SQL Server 2008 R2 unable to create a required installation folder.

All replies

• 

  

  1

  Sign in to vote

  I have a macbook pro with windows 8 running on bootcamp. I have trying to install SQL Server 2008 R2 by right running it as administrator but I keep getting a "Windows was unable to create a required installation folder. Error code: 0x80070005".

  Note: I downloaded SQL Server 2008 from the dreamspark website which was in a .img file format.

  Can you convert it into .exe file executable file.Below links might be helpful

  http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/es-ES/d04e9cf3-3eae-4a1f-a9f8-e2c5ed88d183/windows-was-unable-to-create-a-required-installation-folder-error-code-0x80070005?forum=w7itproinstall

  http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/error-code-0x80070005-windows-was-unable-to-create/7581d2e6-8666-4104-8536-d1960165c61e

  ---

  Please mark this reply as the answer or vote as helpful, as appropriate, to make it useful for other readers

  Tuesday, February 4, 2014 9:46 PM
• 

  

  1

  Sign in to vote

  When I open up the .img file, I click the "setup.exe" file which is supposed to install it. Also I tried following the post on this link: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/es-ES/d04e9cf3-3eae-4a1f-a9f8-e2c5ed88d183/windows-was-unable-to-create-a-required-installation-folder-error-code-0x80070005?forum=w7itproinstall but it doesn't help.

  Wednesday, February 5, 2014 3:11 AM
• 

  

  1

  Sign in to vote

  I have seen this issue before if the computer name and account name are similar in windows 8... try to change that and it should work fine.

  Please mark as answer, if this has solved your issue.

  Good Luck :) .. visit www.sqlsaga.com for more t-sql code snippets and BI related how to articles.

  • Proposed as answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft employee Thursday, February 6, 2014 9:05 AM
  • Marked as answer by tracycai Monday, February 10, 2014 11:26 AM

  Wednesday, February 5, 2014 5:26 AM