MSDE SP3 Upgrade Fails on first Try

From: Joe Brzezinski (brzjo01@ca.com)
Date: 01/31/03


From: "Joe Brzezinski" <brzjo01@ca.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 11:49:13 -0800


I get the same message but it comes up every time I try to
run SP3 for MSDE.

>-----Original Message-----
>
>We have an NT workstation Application running MSDE
Service Pack 2. When
>we go to upgrade the instance to Service Pack 3 the
Windows Installer
>fails the first time with the following message:
>
>"There is a problem with this Windows Installer package.
A DLL required
>for the install could not be run".
>
>We then run the Service Pack again and everything runs
fine. We are
>trying to come up with a upgrade mechanism for our
customers and I would
>prefer that they don't have to run the install 2 times.
Do you have any
>clue on what is missing that running the Service Pack is
taking care of
>the first time?
>
>A couple other minor issues with the Service Pack:
>
>To secure the box we have changed the TCP port from the
default. The
>Service Pack is changing the port number and not putting
it back to the
>port number we have chosen. Why?
>
>Why is the Service Pack set SQL Agent to Manual?
>
>Why does the Service Pack add a link to the Start Menu?
>
>Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Jeff
>
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