Hi,
Sorry to hear that you are having problem installing sql express.
Couple of suggestions first if you have had any of the vb 2005 betas
installed make sure you use the uninstall tool to remove the beta.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/su...l/default.aspx
Manual install of sql express
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/ex...pport/install/
Ken
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"Peter" <pensacole@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I've purchased VS.NET 2005 Standard and have tried to install SQL Server
> 2005 Express, but get the following error in the error log.
> Please could someone help me....
> [12/22/05,22:07:33] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86: [2]
> Component Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86 returned an
> unexpected value.
> ***EndOfSession***?[12/22/05,22:07:33] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express
> Edition x86: [2] Component Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86
> returned an unexpected value.
> [12/22/05,22:07:37] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft SQL Server
> 2005 Express Edition x86 is not installed.
> [12/22/05,22:19:00] SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition: [2] Error code 3 for
> this component means "The system cannot find the path specified.
> "
> [12/22/05,22:19:00] SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition: [2] Component SQL
> Server 2005 Mobile Edition returned an unexpected value.
> [12/22/05,22:19:00] SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition: [2] Return from system
> messaging: The system cannot find the path specified.
>
> [12/22/05,22:21:45] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86: [2]
> Component Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86 returned an
> unexpected value.
> ***EndOfSession***?***EndOfSession***?[12/28/05,22:08:27] SQL Server 2005
> Mobile Edition: [2] Error code 3 for this component means "The system
> cannot find the path specified.
> "
> [12/28/05,22:08:27] SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition: [2] Component SQL
> Server 2005 Mobile Edition returned an unexpected value.
> [12/28/05,22:08:27] SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition: [2] Return from system
> messaging: The system cannot find the path specified.
>
> [12/28/05,22:10:55] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86: [2]
> Component Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86 returned an
> unexpected value.
> ***EndOfSession***?[12/28/05,22:08:27] SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition: [2]
> Error code 3 for this component means "The system cannot find the path
> specified.
> "
> [12/28/05,22:08:27] SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition: [2] Component SQL
> Server 2005 Mobile Edition returned an unexpected value.
> [12/28/05,22:08:27] SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition: [2] Return from system
> messaging: The system cannot find the path specified.
>
> [12/28/05,22:10:55] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86: [2]
> Component Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86 returned an
> unexpected value.
> [12/28/05,22:11:00] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates SQL Server 2005
> Mobile Edition is not installed.
> [12/28/05,22:11:00] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft SQL Server
> 2005 Express Edition x86 is not installed.
> [12/28/05,22:30:47] SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition: [2] Error code 3 for
> this component means "The system cannot find the path specified.
> "
> [12/28/05,22:30:47] SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition: [2] Component SQL
> Server 2005 Mobile Edition returned an unexpected value.
> [12/28/05,22:30:48] SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition: [2] Return from system
> messaging: The system cannot find the path specified.
>
> [12/28/05,22:32:59] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86: [2]
> Component Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86 returned an
> unexpected value.
> ***EndOfSession***
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