GRHANITE™ Knowledgebase
| KB Number: 112 Title: Installation Error: SQL Server 2005 setup fails during the MSXML 6.0 installation step |
| Issue |
| When SQL Server Setup tries to install MSXML 6.0 SP2, it detects that the version of MSXML 6.0 that is described in Knowledge Base article 954459 is already installed on the computer. Therefore, the validation process indicates that the current version of MSXML 6.0 should not be replaced. This stops the installation of both MSXML 6.0 and SQL Server 2005 |
| Solution |
This is a known Microsoft Issue - see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968749 for the original article. Microsoft give only one way to resolve this issue, it cannot be avoided programmatically as part of the GRHANITE install. The workaround described below does NOT modify any installed software on the client PC - it only removes some registry entries relating to the MSXML6.0 installation process - the installed version of MSXML6.0 is unaffected. A very good description of the issue and its workaround can be found at: http://www.bre.com/support/promax-faq/promax-3.0-install-msxml-problem.aspx The Microsoft Windows Installer CleanUp utility can be downloaded from the GRHANITE website at: http://www.grhanite.com/downloads/msicuu2.exe |
| See Also |
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968749 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954459/en-us |
| Keywords |
| MSXML6, Fail |