I am trying to update SQL Server 2008 R2, as another application I want to run says this is not up to date, but get the above error message. Rest of text reads:
Its original file is 'sqlwriter_x64.msi' and it was installed for product 'Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer' from 'f:\eb486050caeebbfff28b6d70\Setup\', version '9.00.5000.00', language 'ENU'.
To resolve this problem, recover the missing file from the installation media and start setup again.
For more information about how to resolve this problem, see 'Steps to restore the missing Windows Installer cache files'http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=144387 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
My problem is that I am NOT a SQL expert nor a programmer so have absolutely no clue how to follow the instructions in the KB article. I also do not have the original installation media. I cannot find a simple non-technical answer to this issue, ie a bit of software that I can simply download and run which will sort out the msi business.
Can anyone help??