Unable to install Sql 2000

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Unable to install Sql 2000

Ashok Soni

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December 25, 2001 at 5:19 am

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During installation of sql 2000 on Win Me Operating system I get the following error after I select the option of installing Database server.
"An internal error has occured on c:\windows\temp.ins. Unable to load insatallation instructions.
Error no. 703"
the above message box occurs after the installshield window appears.
I already have oracle 8 and Personal Web Server installed on my system.
No application is running during this installation process.
I had previously installed the sql2000 server with the same install CD and now it is not installing.
I would greatly appreciate and thank if any body helps me to get this problem resolved.
What could be wrong.
Ashok Soni
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Andy Warren SSC Guru Points: 119902 More actions · Answer 1

Found a post in the newsgroups that looks like it will help:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&threadm=%23SfwHLwQBHA.1892%40tkmsftngp05&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dc:%255Cwindows%255Ctemp.ins%26hl%3Den%26rnum%3D1%26selm%3D%2523SfwHLwQBHA.1892%2540tkmsftngp05

Basically indicates that it might be the location of your temp folder.

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Ashok Soni SSC Veteran Points: 286 More actions · Answer 2

quote:
Found a post in the newsgroups that looks like it will help:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&threadm=%23SfwHLwQBHA.1892%40tkmsftngp05&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dc:%255Cwindows%255Ctemp.ins%26hl%3Den%26rnum%3D1%26selm%3D%2523SfwHLwQBHA.1892%2540tkmsftngp05
Basically indicates that it might be the location of your temp folder.
Andy

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Ashok Soni SSC Veteran Points: 286 More actions · Answer 3

quote:
Found a post in the newsgroups that looks like it will help:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&threadm=%23SfwHLwQBHA.1892%40tkmsftngp05&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dc:%255Cwindows%255Ctemp.ins%26hl%3Den%26rnum%3D1%26selm%3D%2523SfwHLwQBHA.1892%2540tkmsftngp05
Basically indicates that it might be the location of your temp folder.
Andy

Dear Andy

Many thanks for your helpful hint that u gave me.

The TEMP and TMP directory pointed to c:\windows\temp .

I copied the setup.ins file from the install cd and renamed it to TEMP.INS

However still it didn't help in installing sql server.

However I read all the setup confuguration files and then I opened the command prompt ( Dos ) window. I nosed around by running different setup and setupsql application files without any success.

Then I went to the standard\x86\setup folder and ran the MSETUP ( demo shield runtime player ) application file and Eureka !!

I was successful in installing the sql 2k server.

However the autoexec.bat file

Ashok Soni

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736254 More actions · Answer 4

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December 26, 2001 at 2:31 pm

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Glad it worked.

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sivaprasad SSCertifiable Points: 6183 More actions · Answer 5

I got the same error:

"An Internal read Error has occured on C:\DOCUME~1\SQLADMIN\LOCAL.INS. Unable to load Instructions.

Error 703"

I changed the Temp and Tmp environment variable defined under Mycomputer-> right click--> Advanced -->> Environment variables.

There I changed the TEMP and TMP folders name to some other name without any space. Viola! It worked fine then.

S Sivaprasad

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Nikolay Chernavsky Mr or Mrs. 500 Points: 573 More actions · Answer 6

Agree with Siva. I had to use the same trick. It looks like MS SQL is not really in favor of "-" anywhere in names or paths. I have had the same issues with database naming where I have to negate all "-" in the names to make certain scripts work.

Anyway, if you have "-" in your login name, you will get Error: 703 during the install as it looks for the path to TEMP and TMP. By default they are in your %USERPROFILE%/Local/.