Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English) -- Installation failed

I'm trying in vain to upgrade sql server 2000 to 2005 with great headache and pain.

I (finally) have removed all Beta, and other incompatible version of .NET, Visual Studio and any other offending components, and made it to the first page of the install shield.

The .NET 2.0 components installed fine - but I get a fatal error trying to install the SQL Server Set Support Files.

I do have a log file - and have tired searching on the various error codes in it, but am coming up blank. Please advise - this is taking forever!

sample of error msgs in log file:

MSI (s) (B0:E0) [12:33:06:613]: Note: 1: 1935 2: 3: 0x8002802F 4: 5: CreateAssemblyNameObject 6: Microsoft.NetEnterpriseServers.ExceptionMessageBox,Version="9.0.242.0",processorArchitecture="MSIL",Culture="neutral",PublicKeyToken="89845dcd8080cc91",FileVersion="9.0.1399.0"
MSI (s) (B0:E0) [12:33:06:613]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English) -- Error 2908. The installer has encountered an unexpected error. The error code is 2908. Could not register component {1F3316BE-825B-4390-A9D2-AF3EECCAE9F6}.

MSI (s) (B0:E0) [12:33:06:613]: Executing op: ComponentRegister(ComponentId={52723CBD-3400-458C-988A-4D012E6CAEDB},KeyPath=<\Microsoft.SqlServer.WizardFrameworkLite,Version="9.0.242.0",processorArchitecture="MSIL",Culture="neutral",PublicKeyToken="89845dcd8080cc91",FileVersion="9.0.1399.0",State=3,,Disk=1,SharedDllRefCount=0,BinaryType=0)
Error 2908. The installer has encountered an unexpected error. The error code is 2908. Could not register component {1F3316BE-825B-4390-A9D2-AF3EECCAE9F6}.
MSI (s) (B0:E0) [12:33:06:629]: MSCOREE not loaded loading copy from system32
MSI (s) (B0:E0) [12:33:06:629]: Assembly Error:Function not defined in specified DLL.

MSI (s) (B0:E0) [12:33:06:629]: Note: 1: 1935 2: {52723CBD-3400-458C-988A-4D012E6CAEDB} 3: 0x8002802F 4: 5: CreateAssemblyNameObject 6: Microsoft.SqlServer.WizardFrameworkLite,Version="9.0.242.0",processorArchitecture="MSIL",Culture="neutral",PublicKeyToken="89845dcd8080cc91",FileVersion="9.0.1399.0"
MSI (s) (B0:E0) [12:33:06:629]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English) -- Error 1935. An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.SqlServer.WizardFrameworkLite,Version="9.0.242.0",processorArchitecture="MSIL",Culture="neutral",PublicKeyToken="89845dcd8080cc91",FileVersion="9.0.1399.0"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8002802F. assembly interface: , function: CreateAssemblyNameObject, component: {52723CBD-3400-458C-988A-4D012E6CAEDB}

Error 1935. An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.SqlServer.WizardFrameworkLite,Version="9.0.242.0",processorArchitecture="MSIL",Culture="neutral",PublicKeyToken="89845dcd8080cc91",FileVersion="9.0.1399.0"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8002802F. assembly interface: , function: CreateAssemblyNameObject, component: {52723CBD-3400-458C-988A-4D012E6CAEDB}
MSI (s) (B0:E0) [12:33:06:629]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (B0:E0) [12:33:06:629]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
Action ended 12:33:06: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.

mandpenny

Please read this blog and see if it helps with the problem.

http://blogs/jdbaker/archive/2006/04/20/10684.aspx

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Thanks for the reply Raja, but I can't get to that URL - pg. cannot be displayed error...

Mandy

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I had a similar problem - removing the beta version of SQL Native Client (which came with the 2005 CTP) fixed it

Dave