I am installing SQL 2005 developers version on my laptop. That laptop is
part of a domain and has XP w/ SP2. During installtion I get an error:
"SQL Server Setup failed to obtain system account information for the ASPNET
account. To proceed, reinstall the .NET framework, and then run SQL Server
Setup again."

I don't see a user called ASPNET as a local user on my machine. Under
Add/Remove Programs, Framework 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 are installed. I suspect the
ASPNET account was removed for security reasons. What steps do I take next?

Thanks!

Hello there!

Open up Command Prompt and go to
"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322" folder and run
"aspnet_regiis -i" command.

This will create the necessary account and you'll be able to install your
SQL Server 2005 DE.

--
Ekrem Önsoy
http://www.ekremonsoy.net , http://ekremonsoy.blogspot.com
MCBDA, MCTS: SQL Server 2005, MCITPBA, MCSD.Net, MCSE, MCT



"DynamicsDiva" <DynamicsDiva@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsE72B914-B57A-44AA-B84B-57666BCFE0AF@microsoft.com...
>I am installing SQL 2005 developers version on my laptop. That laptop is
> part of a domain and has XP w/ SP2. During installtion I get an error:
> "SQL Server Setup failed to obtain system account information for the
> ASPNET
> account. To proceed, reinstall the .NET framework, and then run SQL
> Server
> Setup again."
>
> I don't see a user called ASPNET as a local user on my machine. Under
> Add/Remove Programs, Framework 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 are installed. I suspect
> the
> ASPNET account was removed for security reasons. What steps do I take
> next?
>
> Thanks!

Thank you SO much! That worked perfectly...

"Ekrem Önsoy" wrote:

> Hello there!
>
> Open up Command Prompt and go to
> "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322" folder and run
> "aspnet_regiis -i" command.
>
> This will create the necessary account and you'll be able to install your
> SQL Server 2005 DE.
>
> --
> Ekrem Önsoy
> http://www.ekremonsoy.net , http://ekremonsoy.blogspot.com
> MCBDA, MCTS: SQL Server 2005, MCITPBA, MCSD.Net, MCSE, MCT
>
>
>
> "DynamicsDiva" <DynamicsDiva@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> newsE72B914-B57A-44AA-B84B-57666BCFE0AF@microsoft.com...
> >I am installing SQL 2005 developers version on my laptop. That laptop is
> > part of a domain and has XP w/ SP2. During installtion I get an error:
> > "SQL Server Setup failed to obtain system account information for the
> > ASPNET
> > account. To proceed, reinstall the .NET framework, and then run SQL
> > Server
> > Setup again."
> >
> > I don't see a user called ASPNET as a local user on my machine. Under
> > Add/Remove Programs, Framework 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 are installed. I suspect
> > the
> > ASPNET account was removed for security reasons. What steps do I take
> > next?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>

The ASPNET account is created/removed depending on the existence of the
installation of ASP.NEt which is a subset of .NET Framework. To add on to
Ekrem's recommendation, make sure to run aspnet_regiis on each version of
your .NET Framework

"DynamicsDiva" <DynamicsDiva@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
newsE72B914-B57A-44AA-B84B-57666BCFE0AF@microsoft.com...
>I am installing SQL 2005 developers version on my laptop. That laptop is
> part of a domain and has XP w/ SP2. During installtion I get an error:
> "SQL Server Setup failed to obtain system account information for the
> ASPNET
> account. To proceed, reinstall the .NET framework, and then run SQL
> Server
> Setup again."
>
> I don't see a user called ASPNET as a local user on my machine. Under
> Add/Remove Programs, Framework 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 are installed. I suspect
> the
> ASPNET account was removed for security reasons. What steps do I take
> next?
>
> Thanks!