Installation Error Sql Express 2005 - a similar problem

When I open the installation, everything is fine. The report says that I do not meet the reccomended hardware requirements, but I checked and I am above the minimum requirements. This is the report:

System Configuration Check

- WMI Service Requirement (Success)

Messages

WMI Service Requirement

Check Passed

- MSXML Requirement (Success)

Messages

MSXML Requirement

Check Passed

- Operating System Minimum Level Requirement (Success)

Messages

Operating System Minimum Level Requirement

Check Passed

- Operating System Service Pack Level Requirement. (Success)

Messages

Operating System Service Pack Level Requirement.

Check Passed

- SQL Server Edition Operating System Compatibility (Success)

Messages

SQL Server Edition Operating System Compatibility

Check Passed

- Minimum Hardware Requirement (Warning)

Messages

Minimum Hardware Requirement

The current system does not meet the recommended hardware requirements for this SQL Server release. For detailed hardware and software requirements, see the readme file or SQL Server Books Online.

- Pending Reboot Requirement (Success)

Messages

Pending Reboot Requirement

Check Passed

- Default Installation Path Permission Requirement (Success)

Messages

Default Installation Path Permission Requirement

Check Passed

- Internet Explorer Requirement (Success)

Messages

Internet Explorer Requirement

Check Passed

- COM Plus Catalog Requirement (Success)

Messages

COM Plus Catalog Requirement

Check Passed

- ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement (Success)

Messages

ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement

Check Passed

- Minimum MDAC Version Requirement (Success)

Messages

Minimum MDAC Version Requirement

Check Passed

- Edition Change Check (Success)

Messages

Edition Change Check

Check Passed

Then the installation seems to work fine until it tries to install the native client. then it shows a message box saying: "An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Server Native Client cannot be found. try the installation again using a valid copy of the installation package 'sqlncli.msi'." Everything else completes except for that and the database services. This is the summary log:

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 9.00.2047.00
==============================
OS Version : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Time : Sat Aug 19 11:43:01 2006
HUNTERXMAS05 : The current system does not meet recommended hardware requirements for this SQL Server release. For detailed hardware requirements, see the readme file or SQL Server Books Online.
Machine : HUNTERXMAS05
Product : Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English)
Product Version : 9.00.2047.00
Install : Successful
Log File : c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0005_HUNTERXMAS05_SQLSupport_1.log
--
Machine : HUNTERXMAS05
Product : SQL Native Client
Error : An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Server Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using a valid copy of the installation package 'sqlncli.msi'.
--
Machine : HUNTERXMAS05
Product : Microsoft SQL Server Native Client
Product Version : 9.00.2047.00
Install : Failed
Log File : c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0005_HUNTERXMAS05_SQLNCLI_1.log
Last Action : InstallFinalize
Error String : An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Server Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using a valid copy of the installation package 'sqlncli.msi'.
Error Number : 1706
--
Machine : HUNTERXMAS05
Product : Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer
Product Version : 9.00.2047.00
Install : Successful
Log File : c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0005_HUNTERXMAS05_SqlWriter_1.log
--
Machine : HUNTERXMAS05
Product : MSXML 6.0 Parser
Product Version : 6.00.3883.8
Install : Successful
Log File : c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0005_HUNTERXMAS05_MSXML6_1.log
--

Please help.

One suggestion I can make is to install the components seperatly. Install the .Net Framework 2.0 and the Native client. For the .net framework you can use the windows update system, and for the native client you can get the latest version from the microsoft downloads site. Then re run the sql install.

|||Problem solved. Thanks!|||Hi,

I've tried to install SQLX on my pc which has the followings:

1. windows XP pro SP2

2. enough space on the system HD ( several free GBs - more then 600 MB required minimum)

3. 512 MB RAM (although it states 504 MB when going to Start -> My Computer -> Properties)

4. Intel (R) Celeron (R) CPU 2.53 GHz - the requirement is: Pentium III Compatible or higher, with a 500 MHz minimum.
(Also, see this link http://www.intel.com/support/process...cs-001784.html)

5. Windows installer 3.1, IE 6.1, and .Net 2.0 installed

Although the installation did went out well I got this warning:

- Minimum Hardware Requirement (Warning)
Messages
* Minimum Hardware Requirement

* The current system does not meet the recommended hardware requirements for this SQL
Server release. For detailed hardware and software requirements, see the readme file or SQL
Server Books Online.

can someone assist on that?
is this warning is for my pc not having the recommended or the minimum requirements (it show two different messages - the two asteriks in the message above)?
can someone explain to me what is the problem with my pc's hw/sw?

Thanks, Ziv.|||

it means that you didn't meet the reccomended specifications (example: 1 gb ram), but you did meet the minimum (example 512 mb ram). the same happened with me, but it didn't stop the install; it shouldn't stop you from installing unless you have another problem.

Hunter