Error during installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Question

Hello All,
During installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 I have got the below error message
"There was an unexpected failure during the setup wizard"
From this link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916760 i came to know that this error occurs just because I used SQL Server 2005 installations from a folder on a network share.
After that i unstall everything & copy the installations in a local drive. But again when we restart the activity we got the same error message & the installation completed.
Any hint why this happens..
Thank You.
Kind Regards,
Jituda

Answer 1

Hello Jituda,
I think we need to focus on the error in the setup log first.
Error: Action "InvokeSqlSetupDllAction" threw an exception during execution. Error information reported during run:
Source File Name: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp
you might be able to see more detailed error information in the log.
You may check if the following links help:
http://www.sqlserverfaq.net/2008/12/17/sql-server-2005-setup-failing-to-install-on-cluster-with-unexpected-failure-while-performing-the-scc-checks/
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/f998b073-4378-4d02-95ac-c9afb31c7a60
In addition, to clarify, the SQL4SAP.VBS script does not support Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS). If you want to run the
script in an MSCS configuration, you get an error message. In MSCS configuration need to install the SQL Server database software manually instead of using the script. Please see the corresponding SAP product installation guide under http://service.sap.com/instguides
Kind regards,
Qingqing Wang