Have been seeing this error for several months trying to duplicate and troubleshoot. SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Express being installed on Windows 7 (x86 or x64) Professional, various processors, various execution environments (VM and non-VM). Yesterday duplicated on x86 Win7 Pro VM clean install (installed Win7 Pro, loaded all updates except .NET 4.5, and installed my application). App installer copies .NET 4, Visual Studio 2010 C++ run-time, and then SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2. Below is portion of detail.txt from setup failure log:
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Running Action: SqlEngineDBStartConfigAction_install_configrc_Cpu32
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Action Data:
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Feature = SQL_Engine_Core_Inst_sql_engine_core_inst_Cpu32
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Scenario = install
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Timing = ConfigRC
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: ConfigObjectType = Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlEngine.SqlEngineDBStartConfig
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: FeatureName = SQL_Engine_Core_Inst
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: FeatureCpuType = Cpu32
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: FeaturePackageId = sql_engine_core_inst
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: SlipstreamInstall = 1
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --SqlEngineDBStartConfig: Install: SqlEngineDBStartConfig Configuration
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: : Action Scenario: Install, Feature Scenario: Install, Resolved Scenario Install
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get network service account name
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get NT account from sid S-1-5-20
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get account from sid S-1-5-20
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get network service account name
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get NT account from sid S-1-5-20
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get account from sid S-1-5-20
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get account sid for user account NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get sid for user account NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: GetSidForAccount normalized accountName NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE parameter to NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: container.ActiveNode =
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: container.IsActiveNodeUpgraded = False
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: container.Version =
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: container.IsDefaultInstance = False
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: container.InstanceId = MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: container.ReferenceInstanceId = MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: container.InstanceName = SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: container.SqlServerServiceName = MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --ProductProperties: Retrieving product properties from local node.
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to create base registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, machine
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\Setup
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get registry value ProductCode
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to create base registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, machine
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\Setup
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get registry value Language
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --GroupProperties: Loading group properties from local machine.
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to create base registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, machine
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\Setup
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get registry value SQLGroup
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get account from sid S-1-5-21-3076291671-3154185214-3698330068-1005
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to create base registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, machine
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\Setup
2014-07-12 18:22:17 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get registry value SQLPath
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --EffectiveProperties: Dumping Effective Properties for new instance.
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --EffectiveProperties: InstanceId = MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --EffectiveProperties: InstanceName = SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --EffectiveProperties: IsDefaultInstance = False
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --EffectiveProperties: SqlServerServiceName = MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --EffectiveProperties: IsExpressSku = True
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --EffectiveProperties: IsWorkgroupSku = False
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --InstallProperties: Dumping Install Properties
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --InstallProperties: EnableRanu = True
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --InstallProperties: SecurityMode =
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --InstallProperties: LoginMode = 1
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --InstallProperties: SqlCollation = SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --InstallProperties: SqlAdminAcounts =
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --InstallProperties: SqlServiceStartupType = Automatic
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --InstallProperties: SqlAccount = NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --InstallProperties: SqlDomainGroup =
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --InstallProperties: AddCurrentUserAsSQLAdmin = True
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: Dumping Registry Properties
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: SqlServiceRelativeRegPath = System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: CompleteInstanceRegPathByName = SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: CompleteInstanceRegPathById = SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: ReferenceInstanceRegPathById = SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: MSSQLServerInstanceRegPath = SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQLServer
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: ReferenceMSSQLServerInstanceRegPath = SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQLServer
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: SetupInstanceRegPath = SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\Setup
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --RegistryProperties: ReferenceSetupInstanceRegPath = SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\Setup
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --ProductProperties: Dumping Product Properties
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --ProductProperties: ProductCode = b5153233-9aee-4cd4-9d2c-4faac870dbe2
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --ProductProperties: LCID = 1033
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --GroupProperties: Dumping Group Properties
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --GroupProperties: SqlEngineGroupSid = S-1-5-21-3076291671-3154185214-3698330068-1005
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --GroupProperties: SqlEngineGroupNameFromSid = WIN-EAD5VG4PBDE\SQLServerMSSQLUser$WIN-EAD5VG4PBDE$SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --GroupProperties: SqlEngineGroupNameFromSidNoDomain = SQLServerMSSQLUser$WIN-EAD5VG4PBDE$SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: Dumping Directory Propreties
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: DataRootDirectory = c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: SystemDataDirectory = c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: InstallSqlInstanceDir = c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: DefaultDataDirectory = c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: DefaultLogDirectory = c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: BackupDirectory = c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Backup
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: TempDbDirectory = c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: TempDbLogDirectory = c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: ErrorLogDirectory = c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: TemplateDataDirectory = c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Template Data
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: SqlInstanceBinnDir = c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Binn
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: SqlInstanceTemplatesDir = c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Binn\Templates
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: MasterDbPath =
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --PublicBasedDirectoryProperties: MasterLogPath =
2014-07-12 18:22:17 SQLEngine: --SqlEngineDBStartConfig: ConfigRC : SqlEngineDBStartConfig Configuration
2014-07-12 18:22:18 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set directory full path
2014-07-12 18:22:18 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA
2014-07-12 18:22:18 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set directory full path
2014-07-12 18:22:18 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA
2014-07-12 18:22:18 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set directory full path
2014-07-12 18:22:18 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA
2014-07-12 18:22:18 SQLEngine: --SqlServerStartup: SQLEngine: Slipstream case: Enable traceflag -T902
2014-07-12 18:22:18 SQLEngine: : Checking Engine checkpoint 'StartEngineService'
2014-07-12 18:22:18 SQLEngine: --SqlServerServiceSCM: Starting SQL via SCM (-mSqlSetup -f -Q -qSQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS -T4022 -T4010 -T3659 -T3610 -T902 -dc:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Template Data\master.mdf -lc:\Program
Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Template Data\mastlog.ldf)...
