MS SQL Server New Users - express install--can't find native client components--sqlncli.msi

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express install--can't find native client components--sqlncli.msi

middletree

2005-11-09, 11:24 am

I have spent way too many hours trying and re-installing SQL Server Express.
Following the instructions from the web page, installing all the
prerequisites, but it still is givng me an incomplete install every time.

This latest attempt told me that I had errors with the native client, SQL
Server Database services, and Workstation Components, Books Online

For the record, I did a search on the Microsoft site for "sqlncli.msi" and
found nothing.

Here are the errors from the most recent attempt:

MSI (s) (80:A0) [09:31:20:563]: SOURCEMGMT: Failed to resolve source
MSI (s) (80:A0) [09:31:25:451]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server Native
Client -- Error 1706. An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL
Server Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using a
valid copy of the installation package 'sqlncli.msi'.

Error 1706. An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Server
Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using a valid copy
of the installation package 'sqlncli.msi'.

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Property(S): SupportedOSMessage = Installation of this product failed
because it is not supported on this operating system. For information on
supported configurations, see the product documentation.
(I'm on WinXP Pro SP2 with the latest updates)

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BamaZealot

2005-11-30, 11:24 am

Did you ever get this resolved? I'm experiencing the same error.

I'm creating an application installer that includes SQL Express, and
I've experienced a problem with the SQL Server Express installer. If
the user cancels the SQL Express installation after the SQL Native
Client is installed, subsequent installation attempts will fail. I've
found that I can resolve the problem by uninstalling the SQL Native
Client before attempting the next installation.

I could potentially add code to automatically uninstall SQL Native
Client (if it exists) before attempting to install SQL Express,
although I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Has anyone else
experienced this? Do you have any other work-arounds?

Snip from the SQL installation log file:

Machine : STEVE2
Product : SQL Native Client
Error : An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL
Server Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using
a valid copy of the installation package 'sqlncli.msi'.
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Machine : STEVE2
Product : Microsoft SQL Server Native Client
Product Version : 9.00.1399.06
Install : Failed
Log File : C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup
Bootstrap\LOG\Files\
SQLSetup0006_STEVE2_
SQLNCLI_1.log
Last Action : InstallFinalize
Error String : An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL
Server Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using
a valid copy of the installation package 'sqlncli.msi'.
Error Number : 1706

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