Friday, March 23, 2012

MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition installation problem - Help!

During installation, I get a warning message that the hardware doesn't meet minimum requirement. But I'm running it on a laptop with 30 gigs of free space and running Windows XP home edition.

When I click on install anyway, I end up getting an error message that I need a "sqlncli.msi" file that can't be found.

Could it be because I have both 2.0 NET and 3.0 NET installed?

Thanks in advance for your help.

System Configuration Check

- WMI Service Requirement (Success)

Messages

WMI Service Requirement

Check Passed

- MSXML Requirement (Success)

Messages

MSXML Requirement

Check Passed

- Operating System Minimum Level Requirement (Success)

Messages

Operating System Minimum Level Requirement

Check Passed

- Operating System Service Pack Level Requirement. (Success)

Messages

Operating System Service Pack Level Requirement.

Check Passed

- SQL Server Edition Operating System Compatibility (Success)

Messages

SQL Server Edition Operating System Compatibility

Check Passed

- Minimum Hardware Requirement (Warning)

Messages

Minimum Hardware Requirement

The current system does not meet the recommended hardware requirements for this SQL Server release. For detailed hardware and software requirements, see the readme file or SQL Server Books Online.

- Pending Reboot Requirement (Success)

Messages

Pending Reboot Requirement

Check Passed

- Default Installation Path Permission Requirement (Success)

Messages

Default Installation Path Permission Requirement

Check Passed

- Internet Explorer Requirement (Success)

Messages

Internet Explorer Requirement

Check Passed

- COM Plus Catalog Requirement (Success)

Messages

COM Plus Catalog Requirement

Check Passed

- ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement (Success)

Messages

ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement

Check Passed

- Minimum MDAC Version Requirement (Success)

Messages

Minimum MDAC Version Requirement

Check Passed

- Edition Change Check (Success)

Messages

Edition Change Check

Check Passed

What Edition of SQL Server 2005 are you attempting to install?

As you can see from the chart at this reference, only Developers' Edition and SQL Server Express will install on XP Home -and only if XP Home is Service Pack 2 (SP2).

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Thanks for your reply.

Express, and my laptop already has SP2.

Anything else I should check for?

If not, where exactly do I find "sqlncli.msi" and how do I run that? Would that solve the issue?

Thanks again.

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hi,

ExpressionWeb wrote:

Thanks for your reply.

Express, and my laptop already has SP2.

already checked http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506.aspx ?

Anything else I should check for?

If not, where exactly do I find "sqlncli.msi" and how do I run that? Would that solve the issue?

Thanks again.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=50b97994-8453-4998-8226-fa42ec403d17&DisplayLang=en

regards

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I tried to download the sqlncli.msi file (second link), but got an error message saying that it can't be read?!?

Not really sure what to look for in the first link. In your opinion, what tends to be the usual culprit? I have a Toshiba Tecra from late 2005 and I'm running IE7.

Thanks. I've been up all night on this and am fried. I'll catch some shut eye and be back. Any additional insights/best guesses/advices would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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