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bbxrider
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Posted - 2011-02-20 : 20:55:28
this is win7 home prem, and yes I am running as admin
I've spent the better part of the weekend trying to install server 2008 dev edition, see previous post about bad install.
I uninstalled all the various sql programs, and deleted the sql directory in program files to try for a fresh start.
now the install won't even run. there is a splash file that starts but justs stops with a message it can't complete. if I run setup.exe, (which ran a few times previous but ended up with bad installs) now that won't even run because evidently now it can't/won't copy a setup program setup100.exe to bootstrap directory that is created as part of the startup process. below is the error file for this new situation

02/20/2011 17:41:42 Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
02/20/2011 17:41:42 Slp: Inner exceptions are being indented
02/20/2011 17:41:42 Slp:
02/20/2011 17:41:42 Slp: Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.ChainerInvalidOperationException
02/20/2011 17:41:42 Slp: Message:
02/20/2011 17:41:42 Slp: Unable to run the installed bootstrap program as the provided path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\setup100.exe' does not exist.

MY NOTE, THE ABOVE DIRECTORY EXISTS BUT THE SETUP100.EXE IS NOT THERE HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN THERE BEFORE!!!!!!!

02/20/2011 17:41:43 Slp: Stack:
02/20/2011 17:41:43 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.BootstrapExtension.LaunchBootstrapAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId)
02/20/2011 17:41:43 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.Action.Execute(String actionId, TextWriter errorStream)
02/20/2011 17:41:43 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.InvokeAction(WorkflowObject metabase, TextWriter statusStream)
02/20/2011 17:41:43 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.PendingActions.InvokeActions(WorkflowObject metaDb, TextWriter loggingStream)

   

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