2014-07-12 18:22:18 Slp: Sco: Attempting to start service MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:20 Slp: Sco: Service MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS started
2014-07-12 18:22:20 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get service process id for service MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
2014-07-12 18:22:20 Slp: Invoking QueryServiceStatusEx Win32 API
2014-07-12 18:22:20 Slp: Sco: Returning service process id 3480
2014-07-12 18:22:20 SQLEngine: : Checking Engine checkpoint 'GetSqlServerProcessHandle'
2014-07-12 18:22:22 SQLEngine: --SqlServerServiceSCM: Waiting for nt event 'Global\sqlserverRecComplete$SQLEXPRESS' to be created
2014-07-12 18:22:24 SQLEngine: --SqlServerServiceSCM: Waiting for nt event 'Global\sqlserverRecComplete$SQLEXPRESS' or sql process handle to be signaled
2014-07-12 18:22:24 SQLEngine: : Checking Engine checkpoint 'WaitSqlServerStartEvents'
2014-07-12 18:22:59 Slp: Sco: Attempting to initialize script
2014-07-12 18:23:01 Slp: Sco: Attempting to initialize default connection string
2014-07-12 18:23:03 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set script connection protocol to NotSpecified
2014-07-12 18:23:03 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set script connection protocol to NamedPipes
2014-07-12 18:23:03 SQLEngine: --SqlDatabaseServiceConfig: Connection String: Data Source=\\.\pipe\SQLLocal\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=master;Integrated Security=True;Pooling=False;Network Library=dbnmpntw;Application Name=SqlSetup
2014-07-12 18:23:03 SQLEngine: : Checking Engine checkpoint 'ServiceConfigConnect'
2014-07-12 18:23:03 SQLEngine: --SqlDatabaseServiceConfig: Connecting to SQL....
2014-07-12 18:23:03 Slp: Sco: Attempting to connect script
2014-07-12 18:23:04 Slp: Connection string: Data Source=\\.\pipe\SQLLocal\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=master;Integrated Security=True;Pooling=False;Network Library=dbnmpntw;Application Name=SqlSetup
2014-07-12 18:24:16 Slp: Sco: Connection error code from SqlException is : -2
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Watson Bucket 1
Original Parameter Values
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 0 : SQL Server 2008 R2@RTM@
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 2 : System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 3 : Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException@1211@1
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 4 : System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException@-2146232060
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 5 : SqlEngineDBStartConfigAction_install_configrc
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp:
Final Parameter Values
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 0 : SQL Server 2008 R2@RTM@
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 2 : 0x1BBF2F31
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 3 : 0x0A2FBD17@1211@1
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 4 : 0x3906094D
2014-07-12 18:24:30 Slp: Parameter 5 : SqlEngineDBStartConfigAction_install_configrc
2014-07-12 18:24:36 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\20140712_180319\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Microsoft SQL Server.reg_
2014-07-12 18:24:36 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\20140712_180319\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Windows_CurrentVersion_Uninstall.reg_
2014-07-12 18:24:36 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_MSSQLServer.reg_
2014-07-12 18:25:26 Slp: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Watson bucket for exception based failure has been created
2014-07-12 18:25:32 SQLEngine: Copying 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' to 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt' ...
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set file full path to 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to check if file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' exists
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to copy file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' to file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to check if file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' exists
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to set file full path to 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to check if directory path 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' is equal to path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to check if directory path 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' is equal to path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to normalize directory path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SQLServer_ERRORLOG_2014-07-12T18.25.32.txt'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get security descriptor for file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to check if file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG' exists
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Returning security descriptor O:NSG:NSD:AI(A;ID;FA;;;NS)(A;ID;FA;;;SY)(A;ID;FA;;;BA)(A;ID;FA;;;S-1-5-21-3076291671-3154185214-3698330068-1005)(A;ID;0x1201ff;;;S-1-5-21-3076291671-3154185214-3698330068-1006)
2014-07-12 18:25:32 Slp: Sco: Attempting to dispose script
Please note that this is NOT a question about fixing this one installation. This is an SQL Server Express install as part of my application install and MUST WORK FIRST TIME, EVERY TIME. Please direct me.
Paul T.