Error installing sql server 2005 express edition

I am trying to install sql server 2005 express edition.But i get an error stating that

sql server setup unexpectedly failed. For more information review the detup summary log file in %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\summary.txt

Summary.txt looks like this.It has only these 3 lines of information nothing else other this, which i have seen in many posts.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 9.00.3042.00
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OS Version : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Time : Tue Apr 03 22:36:33 2007

I am using windows xp. Probably many of you might have had this problem.Could anyone please provide me with some help.Thanks in advance.

Are there any files in the folder at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files? These are the detailed log files. If there are any files with similar date/time stamps as the summary.txt file, take a look at those to see if anything stands out.

Mike

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Thanks for your reply. There are 2 more folders (Files and Hotfix). under Files there was a file named

SQLSetup0025_ARUN_Core.txt. I am not sure what these files mean and there are few more files under Hotfix. Any suggestions?

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup beginning at Tue Apr 03 22:36:33 2007
Process ID : 1932
d:\7733ee80231e45be08e36dd892bf84ea\setup.exe Version: 2005.90.3042.0
Running: LoadResourcesAction at: 2007/3/3 22:36:33
Complete: LoadResourcesAction at: 2007/3/3 22:36:33, returned true
Running: ParseBootstrapOptionsAction at: 2007/3/3 22:36:33
Loaded DLL:\7733ee80231e45be08e36dd892bf84ea\xmlrw.dll Version:2.0.3609.0
Complete: ParseBootstrapOptionsAction at: 2007/3/3 22:36:33, returned false
Error: Action "ParseBootstrapOptionsAction" failed during execution. Error information reported during run:
Could not parse command line due to datastore exception.
Source File Name: utillib\persisthelpers.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:30:14 2006
Function Name: writeEncryptedString
Source Line Number: 124
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writeEncryptedString() failed
Source File Name: utillib\persisthelpers.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:30:14 2006
Function Name: writeEncryptedString
Source Line Number: 123
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Error Code: 0x80070002 (2)
Windows Error Text: The system cannot find the file specified.

Source File Name: cryptohelper\cryptsameusersamemachine.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:04 2006
Function Name: sqls::CryptSameUserSameMachine:rotectData
Source Line Number: 50

2
Could not skip Component update due to datastore exception.
Source File Name: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:27:59 2006
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "InstallMediaPath" {"SetupBootstrapOptionsScope", "", "1932"} in cache
Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:01 2006
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.InstallMediaPath
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupBootstrapOptionsScope"
Running: ValidateWinNTAction at: 2007/3/3 22:36:33
Complete: ValidateWinNTAction at: 2007/3/3 22:36:33, returned true
Running: ValidateMinOSAction at: 2007/3/3 22:36:33
Complete: ValidateMinOSAction at: 2007/3/3 22:36:33, returned true
Running: PerformSCCAction at: 2007/3/3 22:36:33
Complete: PerformSCCAction at: 2007/3/3 22:36:33, returned true
Running: ActivateLoggingAction at: 2007/3/3 22:36:33
Error: Action "ActivateLoggingAction" threw an exception during execution. Error information reported during run:
Datastore exception while trying to write logging properties.
Source File Name: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:27:59 2006
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "primaryLogFiles" {"SetupStateScope", "", ""} in cache
Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:01 2006
Function Name: SetupStateScope.primaryLogFiles
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupStateScope"
00E5CFC0Unable to proceed with setup, there was a command line parsing error. : 2
Error Code: 0x80070002 (2)
Windows Error Text: The system cannot find the file specified.

Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:01 2006
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.InstallMediaPath
Source Line Number: 44

Class not registered.
Failed to create CAB file due to datastore exception
Source File Name: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:27:59 2006
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "HostSetup" {"SetupBootstrapOptionsScope", "", "1932"} in cache
Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:01 2006
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.HostSetup
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupBootstrapOptionsScope"
Message pump returning: 2

Thanks,
Arun

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Hi Arun,

It looks like the CryptoAPI is failing, check out this post and look at the answer from Jeffery.

Mike

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