hi... casnt install sql 2005 express edtion on my xp sp2 pc

it gives me a permission denied messagw whilst instlalling.. Im an
administrator od the pc.

evet viewer shows this ... event id 11304

Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition -- Error 1304. Error
writing to file: Access is denied.
.. Verify that you have access to that directory.

anyone any ideas ... thanks

looking into the sql setup log file the WI log file shows this entry

Property(SQL): Setup Bootstrap Directory = C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\
1: 0 2: Iterating through _sqlSupportFiles entries
Error Code: 0x80070005 (5)
Windows Error Text: Access is denied.
Source File Name: t:\yukon\sql\setup\darwin\sqlcastub\streamca.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Dec 21 16:49:23 2005
Function Name: streamBinaryToDisk
Source Line Number: 238
Error 1304. Error writing to file: Access is denied.
.. Verify that you have access to that directory.
MSI (c) (98!04) [09:37:23:808]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express
Edition -- Error 1304. Error writing to file: Access is denied.
.. Verify that you have access to that directory.

wheres this Source File Name: t:\yukon\sql\setup\darwin\sqlcastub\streamca.cpp
path coming from ??? i have no t drive... is this the reason its failing ??



"Jason Blake" wrote:

> hi... casnt install sql 2005 express edtion on my xp sp2 pc
>
> it gives me a permission denied messagw whilst instlalling.. Im an
> administrator od the pc.
>
> evet viewer shows this ... event id 11304
>
> Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition -- Error 1304. Error
> writing to file: Access is denied.
> . Verify that you have access to that directory.
>
> anyone any ideas ... thanks
>
>
>
>