Installing SQL Server 2005, Detecting Installed IIS

When trying to install SQL 2005, the installation halts at "Detecting Installed IIS". From a previous forum discussion I tried disabling Norton Anti-Virus and Firewall, but the install still does not get past this point.

Please help.

have you checked the sql intall log?|||No, what should I be looking for?|||

%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\Log\Summary.txt

for more information, BOL 2005 (on a machine that you have it installed on succesfully :) ) "Setup [SQL Server], logs"

Derek

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Tom, if you can search the suggested logs for the text string "return value 3" and post the +/- 10 lines on each side, we may be able to debug.

Thanks,
Samuel Lester (MSFT)

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I cannot find the text string "return value 3"?

Would you be opposed to me emailing the log files to you?

You can email me at sql2005_help@.yahoo.com.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

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Since the install seems to be hanging, the logs probably won't be of much use. Go ahead and send me the zipped up log files to samles@.microsoft.com. I can take a look, but my guess is that you may need to toggle something in your anti-virus/firewall/DNS settings. This issue has appeared a few times and the solutions have been in these areas. Sorry about not having a more direct answer.

Thanks,
Samuel Lester (MSFT)

|||I did get SQL 2005 installed! After Sam looked at the log files and could not find anything out of the norm, I made sure my machine met the requirements. With that I reinstalled .Net 2.0 and removed .Net 1.1 from my machine. Whether it was the reinstall of 2.0 or the removal of .Net 1.1; the install went without a hitch. I also did disable my firewall and anti-virus for the install.sql