SQL SERVER 2005 - MSXML6 SETUP Fail
MSXML6 is the latest MSXML product from Microsoft, and is
contain with SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, .NET Framework
(3.0,3.5) , Windows Vista and Windows XP Service Pack 3.When you going
to install SQL server 2005, some certain situation you can notice MSXML6
setup fail to install and all setup program will be fail. And
when you going to run individual setup files, under SQL server 2005
setup folder (“\ Tools\Setup\msxml6.msi”) it will gives you following
error “The system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation”
MS says about this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928469
Solution;
1)Go to add remove programs and remove MSXML 6.0 Parser if available2)Then removing few registry values you can sort out this problem.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\
Go to above path and check product name call “MSXML 6.0 Parser” and remove all the related values and reinstall SQL server 2005 setup.
Related links,
http://blogs.msdn.com/quanto/archive/2005/06/29/434136.aspx
