So, we get this error when we go to install a new instance of SQL 2008 on a dedicated Windows Server 2008 Standard x64 box:
Rule Check Result
Rule “Restart computer” failed.
A computer restart is required. You must restart this computer before installing SQL Server.
But, we _just_ restarted it because of that error?!?
A quick search turned up the following:
- Microsoft SQL Forums: Not able to install SqlServer 2008 says Restart computer failed
The Forum post suggest that we look at the following registry key:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\PendingFileRenameOperations
Sure enough, when we look into the registry, we find the culprit:
We deleted the content in that key since whatever the HP driver was trying to do it was failing at it miserably.
Of course, we Exported the Session Manager key _before_ deleting the content!
When we click the Re-run button in the SQL Server 2008 Setup window we were greeted with:
Restart Computer: Passed
We were good to go on installing that needed instance.
Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book
*Our original iMac was stolen (previous blog post). We now have a new MacBook Pro courtesy of Vlad Mazek, owner of OWN.
6 comments:
What do you mean by "we Exported the Session Manager key _before_ deleting" ? well, by "exported".
To Where?
I am having this issue, but I'm just a newbie.
Can you explain this to me?
Ok,
forget about my last comment.
I did what you say and I passed the check!
Thanks a lot for sharing this solution.
My gmail in case you want to give some feedback:
evelyn.lrz@gmail.com
Evelyn,
By default, we export the key we will be making changes to _before_ we make those changes. Just in case.
Philip
thanks great its working f9
i really thankful to u..........
Can you help me?
I got the error: Restart Computer failed: while installing SQL sever-2012 in Windows server-2012 standard edition. I got your post and trying to find out the session manager Key. but could not find it??
C/Windows/system32/.?? to find the path??
Great ....Solved my issue
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