Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Service Pack 3 (KB955706)

Question

I have gotten notice that he update for Microsof SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Service Pack 3 is ready for download. I keep trying to download and install it for about two weeks, but it continues to fail to install. I went to the knowledge base which told me to download SQ2EXPR.exe and then to download the update. Some of the [e-mail] would not download, and the update still would not install. Meanwhile the little yellow shield keeps popping up in the lower left hand corner. What shall I do?

Answer 1

Hi Brubek,

 

Have you installed SQL Server 2005?

If you haven’t installed SQL Server 2005, please download SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3 from the following link and install it:

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services Service Pack 3:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b448b0d0-ee79-48f6-b50a-7c4f028c2e3d&DisplayLang=en

SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Service Pack 3:

http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3181842A-4090-4431-ACDD-9A1C832E65A6&displaylang=en

 

If you installed SQL Server 2005, could you please execute “SELECT @@VERSION” and provide us the result? Meanwhile for further investigation, could you please provide us the error messages logged into the setup log files which are located in the %Program files%\Microsoft SQL server\90\Setup bootstrap\Log\ folder by sending mail to _sqltnsp_at_microsoft_dot_com_(please replace dot with dot sign) with the following format:

#Sample

Subject: MSDN/TechNet forum question: <Thread Title>

Attachments: <files>

Hi Tom,

ThreadURL:<URL>

<Additional information>

#End

For more information about “How to: View SQL Server 2005 Setup Log Files”, you could refer to this link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143702%28SQL.90%29.aspx

 

If anything is unclear, please let me know.