Comments on: Failing SQL Server 2005 SP3 install http://www.formortals.com/failing-sql-server-2005-sp3-install/ Because technology isn't just for geeks Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:02:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Ken http://www.formortals.com/failing-sql-server-2005-sp3-install/comment-page-1/#comment-1433 Ken Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:17:24 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=171#comment-1433 I also ran into a SP3 problem, it overlaid the entire data directory and wiped out 25 of our system test DB's after the installer crashed... I spent a good chunk of Saturday restoring db's. Other servers upgraded just fine though. I also ran into a SP3 problem, it overlaid the entire data directory and wiped out 25 of our system test DB’s after the installer crashed… I spent a good chunk of Saturday restoring db’s. Other servers upgraded just fine though.

]]> By: jmjames http://www.formortals.com/failing-sql-server-2005-sp3-install/comment-page-1/#comment-1431 jmjames Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:02:54 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=171#comment-1431 Eww! I ran into another problem on a number of Vista machines, it turns out that my WMI repository had become corrupt. I had to fix it by doing the following:<br><br>1. Stop the WMI Management service<br>2. Delete/Rename C:WindowsSystem32WbemRepository<br>3. Start WMI Management service<br>4. Run "winmgmt /salvagerepository" as with administrator priviledges.<br><br>J.Ja Eww! I ran into another problem on a number of Vista machines, it turns out that my WMI repository had become corrupt. I had to fix it by doing the following:

1. Stop the WMI Management service
2. Delete/Rename C:WindowsSystem32WbemRepository
3. Start WMI Management service
4. Run "winmgmt /salvagerepository" as with administrator priviledges.

J.Ja

]]> By: nuCrash http://www.formortals.com/failing-sql-server-2005-sp3-install/comment-page-1/#comment-1429 nuCrash Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:24:53 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=171#comment-1429 I ran into an interesting issue when installing while installing SP2. The installation media path became corrupted and so I couldn't install or uninstall the server. I had to use the Microsoft Installation cleaning tool to fix the matter. I ran into an interesting issue when installing while installing SP2. The installation media path became corrupted and so I couldn’t install or uninstall the server. I had to use the Microsoft Installation cleaning tool to fix the matter.

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