Re: SQL Express Fails with Hardware Error

The LocalSystem account is a built-in account, present on any server
and workstation. I think that hurricane51 meant that he was able to
install SQL by using the LocalSystem account as the account under
which the SQL Service runs.
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=?Utf-8?B?aXM5OA==?= <is98@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 13
nov 2006 in microsoft.public.sqlserver.setup:

local system account? like a local administrator account? we
have our machines under a domain and the admin machine account
and my admin domain account can't install the server.

"hurricane51" wrote:

I could get it to successfully logon with the Local System
account. Did you try this?
cheeb wrote:
I've had this exact same problem and have been trying all
weekend. My hardware configuration more than exceeds the
minimum requirements. If anyone has a solution, please help.
Thanks.

hurricane51 wrote:
I've been trying without success to install SQL 2005
Express Edition. In the preliminary examination of my
system, it passes all the tests except hardware
requirements.

- 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.

It does not say specificially where it finds shortcomings.
It suggests I consult the system requirements to find out
why, and I exceed the specs in every category:

My system:
512 MB RAM
1.7 GHz Pentium M
10 GB free disk space
XP SP2
.NET 2.0
IE 7

I've gone past the warning and tried four times now,
rebooting beforehand, etc., I've disabled every other
program running (including anti-virus) with no effect. It
fails to complete the installation of the SQL Server
Database Services. It then suggests consulting the summary
log file and/or starting the service manually. When I try
to start the service manually, it stops and immediately
stops.

The Summary.txt log has the following non-specific failure
message:

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 9.00.1399.06
==============================
OS Version : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service
Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Time : Sat Nov 04 05:22:35 2006

DMLAPTOP : 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 : DMLAPTOP
Product : Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files
(English) Product Version : 9.00.1399.06
Install : Successful
Log File : C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\90\Setup
Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0007_DMLAPTOP_SQLSupport_1.log

Any idea what's causing the install failure?
.

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