More installation issues.

Hey everyone, I just downloaded the express edition and tried to install it. I passed all the sys reqs and it seemed to be going well, but it said that "An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Server Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using a valid copy of the installation package 'sqlncli.msi'." The full installation log is below.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 9.00.1399.06
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OS Version : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Time : Sat Feb 11 09:28:51 2006
Machine : DAN1
Product : Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English)
Product Version : 9.00.1399.06
Install : Successful
Log File : c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0002_DAN1_SQLSupport_1.log
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Machine : DAN1
Product : SQL Native Client
Error : An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Server Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using a valid copy of the installation package 'sqlncli.msi'.
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Machine : DAN1
Product : Microsoft SQL Server Native Client
Product Version : 9.00.1399.06
Install : Failed
Log File : c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0002_DAN1_SQLNCLI_1.log
Last Action : InstallFinalize
Error String : An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Server Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using a valid copy of the installation package 'sqlncli.msi'.
Error Number : 1706
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Machine : DAN1
Product : Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer
Product Version : 9.00.1399.06
Install : Successful
Log File : c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0002_DAN1_SqlWriter_1.log
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Machine : DAN1
Product : MSXML 6.0 Parser
Product Version : 6.00.3883.8
Install : Successful
Log File : c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0002_DAN1_MSXML6_1.log
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Machine : DAN1
Product : Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English)
Product Version : 9.00.1399.06
Install : Successful
Log File : c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0002_DAN1_SQLSupport_2.log
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Hey Dan. See the following KB article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910229/en-us

See the bullet point numbered 2.1 - "Existing SQL Native Client Installation May Cause Setup to Fail". My guess is that you have a pre-existing SNAC installation and just need to remove it.

HTH,

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Thanks Chad, that was the problem, I must have missed it when I removed the rest of the beta items.

-Dan.

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