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..."Travis McGee" wrote: MSSQLSERVER 2005 installed fine without the Workstation (Books,... with SP1 I just cannot install the Workstation/Client components. Unexpected ...nothing else, no error code. Installed SQL SP2, then tried Workstation ...error. SQL 2008 Feb 2008 CTP installs fine though, and remove...the workstation components does not install......why why why.....need it...

... Vista with SP1 I just cannot install the Workstation/Client components. Unexpected failure.....nothing else, no error code. Installed SQL SP2, then tried Workstation same...same error. SQL 2008 Feb 2008 CTP installs fine though, and remove and install again and then Install SQL 2005 (Server only...just the workstation components does not install......why why why.....need it ...

... developer in my office who had a copy of the same installer that I had downloaded -- he got his copy several months ago. ... between his download and mine. Thanks for your responses to my issue. David -- David Zuckerman "Erland Sommarskog" wrote: David Zuckerman (... cache. Some time back I tried to download a CTP of SQL 2008, and for various reason I downloaded it ...

... Unexpected Failure (very consistent) while installing MSSQLSERVER 2005 and The Workstation...Ultimate. I could install SQL 2008 Feb CTP without any problems...2005 and The Workstation .... same issue =>> Unexpected Failure Then I tried...The Workstation ....same error. Then installed SQL 2005 SP2; it finished...stuff) again ....same error. Then installed .NET Framework 3.5....everything...

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... the problem - it was a firewall issue with local loopback connection. "R3i" ... It states "You must first install the full release version of SQL ...As I am not able to install SQL Server 2005 in the first...Server 2005 on Vista. The latest CTP is available at www.microsoft.com...@microsoft.com... When trying to install the Database Services component of SQL...

... the problem - it was a firewall issue with local loopback connection. "R3i" wrote...> It states "You must first install the full release version of SQL ...As I am not able to install SQL Server 2005 in the first...Server 2005 on Vista. The latest CTP is available at www.microsoft.com...C66E7B4250D0@microsoft.com... When trying to install the Database Services component of SQL...

... Check out for "Considerations for Installing SQL Server Management Tools" under ... it was not possible to install the Client Tools of 2005 ... side by side in earlier CTPs and this was declared in ... machine I was unable to install 2008 SSMS without uninstalling the ... I've uninstalled CTP6 and installed RC0 since them. On the ...successfully, but that's an issue with the engine. The tools...

...>> I then ran the install for SQL Server 2008 CTP that came in ... no instance of SQL 2005 was installed. Did you review the error logs?...) and the other was an issue with reporting services. Would these warnings ...