I have a laptop running 64 bit windows 10 with 8gb ram and 1tb of hd space.
Previously I had the SQL 2016 RC version installed and it worked fine on my machine. I thought of upgrading to the latest releases of SQL 2016. I got the installer files using my msdn license. Removed any previous sql installations and started installing from the package.
Each time I am getting this error.
The error reads: There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A DLL required for this installation to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.
I searched online and a few threads mentioned that I need to grant all privileges to all users on the 'Temp'directory for my user. I did that but still I am getting this error.
I have tried installing a few other versions of SQL 2016 such as the Standard, Web, Enterprise, Enterprise Core, Express (x64) but I get the same error each time.
I tried installing SQL 2014 express just so I could get back to working but that install failed as well.
Any help towards fixing this issue would be greatly appreciated.
Do let me know if any more details are required.