Comments on: SQL 2005 Install Error https://thomaslarock.com/2009/04/sql-2005-install-error/ Thomas LaRock is an author, speaker, data expert, and SQLRockstar. He helps people connect, learn, and share. Along the way he solves data problems, too. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: SQLBatman https://thomaslarock.com/2009/04/sql-2005-install-error/#comment-547 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:04:38 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1625#comment-547 In reply to Chad Miller.

thanks Chad!

]]> By: Chad Miller https://thomaslarock.com/2009/04/sql-2005-install-error/#comment-546 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

]]> By: Rob https://thomaslarock.com/2009/04/sql-2005-install-error/#comment-545 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

]]> By: SQLBatman https://thomaslarock.com/2009/04/sql-2005-install-error/#comment-544 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:28:21 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1625#comment-544 In reply to Rob.

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 https://thomaslarock.com/2009/04/sql-2005-install-error/#comment-543 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.

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