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SEP
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Posted - 2009-03-19 : 07:35:42
Hi, Installing from SQL CD im getting this error. Any thoughts? Thanks


TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup
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There was an unexpected failure during the setup wizard. You may review the setup logs and/or click the help button for more information.


Details
Product: SQL Server
ID: 50000
Source: setup.rll
Version: 10.0
Component: SQL Server Native Client
Message: A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file '%.*ls'.

Explanation
An attempt was made to install (or update) SQL Server Native Client on a computer where SQL Server Native Client is already installed, and where the existing installation was from an MSI file that was not named sqlncli.msi.

User Action
To resolve this error, uninstall the existing version of SQL Server Native Client. To prevent this error, do not install SQL Server Native Client from an MSI file that is not named sqlncli.msi.

webfred
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8781 Posts

Posted - 2009-03-19 : 08:48:23
You can try to do what is written under USER ACTION...

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Webfred


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SEP
Starting Member

5 Posts

Posted - 2009-03-19 : 09:00:30
ok so if i uninstall the native client (just after setup installed in by the way) and run setup again? Doing do re-installs native client because its a prerequisite....
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