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After the installation is complete, the system prompts "MSSQL installation prompt reference Server Error Log and C:/winnt/sqlstp. log for more information"
Solution:
First, delete the Microsoft SQL Server folder under the installation directory and C:/program files, and delete all information about Microsoft SQL Server under CURRENT_USER and LOCAL_MACHINE/software/Microsoft/. Then
1 open the Registry
In "start" -- "run", type "Regedit"
2. Click to open in the following order
+ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
+ Softlinks
+ Microsoft
+ Windows
+ CurrentVersion
+ Setup
+ Predictioncomponents
3. delete all the folders under predictioncomponents!
For example, {60bff50d-fb2c-4498-a577-c9548c390bb9}
{60bff50d-fb2c-4498-a577-c9548c390bb9}
{60bff50d-fb2c-4498-a577-c9548c390bb9}
{60bff50d-fb2c-4498-a577-c9548c390bb9}
.......
4 restart:
5. Re-Install SQL Server 2000
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