I'm having trouble installing SQL Express on a machine.

The machine already has SQL Developer and SQL 2000 installed (SQL 2000 is
installed as a named instance)

When I try to install Express (as a named instance) I get an error when it
tries to start the engine.

The error is "An error occured during encryption"

I have found a KB 920114 which talks about the Protect folder, but this
folder does not even exists, when I create it and assign it the necessary
permissions I still get the same error.

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Michael Tissington
http://www.oaklodge.com
http://www.sqlview.net

Hi Michael,

Just thinking out aloud here:

1. Make sure the cryptographic service is started.
2. Try to use another account as a service startup account for the
SQLServer(YourInstance) service.

I have never seen that folder (C:\Documents and
Settings\NetworkService\Application Data\Microsoft\Protect) before on an SQL
Server installation and as far as I know the folder will only be created if
you login with that account on the machine (which you generally can't!).
Creating it doesn't either.

Nathan H. Omukwenyi, MVP [SQL Server]

"Michael Tissington" <mtissington@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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> I'm having trouble installing SQL Express on a machine.
>
> The machine already has SQL Developer and SQL 2000 installed (SQL 2000 is
> installed as a named instance)
>
> When I try to install Express (as a named instance) I get an error when it
> tries to start the engine.
>
> The error is "An error occured during encryption"
>
> I have found a KB 920114 which talks about the Protect folder, but this
> folder does not even exists, when I create it and assign it the necessary
> permissions I still get the same error.
>
> --
> Michael Tissington
> http://www.oaklodge.com
> http://www.sqlview.net
>

Nathan,

Tried both of these things and it makes no difference.

--
Michael Tissington
http://www.oaklodge.com
http://www.sqlview.net

"Nathan H. Omukwenyi" <nathan@e-tools.com> wrote in message
news:O8J1Qpb5GHA.3444@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi Michael,
>
> Just thinking out aloud here:
>
> 1. Make sure the cryptographic service is started.
> 2. Try to use another account as a service startup account for the
> SQLServer(YourInstance) service.
>
> I have never seen that folder (C:\Documents and
> Settings\NetworkService\Application Data\Microsoft\Protect) before on an
> SQL Server installation and as far as I know the folder will only be
> created if you login with that account on the machine (which you generally
> can't!). Creating it doesn't either.
>
> Nathan H. Omukwenyi, MVP [SQL Server]
>
> "Michael Tissington" <mtissington@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
> news:%230qATdP5GHA.1012@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> I'm having trouble installing SQL Express on a machine.
>>
>> The machine already has SQL Developer and SQL 2000 installed (SQL 2000 is
>> installed as a named instance)
>>
>> When I try to install Express (as a named instance) I get an error when
>> it tries to start the engine.
>>
>> The error is "An error occured during encryption"
>>
>> I have found a KB 920114 which talks about the Protect folder, but this
>> folder does not even exists, when I create it and assign it the necessary
>> permissions I still get the same error.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Tissington
>> http://www.oaklodge.com
>> http://www.sqlview.net
>>
>
>