Comments on: SQL 2005 Install Error http://thomaslarock.com/2009/04/sql-2005-install-error/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SQLBatman http://thomaslarock.com/2009/04/sql-2005-install-error/comment-page-1/#comment-547 SQLBatman Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:04:38 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1625#comment-547 thanks Chad! thanks Chad!

]]> By: Chad Miller http://thomaslarock.com/2009/04/sql-2005-install-error/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Chad Miller Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:56:23 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1625#comment-546 I hit the same issue a few months ago and used the workaround of setting the proc to 1 as described in the KB article you referenced. After the base 2005 install is complete you can then apply SP2. Once SP2 is applied you can set the procs back to original setting. I blogged about it here: http://chadwickmiller.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!EA42395138308430!265.entry I hit the same issue a few months ago and used the workaround of setting the proc to 1 as described in the KB article you referenced. After the base 2005 install is complete you can then apply SP2. Once SP2 is applied you can set the procs back to original setting. I blogged about it here:
http://chadwickmiller.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!EA42395138308430!265.entry

]]> By: Rob http://thomaslarock.com/2009/04/sql-2005-install-error/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Rob Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:36:19 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1625#comment-545 Hey if you can get a SQL 2008 license out of this, that sounds like a better way to go. :) FYI - here is a sample of what our Boot.ini looks like on the test server we used. [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect /NUMPROC=8 Hey if you can get a SQL 2008 license out of this, that sounds like a better way to go. :)

FYI – here is a sample of what our Boot.ini looks like on the test server we used.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS=”Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition” /noexecute=optout /fastdetect /NUMPROC=8

]]> By: SQLBatman http://thomaslarock.com/2009/04/sql-2005-install-error/comment-page-1/#comment-544 SQLBatman Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:28:21 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1625#comment-544 interesting workaround. i like how you use it for some load testing as well, perhaps we could "borrow" your suggestion. then again, i could just tell them to buy a product that uses sql 2008, which will not error out upon install. interesting workaround. i like how you use it for some load testing as well, perhaps we could “borrow” your suggestion.

then again, i could just tell them to buy a product that uses sql 2008, which will not error out upon install.

]]> By: Rob http://thomaslarock.com/2009/04/sql-2005-install-error/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Rob Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:59:05 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1625#comment-543 You can try modifying the boot.ini to add /NUMPROC=XX so that Windows only sees the number of processors you need. Then once SQL Server 2005 SP1 is fully installed, modify the boot.ini to undo this. We used this switch to do CPU load testing on our 8-core machine (2 socket) to emulate from 1 to 8 cores and it worked like a charm. You can try modifying the boot.ini to add /NUMPROC=XX so that Windows only sees the number of processors you need. Then once SQL Server 2005 SP1 is fully installed, modify the boot.ini to undo this.

We used this switch to do CPU load testing on our 8-core machine (2 socket) to emulate from 1 to 8 cores and it worked like a charm.

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