Installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer Edition fails

Question

I'm having a problem installing MS SQL Server 2008 Developer edition on a Vista Ultimate 64 Bit machine. No matter what I try:

• I uninstalled the previous installation;
• I deleted all folders that where installed and had to do with SQL Server 2008;
• I cleared my registry using ccleaner;
• I tried 'fixit' utility from Microsoft uninstalling left overs;

It just keeps failing at installing setup support files with this error message:

SQL Server Setup failure

SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error: 
Unknown property.

*[OK]*

I'm totally out of ideas. Any one has a suggestion for me to look at?

Answer 1

Can you please check the installation log could give you a root cause here is details for log file  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143702.aspx

---

http://uk.linkedin.com/in/ramjaddu

Answer 2

I did, i cant make anything out of it. Just that 'unknown property' which i get in a message box at installation. Well, here it is anyway:

 

Overall summary:
  Final result:                  Failed: see details below
  Exit code (Decimal):           -74274373
  Exit facility code:            914
  Exit error code:               43451
  Exit message:                  Unknown property. 
  Start time:                    2012-02-04 13:46:41
  End time:                      2012-02-04 13:47:15
  Requested action:              ComponentUpdate
  Log with failure:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120204_134604\Detail_ComponentUpdate.txt
  Exception help link:           http%3a%2f%2fgo.microsoft.com%2ffwlink%3fLinkId%3d20476%26ProdName%3dMicrosoft%2bSQL%2bServer%26EvtSrc%3dsetup.rll%26EvtID%3d50000%26ProdVer%3d10.50.1600.1%26EvtType%3d0x08BBFEB6%400xDC80C325

Machine Properties:
  Machine name:                  User-PC
  Machine processor count:       4
  OS version:                    Windows Vista
  OS service pack:               Service Pack 2
  OS region:                     United States
  OS language:                   English (United States)
  OS architecture:               x64
  Process architecture:          64 Bit
  OS clustered:                  No

Package properties:
  Description:                   SQL Server Database Services 2008 R2
  ProductName:                   SQL Server 2008 R2
  Type:                          RTM
  Version:                       10
  SPLevel:                       0
  Installation location:         U:\x64\setup\
  Installation edition:          DEVELOPER

User Input Settings:
  ACTION:                        ComponentUpdate
  CONFIGURATIONFILE:            
  ENU:                           True
  FARMACCOUNT:                   <empty>
  FARMADMINPORT:                 0
  FARMPASSWORD:                  *****
  HELP:                          False
  IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS:  False
  INDICATEPROGRESS:              False
  PASSPHRASE:                    *****
  PID:                           *****
  QUIET:                         False
  QUIETSIMPLE:                   False
  UIMODE:                        Normal
  X86:                           False

  Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120204_134604\ConfigurationFile.ini

Detailed results:

Rules with failures:

Global rules:

There are no scenario-specific rules.

Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120204_134604\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm

Exception summary:
The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
Inner exceptions are being indented

Exception type: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception
    Message:
        Unknown property.
       
    Data:
      DisableWatson = true
    Stack:
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.MsiNativeMethodHelpers.GetInstalledSummaryInformationStringProperty(ServiceContainer context, String productCode, SummaryInformationStreamPropertySet propertyId)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.MsiInstallEngineActionBehavior.ModifyAction(String installedProductCode, String installedProductVersion, String pathOfPackageOnMedia, InstallAction pkgAction)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.MSIInstallerEngine.InstallPackage(PackageId pkg, InstallAction pkgAction)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.MsiExtension.PackageInstallAction.Execute(String actionId, TextWriter errorStream)
        at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.ExecuteActionHelper(TextWriter statusStream, ISequencedAction actionToRun)

Answer 3

Hi Yustme,

You could use slipstream to install SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition with Service Pack 1.
Please refer How to slipstream SQL Server 2008 R2 and a SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1.

If it is not work, please post the error messages in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120204_134604\Detail_ComponentUpdate.txt.

Thanks,
Maggie

 

---

Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Answer 4

Hi,

I did a slipstream eveything about that went perfect. after that I runned the setup.exe, which errored me again with the 'unknown property' message.

The log was too big for this forum, just doesn't wanna get past the loading screen. So i pastebin-ed it at:

http://pastebin.com/DTZQuQ8T

 

Answer 5

1364.2012-02-06 19:17:12 Slp: Error: Action "PreMsiTimingConfigAction" failed during execution.

1393.2012-02-06 19:17:13 Slp: Error: Action "Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.MsiExtension.PackageInstallAction" threw an exception during execution.

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionEngine.RunActionQueue()Error: Action "Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.TimingConfigAction" threw an exception during execution.

1426.2012-02-06 19:17:13 Slp: Error: Action "Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.BootstrapExtension.ExecuteWorkflowAction" threw an exception during execution.

1498.2012-02-06 19:17:26 Slp: Sco: Unable to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120206_191554\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Microsoft SQL Server.reg_, Win32 error 2

1517.
2012-02-06 19:17:28 Slp: Error result: -74274373

 1518.
2012-02-06 19:17:28 Slp: Result facility code: 914

 1519.
2012-02-06 19:17:28 Slp: Result error code: 43451

Hi Yustme,

Above message is the error messages in the log.
Please refer to this similiar thread: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqldensetup/thread/79bf46e4-fa04-48fa-a6a2-52980bd3c50a.

Thanks,
Maggie

---

Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.