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‎Aug 27, 2008
07:17 PM
Problem Installing SQL Express Prerequisite
Using InstallShield 2009, SP1 and adding the SQL Express SP2 Prerequisite I receive the follow error on occasion;
I found that when this error occurs a different version of SQL Server Native Client is already installed. When the prerequisite tries to install over the top of the existing version, it causes the above error. Manually removing the Native Client and reinstalling the prerequisite corrects the problem.
My question is this;
Can we test to see if the Native Client already exists and if it does, uninstall it before the prerequisite starts? If so, how?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup
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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'.
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OK
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I found that when this error occurs a different version of SQL Server Native Client is already installed. When the prerequisite tries to install over the top of the existing version, it causes the above error. Manually removing the Native Client and reinstalling the prerequisite corrects the problem.
My question is this;
Can we test to see if the Native Client already exists and if it does, uninstall it before the prerequisite starts? If so, how?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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‎Sep 05, 2008
09:18 AM
I have also encounter this problem but haven't been able to figure out the cause. Any help would be great.
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‎Sep 05, 2008
02:21 PM
It looks like that the 'sqlncli.msi' installation package supports major upgrades as it has a couple of entries in the Upgrade table. Try to install it as a setup prerequisite before installing a Microsoft SQL Sever 2005 Express SP2, and see if it solves the issue. You can download the Microsoft SQL Sever 2005 SP2 compatible version of sqlncli.msi from Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - February 2007.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.