Installation Error

Hello. I'm trying to install SQL Server but it keeps failing. The following is from the error log. Is this the right forum? Any ideas if it is?

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup beginning at Sun Dec 17 18:05:22 2006
Process ID : 3660
x:\706d62209a9eb39c63\setup.exe Version: 2005.90.1399.0
Running: LoadResourcesAction at: 2006/11/17 18:5:22
Complete: LoadResourcesAction at: 2006/11/17 18:5:22, returned true
Running: ParseBootstrapOptionsAction at: 2006/11/17 18:5:22
Loaded DLL:x:\706d62209a9eb39c63\xmlrw.dll Version:2.0.3604.0
Complete: ParseBootstrapOptionsAction at: 2006/11/17 18:5:22, 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: Fri Jul 29 01:13:55 2005
Function Name: writeEncryptedString
Source Line Number: 124
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writeEncryptedString() failed
Source File Name: utillib\persisthelpers.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:55 2005
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: Mon Jun 13 14:30:00 2005
Function Name: sqls::CryptSameUserSameMachine::ProtectData
Source Line Number: 50

2
Could not skip Component update due to datastore exception.
Source File Name: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:49 2005
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "InstallMediaPath" {"SetupBootstrapOptionsScope", "", "3660"} in cache
Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:50 2005
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.InstallMediaPath
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupBootstrapOptionsScope"
Running: ValidateWinNTAction at: 2006/11/17 18:5:22
Complete: ValidateWinNTAction at: 2006/11/17 18:5:22, returned true
Running: ValidateMinOSAction at: 2006/11/17 18:5:22
Complete: ValidateMinOSAction at: 2006/11/17 18:5:22, returned true
Running: PerformSCCAction at: 2006/11/17 18:5:22
Complete: PerformSCCAction at: 2006/11/17 18:5:22, returned true
Running: ActivateLoggingAction at: 2006/11/17 18:5:22
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: Fri Jul 29 01:13:49 2005
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: Fri Jul 29 01:13:50 2005
Function Name: SetupStateScope.primaryLogFiles
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupStateScope"
00DBCFC4Unable 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: Fri Jul 29 01:13:50 2005
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: Fri Jul 29 01:13:49 2005
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "HostSetup" {"SetupBootstrapOptionsScope", "", "3660"} in cache
Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:50 2005
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.HostSetup
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupBootstrapOptionsScope"
Message pump returning: 2This thread appeared to have the same results and was fixed with the registry suggestion. Can you take a look at this post to see if your box is in the same state?

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=384573&SiteID=1

Thanks,
Sam Lester (MSFT)