Trying to upgrade from sql server 2014 sp1 64 bit enterprise edition to sp2 on a windows 2012 R2 server.
Keep getting the below error
Error installing SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
Error writing to file: C:\xxxxx\INSTxxx\MSSQL12.Instxxx\MSSQL\Binn\Microsoft.SqlServer.XE.Core.dll. Verify that you have access to that directory.
Error code: 1310
Log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20161106_082906\INSTxxx\sql_engine_core_inst_Cpu64_1.log
Visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.5000.0&EvtType=sql_engine_core_inst.msi%40InstallFiles%401310 to get help on troubleshooting.
The setup is executed by an AD account that has local admin rights on the server.
It has access to this directory and can even create a text file on that location. So it does have access
Set up was executed with "as administrator"
any help is greatly appreciated.
Jithin Jerald