Hello,
I have installed SQL Server 2008 Express on many machines, without issue.
Today I ran into a problem.
I was installing SQL Server 2008 Express edition on a Windows 7 (32 bit) machine.
The User ID was a member of Administrators. And, I right clicked on the installer and chose "Run as administrator".
The install went fairly well until I got an error "Configuration action failed for feature SQL_Engine_Core_Inst during timing ConfigNonRC and scenario ConfigNonRC."
This is a snippet from the error log:
2013-08-08 18:46:39 Slp: Sco: Attempting to replace property in string
2013-08-08 18:46:39 Slp: PerfCounter calling lodctr: 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS2008\MSSQL\Binn\perf-MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS2008sqlctr.ini'
2013-08-08 18:46:40 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130808_183435\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Microsoft SQL Server.reg_
2013-08-08 18:46:40 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130808_183435\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Windows_CurrentVersion_Uninstall.reg_
2013-08-08 18:46:40 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130808_183435\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_MSSQLServer.reg_
2013-08-08 18:46:45 Slp: Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Watson bucket for exception based failure has been created
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Configuration action failed for feature SQL_Engine_Core_Inst during timing ConfigNonRC and scenario ConfigNonRC.
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Configuration action failed for feature SQL_Engine_Core_Inst during timing ConfigNonRC and scenario ConfigNonRC.
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException: Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation. ---> System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.PerformanceCounter.LoadPerformanceCounter(String symbolInstallPath, String counterPrefixServiceName)
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.PerformanceCounter.RegisterPerformanceCounterCore(String libraryFileName, String openFunction, String collectionFunction, String closeFunction, String symbolInstallPath, String
counterPrefixServiceName)
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.PerformanceCounter.RegisterPerformanceCounter(String libraryFileName, String openFunction, String collectionFunction, String closeFunction, String symbolInstallPath, String
counterPrefixServiceName)
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.PerformanceCounter.RegisterPerformanceCounter(String libraryFileName, String openFunction, String collectionFunction, String closeFunction, String symbolInstallPath, String
counterPrefixServiceName)
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlEngine.PerfmonRegistration.RegisterCtrs(Boolean forceCopy)
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlEngine.SqlEngineSetupPrivate.CreatePerfmonCounters(EffectiveProperties properties, Boolean forceCopy)
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlEngine.SqlEngineSetupPrivate.Install_ConfigNonRC_Prepare(EffectiveProperties properties)
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlEngine.SqlEngineSetupPrivate.Install(ConfigActionTiming timing, Dictionary`2 actionData, PublicConfigurationBase spcb)
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.PrivateConfigurationBase.Execute(ConfigActionScenario scenario, ConfigActionTiming timing, Dictionary`2 actionData, PublicConfigurationBase spcbCurrent)
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SqlFeatureConfigBase.Execute(ConfigActionScenario scenario, ConfigActionTiming timing, Dictionary`2 actionData, PublicConfigurationBase spcbCurrent)
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SlpConfigAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId)
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SlpConfigAction.Execute(String actionId, TextWriter errorStream)
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Exception: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException.
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Source: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Message: Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation..
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Inner exception:
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Exception: System.UnauthorizedAccessException.
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Source: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Message: Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation..
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Completed Action: SqlEngineConfigAction_install_confignonrc_Cpu32, returned False
2013-08-08 18:46:47 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get instance feature flag UpgradeIncomplete for feature SQL_Engine_Core_Inst, instance MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS2008
Here is the Watson log:
Watson bucket data:
Bucket param 1: SQL2008@RTM@
Bucket param 2:
Bucket param 3: 0x6121810A
Bucket param 4: 0x0A2FBD17@1211@1
Bucket param 5: 0x08A3AE96
Bucket param 6: SqlEngineConfigAction_install_confignonrc_Cpu32
Bucket param 7:
Bucket param 8: 0x2C8DC91E
Bucket param 9: 0x2C8DC91E
Bucket param 10: 0x4713328B
I have uninstalled and reinstalled many times, and rebooted several times, but I cannot seem to get past this error.
Can anyone offer any advice?
Thanks
Cameron Conacher