July 27, 2015 at 5:00 am
I am having trouble upgrading one of our SQL instances to 2014. The error I am getting is as follows:
TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure.
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SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:
Unable to return summary information property 'PID_REVNUMBER' as a string since the property cannot be converted into a string form.
Error code 0x84B20001.
I can't seem to find a single thread on this particular error related to the installer. I would be grateful for any suggestions.
Thanks,
Ryan
July 28, 2015 at 3:20 am
Hi,
PID_REVNUMBER references to some installer software properties so maybe the installation binaries are corrupt o not accessible. In the other hand, error usually points to a registry misconfiguration after a failed patch in the SQL Server. Maybe you could try to compare your SQL Server registry configuration with other working instance and/or trying to check that your installation binaries also work doing a quick install on a temporary VM or so.
http://ambilykk.com/2011/08/04/sql-server-2008-error-code-0x84b20001/[/url]
http://www.networknet.nl/apps/wp/archives/2245
Additionally you can also try to install the "installation program" from the latest SQL Server service pack in order to avoid any issue with the RTM installation. Simply install latest Service Pack before the RTM installation. It will only install the basic installation files.
Also there was an issue in the SQL Server 2008R2 in-place upgrade installation than may apply.
Error 0x84B30002 when you perform Edition Upgrade of a SQL Server instance
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2445910
You can even deep dive into what is going on using Sysinternals Activity Monitor and checking what values are read or accessed from the registry or files during installation.
July 28, 2015 at 3:44 am
Try using a different SQL install media or re-downloading a fresh copy, your install file could be corrupt especially when there's no thread in the internet of such. If you have no other install media try upgrading using Slipstream way!
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