Error in MSDE 2000 setup

  • Hi,

    When i try to install MSDE 2000 in a W2K SP3 Server, near the end the progress bar returns to 0.

    I believe that the problem is here (quote from the log file)

    >>Action 11:40:33: InstallServices. Installing new services

    >>Action 11:40:34: InstallPerfMon.2D02443E_7002_4C0B_ABC9_EAB2C064397B.

    >>Loading extended custom action library sqlcax.dll

    >>Starting custom action InstallPerfMon

    >>Registering performance counters from sqlctr.ini

    >>PerfmonLoad routine returned error code 87 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

    >>Action ended 11:40:34: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.

    >>Action 11:40:34: Rollback. Rolling back action:

    Yes, i have the server service started, and i know of more people having this same problem.

    Is there anyone that could help????

    TIA, Carlos Crespo

    CCI, Lda. Portugal

  • I have never seen this, but maybe I know a workaround.

    The logfile says it is installing the perfomance counters. What happens if you do not select those?

    For what is is worth, I thing this is error 87 from msi, which means "one of the parameters is invalid".

    Joachim.

  • Searching MSDN, i found article Q188769, but quite frankly, doesn´t help me very much... How can i NOT install the performance counters? MSDE doesn´t have many setup options...

    TIA

    Carlos Crespo

    CCI,Lda.

    Portugal

    quote:


    I have never seen this, but maybe I know a workaround.

    The logfile says it is installing the perfomance counters. What happens if you do not select those?

    For what is is worth, I thing this is error 87 from msi, which means "one of the parameters is invalid".

    Joachim.


  • Ok, maybe this could help someone else...

    After several tests, the only way to surpass the "error 87" problem was:

    I used a registry cleaner to find keys in the registry that points to files that doesn´t exist anymore (i used regclean3 for that).

    After remove all entries that weren´t used anymore (and looks related to SQL), i managed to install MSDE.

    This is not a *good* answer (i´d like to know more about this), but life is too short!

    Thanks for your help.

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