SQL Server 2008 install fail

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Mabrito

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Look at my last post, its kinda on a new topic and didnt feel like making a new thread since this one is perfectly fine.












I got a copy of SQL Server 2008 Developers Edition and trying to install it on my WS2008 machine. When its installing the support files I get this error:'

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Any ideas on why it cant find that file? I did trace the directory and the file is there.

The specific file it cant find in case its hard to read is dw20sharedAMD64.msi.
 
Code: 
=== Verbose logging started: 10/1/2008  19:44:45  Build type: SHIP UNICODE 4.05.6001.00  Calling process: C:\files\SQL Server 2008 Developers Edition\x64\setup100.exe ===
MSI (c) (44:64) [19:44:45:328]: Resetting cached policy values
MSI (c) (44:64) [19:44:45:328]: Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0
MSI (c) (44:64) [19:44:45:328]: ******* RunEngine:
           ******* Product: C:\files\SQL Server 2008 Developers Edition\x64\redist\watson\dw20sharedamd64.msi
           ******* Action: 
           ******* CommandLine: **********
MSI (c) (44:64) [19:44:45:328]: Client-side and UI is none or basic: Running entire install on the server.
MSI (c) (44:64) [19:44:45:328]: Grabbed execution mutex.
MSI (c) (44:64) [19:44:45:328]: Cloaking enabled.
MSI (c) (44:64) [19:44:45:328]: Attempting to enable all disabled privileges before calling Install on Server
MSI (c) (44:64) [19:44:45:328]: Incrementing counter to disable shutdown. Counter after increment: 0
MSI (s) (FC:58) [19:44:45:343]: Running installation inside multi-package transaction C:\files\SQL Server 2008 Developers Edition\x64\redist\watson\dw20sharedamd64.msi
MSI (s) (FC:58) [19:44:45:343]: Grabbed execution mutex.
MSI (s) (FC:AC) [19:44:45:343]: Resetting cached policy values
MSI (s) (FC:AC) [19:44:45:343]: Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0
MSI (s) (FC:AC) [19:44:45:343]: ******* RunEngine:
           ******* Product: C:\files\SQL Server 2008 Developers Edition\x64\redist\watson\dw20sharedamd64.msi
           ******* Action: 
           ******* CommandLine: **********
MSI (s) (FC:AC) [19:44:45:343]: Machine policy value 'DisableUserInstalls' is 0
MSI (s) (FC:AC) [19:44:45:359]: SRSetRestorePoint skipped for this transaction.
MSI (s) (FC:AC) [19:44:45:359]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer 3: 2 
MSI (s) (FC:AC) [19:44:45:359]: MainEngineThread is returning 2
MSI (s) (FC:58) [19:44:45:359]: No System Restore sequence number for this installation.
MSI (s) (FC:58) [19:44:45:359]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (FC:58) [19:44:45:359]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (FC:58) [19:44:45:359]: Incrementing counter to disable shutdown. Counter after increment: 0
MSI (s) (FC:58) [19:44:45:359]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts 3: 2 
MSI (s) (FC:58) [19:44:45:359]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts 3: 2 
MSI (s) (FC:58) [19:44:45:359]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\InProgress 3: 2 
MSI (s) (FC:58) [19:44:45:359]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\InProgress 3: 2 
MSI (s) (FC:58) [19:44:45:359]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied.  Counter after decrement: -1
MSI (s) (FC:58) [19:44:45:359]: Restoring environment variables
MSI (c) (44:64) [19:44:45:359]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied.  Counter after decrement: -1
MSI (c) (44:64) [19:44:45:359]: MainEngineThread is returning 2
=== Verbose logging stopped: 10/1/2008  19:44:45 ===

That is what I get in the log it generates.
 
Its a me fail. I downloaded it on my desktop then stuck it in the share folder on the server. I forgot to take it out of the share folder because I removed all the inheritable NTFS permissions on that folder that includes the SYSTEM account that uses the Windows Installer. Once I took it out of the share folder and put it straight on the C drive, its now working and its almost done installing.
 
I have this old database that I made in SQL Server 2005 a while back and want to put it on 2008. Its in a .mdf file that was created when I backed it up about a year back. It doesnt seem like 2008 reconizes the .mdf file when I go to "Restore Database" when I right click Databases. I tried viewing all files and force it to load and it comes back with an error. Any idea how to get this .mdf file to work in 2008? Hopefully there is a way....
 
There should be a way. I know you can't go from 08 > 05.

Rather than clicking 'Restore Database', don't you want 'Attach'? That's the method I had found from my searches when trying to import 08 into 05 (before I knew you couldn't).
 
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