Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Management Studio Express - can't install, unhandled exception occured

Question

I installed SQL server 2008 SP3 Express Edition without any problem, but now I am trying to download SQL server 2008 management studio express and it keeps telling my unhandled exception occured in your application. I tried ignoring the error and it won't function properly so I uninstalled it and now tried to reinstall and still get the same error.

Help!

Answer 1

Would yous please share the exact error message you are getting ? Also screen shot may help.

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Answer 2

I read another reply on here where people were having the same problem, and the resolution everyone was praising was to delete the user\config. which I did, now I am having problems with both the SQL express and the SQL r2 Management studio, it's saying "configuration system failed to initialize" Here is the exact issue below...it's looking for the file I deleted now.

See the end of this message for details on invoking

just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************

System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Configuration system failed to initialize ---> System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Root element is missing. (C:\Users\Tofaism\AppData\Local\Microsoft_Corporation\LandingPage.exe_StrongName_ryspccglaxmt4nhllj5z3thycltsvyyx\10.0.0.0\user.config) ---> System.Xml.XmlException: Root element is missing.

   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ThrowWithoutLineInfo(String res)

   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()

   at System.Configuration.XmlUtil..ctor(Stream stream, String name, Boolean readToFirstElement, ConfigurationSchemaErrors schemaErrors)

   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.InitConfigFromFile()

   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

   at System.Configuration.ConfigurationSchemaErrors.ThrowIfErrors(Boolean ignoreLocal)

   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfParseErrors(ConfigurationSchemaErrors schemaErrors)

   at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.OnConfigRemoved(Object sender, InternalConfigEventArgs e)

   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

   at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.OnConfigRemoved(Object sender, InternalConfigEventArgs e)

   at System.Configuration.Internal.InternalConfigRoot.RemoveConfigImpl(String configPath, BaseConfigurationRecord configRecord)

   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSectionRecursive(String configKey, Boolean getLkg, Boolean checkPermission, Boolean getRuntimeObject, Boolean requestIsHere, Object& result, Object& resultRuntimeObject)

   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSection(String configKey)

   at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection(String sectionName)

   at System.Configuration.ClientSettingsStore.ReadSettings(String sectionName, Boolean isUserScoped)

   at System.Configuration.LocalFileSettingsProvider.GetPropertyValues(SettingsContext context, SettingsPropertyCollection properties)

   at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.GetPropertiesFromProvider(SettingsProvider provider)

   at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.GetPropertyValueByName(String propertyName)

   at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.get_Item(String propertyName)

   at System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.GetPropertyValue(String propertyName)

   at System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.get_Item(String propertyName)

   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.LandingPage.LandingPageForm.OnLoad(EventArgs e)

   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)

   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()

   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)

   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)

   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)

   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)

   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

************** Loaded Assemblies **************

mscorlib

    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0

    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.269 (RTMGDR.030319-2600)

    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll

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LandingPage

    Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0

    Win32 Version: 10.0.5500.0 ((Katmai_PCU_Main).110922-0336 )

    CodeBase: file:///c:/2142103e1e998a206ce5/x64/LandingPage.exe

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System.Windows.Forms

    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0

    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.278 built by: RTMGDR

    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll

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System.Drawing

    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0

    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.282 built by: RTMGDR

    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll

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System

    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0

    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.269 built by: RTMGDR

    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll

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Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco

    Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0

    Win32 Version: 10.0.5500.0 ((Katmai_PCU_Main).110922-0336 )

    CodeBase: file:///c:/2142103e1e998a206ce5/x64/Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.DLL

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Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure

    Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0

    Win32 Version: 10.0.5500.0 ((Katmai_PCU_Main).110922-0336 )

    CodeBase: file:///c:/2142103e1e998a206ce5/x64/Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DLL

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System.Xml

    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0

    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.233 built by: RTMGDR

    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll

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Accessibility

    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0

    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.1 built by: RTMRel

    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll

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Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Controls

    Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0

    Win32 Version: 10.0.5500.0 ((Katmai_PCU_Main).110922-0336 )

    CodeBase: file:///c:/2142103e1e998a206ce5/x64/Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Controls.DLL

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System.Configuration

    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0

    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100)

    CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll

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************** JIT Debugging **************

To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this

application or computer (machine.config) must have the

jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.

The application must also be compiled with debugging

enabled.

For example:

<configuration>

    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />

</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception

will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer

rather than be handled by this dialog box.

Answer 3

Hi confusedcourt,

You could delete the preexisting user.config file listed in the error and rerun setup.

If it is not work, it may be caused by .NET Framework. You could reinstall .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 to see if it would be OK.

Refer to: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vsnetsetup/archive/2009/10/29/sql-server-2008-setup-fails-with-a-microsoft-net-framework-exception.aspx.

Thanks,
Maggie

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