Error during installation

I was installing SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition on Windows 2000 server. During the prerequisites installation .NET 2.0 installed sucessfully but unable to install Microsoft SQL Native Client and produce an error.

Error occurred during installation:

Error 1619 installing Microsoft SQL Native Client. See log file for more detailed information. This installation package could not be opened. Varify that the package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to valify that this is a valid Windows Installer package.

Log File Errors:

=== Verbose logging started: 7/24/200616:04:11Build type: SHIP UNICODE 3.01.4000.2435Calling process: C:\WINNT\system32\msiexec.exe ===

MSI (c) (04:98) [16:04:11:359]: Resetting cached policy values

MSI (c) (04:98) [16:04:11:359]: Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0

MSI (c) (04:98) [16:04:11:359]: ******* RunEngine:

******* Product: F:\MS SQL Server 2005\Disk 1\setup\sqlncli.msi

******* Action:

******* CommandLine: **********

MSI (c) (04:98) [16:04:11:359]: Client-side and UI is none or basic: Running entire install on the server.

MSI (c) (04:98) [16:04:11:359]: Grabbed execution mutex.

MSI (c) (04:98) [16:04:11:437]: Cloaking enabled.

MSI (c) (04:98) [16:04:11:437]: Attempting to enable all disabled priveleges before calling Install on Server

MSI (c) (04:98) [16:04:11:468]: Incrementing counter to disable shutdown. Counter after increment: 0

MSI (s) (D0:C0) [16:04:11:515]: Grabbed execution mutex.

MSI (s) (D0:C8) [16:04:11:515]: Resetting cached policy values

MSI (s) (D0:C8) [16:04:11:515]: Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0

MSI (s) (D0:C8) [16:04:11:515]: ******* RunEngine:

******* Product: F:\MS SQL Server 2005\Disk 1\setup\sqlncli.msi

******* Action:

******* CommandLine: **********

MSI (s) (D0:C8) [16:04:11:531]: Note: 1: 2203 2: F:\MS SQL Server 2005\Disk 1\setup\sqlncli.msi 3: -2147287037

MSI (s) (D0:C8) [16:04:11:531]: MainEngineThread is returning 3

MSI (c) (04:98) [16:04:11:531]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied.Counter after decrement: -1

MSI (c) (04:98) [16:04:11:531]: MainEngineThread is returning 3

=== Verbose logging stopped: 7/24/200616:04:11 ===

Any ideas. Please help....

Thanks.

Zafar.

Zafar, if you're attempting to install SQL Server 2005 onto Windows Server 2000 via a network share it will not work. You either have to put the CD/DVD directly into the server's reader drive or copy the files from the network share to the local hard drive of the server to perform the installation.sql