Hi,

Has anyone come across the following installation error and know how to
troubleshoot:

"This account name is incorrect or not exist, or account name, password
incorrect"

So a solution or a methodology would be appreciated.

This was on a Windows XP box.

bill

PS: SQL Server 2008 (Dev Ed) Install Failure
SQL Server 2008 (Express) also Install Failure

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This might help (from Details.txt):

2008-09-20 09:29:49 Slp: Watson bucket for Msi based failure has been
created
2008-09-20 09:29:49 Slp: No retry-able MSI return code detected.
2008-09-20 09:29:49 Slp: Checkpoint:
INSTALL_SQL_ENGINE_CORE_SHARED_CPU32_ACTION
2008-09-20 09:29:49 Slp: Completed Action:
Install_sql_engine_core_shared_Cpu32_Action, returned False
2008-09-20 09:29:49 Slp: Error: Action
"Install_sql_engine_core_shared_Cpu32_Action" failed during execution.
2008-09-20 09:29:49
Slp: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
.....

.....

2008-09-20 09:34:27 Slp: Condition will fail because no feature has any
satisifed dependencies.
2008-09-20 09:34:27 Slp: Error: Action "Install_sql_fulltext_Cpu32_Action"
failed during execution.
2008-09-20 09:34:27
Slp: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
.....

.....

2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: ----------------------------------------
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the
exceptions in outermost to innermost order
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: Inner exceptions are being indented
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp:
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: Exception type:
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: Message:
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: This account name is incorrect or not
exist, or account name, password incorrect。
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp:
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: Data:
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: WatsonData = MSSQLServerADHelper100@NT
AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: DisableRetry = true
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: Inner exception type:
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: Message:
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: This account name is incorrect or
not exist, or account name, password incorrect。
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp:
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: Stack:
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: æ–¼
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.Service.ChangeServiceConfig(UInt32
dwServiceType, UInt32 dwStartType, UInt32 dwErrorControl, String
lpBinaryPathName, String lpLoadOrderGroup, String lpDependencies, String
lpServiceStartName, SqlSecureString lpPassword, String lpDisplayName)
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: æ–¼
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.Service.ChangeStartAccount(String
userName, SqlSecureString password, Boolean bAutoSetServiceLogonRight)
2008-09-20 10:05:49 Slp: ----------------------------------------