Error:
SQL Server 2000 installation fails with "...previous program installation..." error message
- Restart the computer and see if you are able to run the setup. If the restart does not help, use the steps that follow.
- Perform these steps and then run the SQL Server 2000 setup again:
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Open dialog box, type: "Regedit" (without the quotation marks) or "Regedt32" (without the quotation marks)
- Click OK.
- NOTE: Please make sure that you only delete the value mentioned, not the whole session manager key.
- In Registry Editor, expand the following registry subkey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
- On the File menu, click Export.
- NOTE: In Microsoft Windows 2000, click Export Registry File from the Registry menu.
- In the File name text box, type: "Session Manager Key" (without the quotation marks)
- Click Save.
- In the right-pane of the Registry Editor window, right-click PendingFileRenameOperations. On the shortcut menu that appears, click Delete.
- In the Confirm Value Delete message dialog box that appears, click Yes.
- On the File menu, click Exit.
NOTE: In Windows 2000, click Exit on the Registry menu.
Restart the computer.
Using the Registry Editor, verify that the PendingFileRenameOperations registry value is not available.
Note: The PendingFileRenameOperations registry value may be re-created when you restart the computer. If the registry values are re-created, delete the PendingFileRenameOperations registry value again by completing steps a through j, and then run SQL Server 2000 Setup. Do not restart the computer before you run SQL Server 2000 Setup.
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