SQL Server 2008 Enterprise and Standard installation failed

I downloaded from msdn subscriber downloads the iso images for SQL Server
2008 both enterprise and standard editions and made to dvd's by isobuster.

I was amazed, that when I try to install the products - either on a standard
or virtual PC - the setup.exe file does not exist on either DVD's on the root
directory or setup directory.
Trying to use setup100.exe gives an error. ( According to documentation, the
files is used to uninstall an instance of sql server).

Is anyone succeded in installing the english editions of sql server 2008
from the images provided on msdn subscriber downloads site ?
Has anyone faced the same issue and solved it ?

Any help me which can explain or succeed in the installation process of the
products mentioned above will be appreciated.
Thank you.

Hi Mial,

I'm having a similar problem, I downloaded English SQL Server 2008
Enterprise & Developer editions from MSDN. I've tried installing both 3 times!

When I run the setup all works ok, it performs all the system pre-requisitie
checks and then begins the install. There are no error messages until right
at the end. I've looked on the web for similar failures, but I can't find
any!

The errors state that the database engine has not been installed correctly
and unable to load DLL ReportingServicesWMI.dll.

Note:- My PC is XP SP3 and I unistalled both SQL 2005 and Visual Studio 2008
prior to running the 2008 install.

I'd be grateful for any help-if Ican't get it to work I'm going to have
re-install SQL 2005.

Thanks,

Andy

setup.exe is platform-specific, so it is in the x86 or x64 or IA64 folder,
rather than in the root...

I agree this could be better. An obvious setup.exe in the root which would
simply check the platform and then launch the correct setup.exe would be a
good start. Even better would be one which lets you pick (in case you want
to install 32-bit tools on 64-bit, for example).




On 8/27/08 5:06 AM, in article
D4911F3C-5BEB-4288-A21E-E02AB60F8656-at-microsoft.com, "mial"
wrote:

> I downloaded from msdn subscriber downloads the iso images for SQL Server
> 2008 both enterprise and standard editions and made to dvd's by isobuster.
>
> I was amazed, that when I try to install the products - either on a standard
> or virtual PC - the setup.exe file does not exist on either DVD's on the root
> directory or setup directory.
> Trying to use setup100.exe gives an error. ( According to documentation, the
> files is used to uninstall an instance of sql server).
>
> Is anyone succeded in installing the english editions of sql server 2008
> from the images provided on msdn subscriber downloads site ?
> Has anyone faced the same issue and solved it ?
>
> Any help me which can explain or succeed in the installation process of the
> products mentioned above will be appreciated.
> Thank you.
>

Thank you Aaron.

Actually setup.exe is only in the root directory. ( It may check the
platform and enable the right installation process). There is no setup.exe
under x86 or x64 or IA64 folders.

I actually made the mistake of burning only the x86 directory on a DVD and
that caused perhaps the whole mess.

I burned the iso image and tried to attach it to two existing well
functioning VPC images.
But the installation failed again: It could not install .Net framework 3.5.
Have you experienced the same error during your installation processes ? If
yes, how did you solve it ?
Thanks again for your answer.

"Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:

> setup.exe is platform-specific, so it is in the x86 or x64 or IA64 folder,
> rather than in the root...
>
> I agree this could be better. An obvious setup.exe in the root which would
> simply check the platform and then launch the correct setup.exe would be a
> good start. Even better would be one which lets you pick (in case you want
> to install 32-bit tools on 64-bit, for example).
>
>
>
>
> On 8/27/08 5:06 AM, in article
> D4911F3C-5BEB-4288-A21E-E02AB60F8656-at-microsoft.com, "mial"
> wrote:
>
> > I downloaded from msdn subscriber downloads the iso images for SQL Server
> > 2008 both enterprise and standard editions and made to dvd's by isobuster.
> >
> > I was amazed, that when I try to install the products - either on a standard
> > or virtual PC - the setup.exe file does not exist on either DVD's on the root
> > directory or setup directory.
> > Trying to use setup100.exe gives an error. ( According to documentation, the
> > files is used to uninstall an instance of sql server).
> >
> > Is anyone succeded in installing the english editions of sql server 2008
> > from the images provided on msdn subscriber downloads site ?
> > Has anyone faced the same issue and solved it ?
> >
> > Any help me which can explain or succeed in the installation process of the
> > products mentioned above will be appreciated.
> > Thank you.
> >
>
>

SQL Server 2008 Setup will try to download .Net Framework 3.5 from Internet
and it's about 55 or 60MB~. Do you have an internet connection on the
computer that you try to install this SQL Server 2008 Instance?

If it's not the problem, then how about elaborating?

