Error reading SQL_run.msi

• Nez

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  October 21, 2008 at 7:54 am

  #194921

  Hi,

  Firstly, thanks for all the information I have managed to get off these forums so far, helped me alot.

  I do however have a little issue I cannot seem to get my head round.

  Having rebuilt a master database no problem on a few SQL 2005 servers, I am now having an issue when doing one. These servers are identical (SP2) I am running the command :

  start /wait setup.exe /qn INSTANCENAME=”MSSQLSERVER” SKUUPGRADE=1 REINSTALL=SQL_Engine REBUILDDATABASE=1 SAPWD=”XXXX” /qb

  It passes the configuration and gets to the reinstall, confirms the database overwrite and then keep failing saying it cannot find "SQL_run.msi". I can run this msi and it is present on the CD Media.

  ANy ideas?

  THanks in advance for any thoughts.

  Nez 🙂

• Josep

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  October 23, 2008 at 4:07 am

  #888521

  If it's a Express Edition or you've changed the installation directory, before you have to run this:

  start /wait setup.exe /qb INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER REINSTALL=SQL_Engine REINSTALLMODE=v

  Hope this works to you too 🙂

  Josep.