December 22, 2008 at 11:41 am
There should be a bootstrap log for every attempt at performing an installation.
You have attempted a reinstallation of .NET 3.5 SP1?
Do you also have .NET 2.5 installed?
December 22, 2008 at 3:09 pm
i have tried uninstall/install of .Net framework 3.5 and SP1 both.
I don't see any other log in C:\Program files\Microsoft SQL server folder,
The error description is for 3.5, why do we need 2.5 ?
December 22, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I find it odd there is no bootstrap log. There is nothing in the event logs either?
As for 2.5, there's a chance that an install of that will help resolve your issue.
December 23, 2008 at 2:28 am
I believe there is no 2.5. We have .Net fram 2.0 which is already present in my box
December 23, 2008 at 3:01 am
ritesh.saluja (12/23/2008)
I believe there is no 2.5. We have .Net fram 2.0 which is already present in my box
If your operation system is WinXP then, first install SP3 and install SQL Server. I found similar type of problem in my office, I did installed XP service pack and then installed SQL Server, it's working fine.
for more info, see the below link:
http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/121908-ch1-ms-sql-server2008.html?page=1
December 23, 2008 at 3:17 am
Thanks a lot Kishore.
I will try this.
You mean, i need to install the Windows XP SP 3 right ?
December 23, 2008 at 10:23 am
So, I have installed Windows XP SP3 as well, but getting same error.
Anyone help please
December 23, 2008 at 11:35 am
Again, logs?
It doesn't just bomb without telling you why somewhere.
December 23, 2008 at 2:08 pm
same information in the log as it didn't updated the log
December 23, 2008 at 4:50 pm
It would be a new log, not an update of the old.
December 24, 2008 at 2:32 am
that's what i am updating you it's not there. Strange...
I just click on the exe and it pops up message that "Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 installation failed, SQL server setup requires .NET framework 3.5 to be installed"
Please note i have both .net framework 3.5 and it's SP1 installed on box
Other Details
Other then this i have VS.Net 2008 and it's SP1
Windows XP Professional with SP3
SQL server 2005
Also, once again, I tried installing SQL server 2008 before, it was installaing and failed in between giving error that VS.Net 2008 SP1 is required.
I have installed that. One more thing, in the first go whatever installed on box with respect to SQL server 2008, i uninstalled it and started fresh and getting error.
February 8, 2009 at 1:29 am
You have SQL server 2005 installed, if you want to use SQL Server 2008 try to upgrade using the installation of 2008. If upgrade not working, what I normally do is:-
1) Uninstall SQL Server 2005
2) Remove all the folder of SQL Server 2005
3) Remove all the SQL Server 2005 from the registry
If DotNet giving you problem, try to uninstall and use the DotNet Cleanup Tools to clean the DotNet. Again remove everything included the folder and from registry as well.
Make sure you have a clean PC without any of the above program then start all the installation again. Make sure you follow the sequence and install all the necessary program that required by SQL Server 2008
February 8, 2009 at 8:20 am
ritech.saluja - It is of small condolence to you, but I experience the same problem you are having. It was due to having previously installed the BETA release of net framework 3.5 .... Researched the web using Google "net framework 3.5 cleanup tool" and selected AAron Stebner's cleanup tool http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2007/08/31/4678599.aspx
after that downloaded the new framework 3.5 - installed it and then installed SP-1 for it.
Then in what was my seventh attempt the Developer edition of SQL Server 2008 finally installed. Be patient on my system Windows XP with all updates -- it took over an hour to complete the install.
Hope this helps - either works or does not work please post your results to possibly help other.
February 8, 2009 at 1:43 pm
many thanks, i will try this option and update you
February 9, 2009 at 3:36 am
You will almost certainly need to reinstall Windows to fix this problem.
SQL Server 2008 install needs Windows Installer 4.5, and Windows Installer 4.5 needs .Net 2.0 SP2. The only way to get .Net 2.0 SP2 is to run the .Net 3.5 SP1 installer, which includes the .Net 2.0 upgrade.
The most error-prone part of the SQL Server 2008 install process is the .Net 3.5 SP1 install. If you run this on a newly-built Windows environment it normally works OK. If you install it on a Windows that has been patched over months or years, then it can fail. We had this problem on a lot of W2003 instances used by our developers when we wanted to upgrade to Visual Studio 2008. About 30% needed Windows re-installed in order to get the .Net 3.5 SP1 install working.
If you Google .Net 3.5 SP1 install problems, there are a few options for troubleshooting given, but many people find they do not always work. Even if they do work, your Windows environment will be left in a state that will be impossible to reproduce if the server is rebuilt. You can either spend a lot of time trying to get the .Net 3.5 SP1 install to work, or just go for a Windows rebuild. It is far quicker to just rebuild Windows.
Any upgrade strategy to SQL Server 2008 should include provision for the .Net 3.5 SP1 install failing, resulting in a Windows rebuild being required. If you want a predictable schedule for your upgrade, my advice is always reinstall Windows when you upgrade to SQL Server 2008.
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