--
Ekrem Önsoy



"mial" wrote in message
news:51974F88-159C-47D3-8902-F193A6AC9FFC-at-microsoft.com...
> Thank you Aaron.
>
> Actually setup.exe is only in the root directory. ( It may check the
> platform and enable the right installation process). There is no setup.exe
> under x86 or x64 or IA64 folders.
>
> I actually made the mistake of burning only the x86 directory on a DVD and
> that caused perhaps the whole mess.
>
> I burned the iso image and tried to attach it to two existing well
> functioning VPC images.
> But the installation failed again: It could not install .Net framework
> 3.5.
> Have you experienced the same error during your installation processes ?
> If
> yes, how did you solve it ?
> Thanks again for your answer.
>
> "Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:
>
>> setup.exe is platform-specific, so it is in the x86 or x64 or IA64
>> folder,
>> rather than in the root...
>>
>> I agree this could be better. An obvious setup.exe in the root which
>> would
>> simply check the platform and then launch the correct setup.exe would be
>> a
>> good start. Even better would be one which lets you pick (in case you
>> want
>> to install 32-bit tools on 64-bit, for example).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/27/08 5:06 AM, in article
>> D4911F3C-5BEB-4288-A21E-E02AB60F8656-at-microsoft.com, "mial"
>> wrote:
>>
>> > I downloaded from msdn subscriber downloads the iso images for SQL
>> > Server
>> > 2008 both enterprise and standard editions and made to dvd's by
>> > isobuster.
>> >
>> > I was amazed, that when I try to install the products - either on a
>> > standard
>> > or virtual PC - the setup.exe file does not exist on either DVD's on
>> > the root
>> > directory or setup directory.
>> > Trying to use setup100.exe gives an error. ( According to
>> > documentation, the
>> > files is used to uninstall an instance of sql server).
>> >
>> > Is anyone succeded in installing the english editions of sql server
>> > 2008
>> > from the images provided on msdn subscriber downloads site ?
>> > Has anyone faced the same issue and solved it ?
>> >
>> > Any help me which can explain or succeed in the installation process of
>> > the
>> > products mentioned above will be appreciated.
>> > Thank you.
>> >
>>
>>

I tried to intstall it on different virtual PC images with or without an
internet connection.

Besides, .net framework 3.5 is present on the DVD (iso image) and the exe
installation file as well.


"Ekrem Önsoy" wrote:

> SQL Server 2008 Setup will try to download .Net Framework 3.5 from Internet
> and it's about 55 or 60MB~. Do you have an internet connection on the
> computer that you try to install this SQL Server 2008 Instance?
>
> If it's not the problem, then how about elaborating?
>
> --
> Ekrem Önsoy
>
>
>
> "mial" wrote in message
> news:51974F88-159C-47D3-8902-F193A6AC9FFC-at-microsoft.com...
> > Thank you Aaron.
> >
> > Actually setup.exe is only in the root directory. ( It may check the
> > platform and enable the right installation process). There is no setup.exe
> > under x86 or x64 or IA64 folders.
> >
> > I actually made the mistake of burning only the x86 directory on a DVD and
> > that caused perhaps the whole mess.
> >
> > I burned the iso image and tried to attach it to two existing well
> > functioning VPC images.
> > But the installation failed again: It could not install .Net framework
> > 3.5.
> > Have you experienced the same error during your installation processes ?
> > If
> > yes, how did you solve it ?
> > Thanks again for your answer.
> >
> > "Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> setup.exe is platform-specific, so it is in the x86 or x64 or IA64
> >> folder,
> >> rather than in the root...
> >>
> >> I agree this could be better. An obvious setup.exe in the root which
> >> would
> >> simply check the platform and then launch the correct setup.exe would be
> >> a
> >> good start. Even better would be one which lets you pick (in case you
> >> want
> >> to install 32-bit tools on 64-bit, for example).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8/27/08 5:06 AM, in article
> >> D4911F3C-5BEB-4288-A21E-E02AB60F8656-at-microsoft.com, "mial"
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I downloaded from msdn subscriber downloads the iso images for SQL
> >> > Server
> >> > 2008 both enterprise and standard editions and made to dvd's by
> >> > isobuster.
> >> >
> >> > I was amazed, that when I try to install the products - either on a
> >> > standard
> >> > or virtual PC - the setup.exe file does not exist on either DVD's on
> >> > the root
> >> > directory or setup directory.
> >> > Trying to use setup100.exe gives an error. ( According to
> >> > documentation, the
> >> > files is used to uninstall an instance of sql server).
> >> >
> >> > Is anyone succeded in installing the english editions of sql server
> >> > 2008
> >> > from the images provided on msdn subscriber downloads site ?
> >> > Has anyone faced the same issue and solved it ?
> >> >
> >> > Any help me which can explain or succeed in the installation process of
> >> > the
> >> > products mentioned above will be appreciated.
> >> > Thank you.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
>