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SQL Server 2008 Enterprise and Standard installation failed

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mial - 27 Aug 2008 10:06 GMT
I downloaded from msdn subscriber downloads the iso images for SQL Server
2008 both enterprise and standard editions and made to dvd's by isobuster.

I was amazed, that when I try to install the products - either on a standard
or virtual PC - the setup.exe file does not exist on either DVD's on the root
directory or setup directory.
Trying to use setup100.exe gives an error. ( According to documentation, the
files is used to uninstall an instance of sql server).

Is anyone succeded in installing the english editions of sql server 2008
from the images provided  on msdn subscriber downloads site ?
Has anyone faced the same issue and solved it ?

Any help me which can explain or succeed in the installation process of the
products mentioned above will be appreciated.
Thank you.
Andy York - 27 Aug 2008 14:02 GMT
Hi Mial,

I'm having a similar problem, I downloaded English SQL Server 2008
Enterprise & Developer editions from MSDN. I've tried installing both 3 times!

When I run the setup all works ok, it performs all the system pre-requisitie
checks and then begins the install. There are no error messages until right
at the end. I've looked on the web for similar failures, but I can't find
any!

The errors state that the database engine has not been installed correctly
and unable to load DLL ReportingServicesWMI.dll.

Note:- My PC is XP SP3 and I unistalled both SQL 2005 and Visual Studio 2008
prior to running the 2008 install.

I'd be grateful for any help-if Ican't get it to work I'm going to have
re-install SQL 2005.

Thanks,

Andy
Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP] - 27 Aug 2008 16:13 GMT
setup.exe is platform-specific, so it is in the x86 or x64 or IA64 folder,
rather than in the root...

I agree this could be better.  An obvious setup.exe in the root which would
simply check the platform and then launch the correct setup.exe would be a
good start.  Even better would be one which lets you pick (in case you want
to install 32-bit tools on 64-bit, for example).

On 8/27/08 5:06 AM, in article
D4911F3C-5BEB-4288-A21E-E02AB60F8656@microsoft.com, "mial"

> I downloaded from msdn subscriber downloads the iso images for SQL Server
> 2008 both enterprise and standard editions and made to dvd's by isobuster.
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> products mentioned above will be appreciated.
> Thank you.
mial - 28 Aug 2008 12:52 GMT
Thank you Aaron.

Actually setup.exe is only in the root directory. ( It may check the
platform and enable the right installation process). There is no setup.exe
under x86 or x64 or IA64 folders.

I actually made the mistake of burning only the x86 directory on a DVD and
that caused perhaps the whole mess.

I burned the iso image and tried to attach it to two existing well
functioning VPC images.
But the installation failed again: It could not install .Net framework 3.5.
Have you experienced the same error during your installation processes ? If
yes, how did you solve it ?
Thanks again for your answer.  

> setup.exe is platform-specific, so it is in the x86 or x64 or IA64 folder,
> rather than in the root...
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> > products mentioned above will be appreciated.
> > Thank you.
Ekrem Önsoy - 28 Aug 2008 20:51 GMT
SQL Server 2008 Setup will try to download .Net Framework 3.5 from Internet
and it's about 55 or 60MB~. Do you have an internet connection on the
computer that you try to install this SQL Server 2008 Instance?

If it's not the problem, then how about elaborating?

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> Thank you Aaron.
>
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>> > products mentioned above will be appreciated.
>> > Thank you.
mial - 30 Aug 2008 12:49 GMT
I tried to intstall it on different virtual PC images with or without an
internet connection.

Besides, .net  framework 3.5 is present on the DVD (iso image) and the exe
installation file as well.

> SQL Server 2008 Setup will try to download .Net Framework 3.5 from Internet
> and it's about 55 or 60MB~. Do you have an internet connection on the
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> >> > products mentioned above will be appreciated.
> >> > Thank you.
 
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