MSDE Rel A stops during install

My installation of MSDE Rel A is stopping at the
following point in the log file:
Starting custom action InstallSqlRedis
Executing "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80
\Tools\Binn\sqlredis.exe /q:a"
MSI (c) (B0:E4) [16:21:46:280]: Font created. Charset:
Req=0, Ret=0, Font: Req=MS Shell Dlg, Ret=MS Shell Dlg
Installation of the Microsoft Data Access Components
package failed.
MSI (s) (30!FC) [16:21:48:908]: Product: Microsoft SQL
Server Desktop Engine -- Installation of the Microsoft
Data Access Components package failed.
Action ended 16:21:48: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.
MSI (s) (30:B0) [16:21:48:978]: User policy
value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (30:B0) [16:21:48:978]: Machine policy
value 'DisableRollback' is 0
In order to get package failed comment, I have to "End
Task" on the sqlredis.exe from the task manager. No disk
activity is occuring. I tried on another box that has XP
Pro SP2 installed and it went on just fine.
Is there something installed that is blocking this.
I have the full line of Office products installed.
hi Paul,
Paul Konen wrote:
> My installation of MSDE Rel A is stopping at the
> following point in the log file:
> Starting custom action InstallSqlRedis
> Executing "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80
> \Tools\Binn\sqlredis.exe /q:a"
> MSI (c) (B0:E4) [16:21:46:280]: Font created. Charset:
> Req=0, Ret=0, Font: Req=MS Shell Dlg, Ret=MS Shell Dlg
> Installation of the Microsoft Data Access Components
> package failed.
>...
try fixing the MDAC stack, which is currently not available as a refrresh
separated package for Win XP sp 2...
first, locate the mdac.inf file in c:\windows\inf right click and install..
when prompted for a location, point to
c:\windows\servicepackfiles\i386
then when prompted for the XP cd, either load the cd or point to your
\i386...
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.11.1 - DbaMgr ver 0.57.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
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|||Hi Andrea, I tried the fix you described and I stop at the same point.
I have the following in my task manager: (Hope this helps)
setup.exe
setupre.exe
sqlredis.exe
The timer on the Microsoft SqlServer shows 17 seconds. (This may not help)
Is there a install file or something I can modify to not make this install
happen quietly?
Thanks
"Andrea Montanari" wrote:

> hi Paul,
> Paul Konen wrote:
> try fixing the MDAC stack, which is currently not available as a refrresh
> separated package for Win XP sp 2...
> first, locate the mdac.inf file in c:\windows\inf right click and install..
> when prompted for a location, point to
> c:\windows\servicepackfiles\i386
> then when prompted for the XP cd, either load the cd or point to your
> \i386...
> --
> Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
> http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
> DbaMgr2k ver 0.11.1 - DbaMgr ver 0.57.0
> (my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
> interface)
> -- remove DMO to reply
>
>
|||hi Paul,
Paul wrote:
> Hi Andrea, I tried the fix you described and I stop at the same point.
> I have the following in my task manager: (Hope this helps)
> setup.exe
> setupre.exe
> sqlredis.exe
> The timer on the Microsoft SqlServer shows 17 seconds. (This may not
> help)
> Is there a install file or something I can modify to not make this
> install happen quietly?
unfortunately, usually fixing the MDAC stack or manually running the
sqlredis.exe (which actually install/update MDAC) before the re-installation
does the trick....
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.11.1 - DbaMgr ver 0.57.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
-- remove DMO to reply
|||I tried to run the sqlredis while the installer was stuck and it didn't yield
any different results. Is there a different place to find the sqlredis that
may work.
Any other information I can provide that may help?
"Andrea Montanari" wrote:

> hi Paul,
> Paul wrote:
> unfortunately, usually fixing the MDAC stack or manually running the
> sqlredis.exe (which actually install/update MDAC) before the re-installation
> does the trick....
> --
> Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
> http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
> DbaMgr2k ver 0.11.1 - DbaMgr ver 0.57.0
> (my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
> interface)
> -- remove DMO to reply
>
>
|||hi Paul,
Paul wrote:
> I tried to run the sqlredis while the installer was stuck and it
> didn't yield any different results. Is there a different place to
> find the sqlredis that may work.
>
nope, as no refresh distribution is available for MDAC 2.8 WinXP sp2...
just a note... you can eventually try downloading and installing the new sp4
from SQL2000.MSDE-KB884525-SP4-x86-ENU.EXE (full sp4 page at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en)
which include a modified setup that better checks and installs MDAC only
when and if needed..
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.11.1 - DbaMgr ver 0.57.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
-- remove DMO to reply
|||hi Paul,
Paul wrote:
> OK, same results when installing under the SP4. Here is a snippet of
> the Log file during installation
no further idea :-(
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.12.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.58.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
-- remove DMO to reply
|||Believe it or not, killing setupre.exe with the task manager once your setup
is frozen will allow the install to complete successfully. Not exactly a
Microsoft recommended solution, but it got me unstuck when I read about it
somewhere else.
John
"Paul Konen" wrote:

> My installation of MSDE Rel A is stopping at the
> following point in the log file:
>
|||That took care of it. I was always killing the sqlredis.exe and not setupre.
Thanks
Paul
"Process Patrol" wrote:
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> Believe it or not, killing setupre.exe with the task manager once your setup
> is frozen will allow the install to complete successfully. Not exactly a
> Microsoft recommended solution, but it got me unstuck when I read about it
> somewhere else.
> John
> "Paul Konen" wrote: