provide context-sensitive (F1) Help for English Query. Regardless of the installation scenario, English Query Books Online is available from the English Query program group.|||Thanks for the reply, but that's not it. It's a simple matter of damaged CD media, so file cannot be copied. Since only one file is damaged, I don't want to send the disk back, that would take quite a while. I just need someone to send it to me. It should be in 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Books' folder. If you have it, please mail it to the following address:

luksa@.bigfoot.com

or just attach it in the forum message.

Thanks|||Hello,

Even i have the same problem. I couldnt find the file SQL80.col. If you have got that file please forward it to me.

I would really appreciate you if you could send me the file. Please send it
to ss53@.uakron.edu

thanks

sivaraj

Originally posted by AgentSmith
Thanks for the reply, but that's not it. It's a simple matter of damaged CD media, so file cannot be copied. Since only one file is damaged, I don't want to send the disk back, that would take quite a while. I just need someone to send it to me. It should be in 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Books' folder. If you have it, please mail it to the following address:

luksa@.bigfoot.com

or just attach it in the forum message.

Thanks|||BOL can be downloaded from MS.
This is from a standard installation (not SP3).

missing Enterprise Manager after installation of MSDE

My MSAccess application uses MSDE. For creating the setup, I use
InstallShield Developer 8, which installs the MSDE. Among the features for
MSDE, included in the redistributables is the Enterprise Manager.
But after executing the setup I cannot find the Enterprise Manager.
I think, I need the Enterprise Manager to connect to the Database to which
my Access application must be connected.
Or does there exist another method, to set up the connection?
Thank for help,
Rudolf
I didnt think MSDE came with Enterprise Manager at all. Including it in release files generated by InstallShield Developer presupposes that it comes with MSDE. Can someone confirm that it Enterprise Manager does come with MSDE (2000 Release A)?
Mark Ferguson
"Rudolf Hennemuth" wrote:

> My MSAccess application uses MSDE. For creating the setup, I use
> InstallShield Developer 8, which installs the MSDE. Among the features for
> MSDE, included in the redistributables is the Enterprise Manager.
> But after executing the setup I cannot find the Enterprise Manager.
> I think, I need the Enterprise Manager to connect to the Database to which
> my Access application must be connected.
> Or does there exist another method, to set up the connection?
> Thank for help,
> Rudolf
>
>
|||EM does *not* come with MSDE. You get a database without much interface.
jan
"Mark Ferguson" <MarkFerguson@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C71FA1B3-2E82-4DF2-9DCB-D9278C18AA63@.microsoft.com...
> I didnt think MSDE came with Enterprise Manager at all. Including it in
release files generated by InstallShield Developer presupposes that it comes
with MSDE. Can someone confirm that it Enterprise Manager does come with
MSDE (2000 Release A)?[vbcol=seagreen]
> --
> Mark Ferguson
>
> "Rudolf Hennemuth" wrote:
for[vbcol=seagreen]
which[vbcol=seagreen]
|||hi,
"Jan Doggen" <j.doggen@.BLOCKqsa.nl> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:u%23sJmh6UEHA.2408@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> EM does *not* come with MSDE. You get a database without much interface.
and in addition to Jan answer, including Enterprise Manager component and
related MMC snap-in dependencies in a personal deployment package violates
Microsoft EULA... at least the standard one
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.8.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.54.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
-- remove DMO to reply
|||Hello,
There is no Entreprise manager for MSDE (even if a SQL Manager from SQL2000
can work with MSDE). It is one of the differences between SQL Server and
MSDE (no graphical tool).
You can use SQL DMO to make a lot of things (create database, restore a
backup...)
Marc Allard
Allcomp
"Rudolf Hennemuth" <Rudolf.Hennemuth@.diese-gmbh.de> a crit dans le message
de news:ufwZBX4UEHA.2816@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> My MSAccess application uses MSDE. For creating the setup, I use
> InstallShield Developer 8, which installs the MSDE. Among the features for
> MSDE, included in the redistributables is the Enterprise Manager.
> But after executing the setup I cannot find the Enterprise Manager.
> I think, I need the Enterprise Manager to connect to the Database to which
> my Access application must be connected.
> Or does there exist another method, to set up the connection?
> Thank for help,
> Rudolf
>
|||There is another way...Microsoft freely distributes a SQl Server Web Data Administrator. See:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
Mark Ferguson
"Rudolf Hennemuth" wrote:

> My MSAccess application uses MSDE. For creating the setup, I use
> InstallShield Developer 8, which installs the MSDE. Among the features for
> MSDE, included in the redistributables is the Enterprise Manager.
> But after executing the setup I cannot find the Enterprise Manager.
> I think, I need the Enterprise Manager to connect to the Database to which
> my Access application must be connected.
> Or does there exist another method, to set up the connection?
> Thank for help,
> Rudolf
>
>
|||Thanks,
this was the best hint, which solve my problem.
Rudolf
"Mark Ferguson" <MarkFerguson@.discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im
Newsbeitrag news:20B68A31-4DA9-4281-AE16-40D8DCFFF9CE@.microsoft.com...
> There is another way...Microsoft freely distributes a SQl Server Web Data
Administrator. See:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en[vbcol=seagreen]
> --
> Mark Ferguson
>
> "Rudolf Hennemuth" wrote:
for[vbcol=seagreen]
which[vbcol=seagreen]

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

|||

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

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::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\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.

I see that I should have posted this in the SQL Express Setup and Upgrade forum. I've reposted there.