Error: System Cannot Find The File Specified: (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.SQLEditors)

I know there are already several bug submissions on this error, and I am sure the cryptoAPI team is working to resolve this issue.. However... Is it possible that the CAPICOM update (KB931906) could have contributed to this issue? In my instance, I installed SQLServer 2005 Express w/ Adv Tools SP2 after a freash XP install. I checked it out, and everything worked fine. I updated windows (online) and now it gives this error. In fact, I cannot even run the un-install because the setup utility also hits the following error (as taken from the log file):


Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup beginning at Wed Jan 16 12:47:35 2008
Process ID : 576
d:97352a1d146f8bca5542016500a05210setup.exe Version: 2005.90.3042.0
Running: LoadResourcesAction at: 2008/0/16 12:47:35
Complete: LoadResourcesAction at: 2008/0/16 12:47:35, returned true
Running: ParseBootstrapOptionsAction at: 2008/0/16 12:47:35
Loaded DLL:97352a1d146f8bca5542016500a05210xmlrw.dll Version:2.0.3609.0
Complete: ParseBootstrapOptionsAction at: 2008/0/16 12:47:35, returned false
Error: Action "ParseBootstrapOptionsAction" failed during execution. Error information reported during run:
Could not parse command line due to datastore exception.
Source File Name: utillibpersisthelpers.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:30:14 2006
Function Name: writeEncryptedString
Source Line Number: 124
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writeEncryptedString() failed
Source File Name: utillibpersisthelpers.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:30:14 2006
Function Name: writeEncryptedString
Source Line Number: 123
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Error Code: 0x80070002 (2)
Windows Error Text: The system cannot find the file specified.

Source File Name: cryptohelpercryptsameusersamemachine.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:04 2006
Function Name: sqls::CryptSameUserSameMachine:rotectData
Source Line Number: 50

2
Could not skip Component update due to datastore exception.
Source File Name: datastorecachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:27:59 2006
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "InstallMediaPath" {"SetupBootstrapOptionsScope", "", "576"} in cache
Source File Name: datastorepropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:01 2006
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.InstallMediaPath
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupBootstrapOptionsScope"
Running: ValidateWinNTAction at: 2008/0/16 12:47:35
Complete: ValidateWinNTAction at: 2008/0/16 12:47:35, returned true
Running: ValidateMinOSAction at: 2008/0/16 12:47:35
Complete: ValidateMinOSAction at: 2008/0/16 12:47:35, returned true
Running: PerformSCCAction at: 2008/0/16 12:47:35
Complete: PerformSCCAction at: 2008/0/16 12:47:35, returned true
Running: ActivateLoggingAction at: 2008/0/16 12:47:35
Error: Action "ActivateLoggingAction" threw an exception during execution. Error information reported during run:
Datastore exception while trying to write logging properties.
Source File Name: datastorecachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:27:59 2006
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "primaryLogFiles" {"SetupStateScope", "", ""} in cache
Source File Name: datastorepropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:01 2006
Function Name: SetupStateScope.primaryLogFiles
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupStateScope"
00E2CFC0Unable to proceed with setup, there was a command line parsing error. : 2
Error Code: 0x80070002 (2)
Windows Error Text: The system cannot find the file specified.

Source File Name: datastorepropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:01 2006
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.InstallMediaPath
Source Line Number: 44

Failed to create CAB file due to datastore exception
Source File Name: datastorecachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:27:59 2006
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "HostSetup" {"SetupBootstrapOptionsScope", "", "576"} in cache
Source File Name: datastorepropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:01 2006
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.HostSetup
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupBootstrapOptionsScope"
Message pump returning: 2

Since the Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.SQLEditors utilizes a crypto wrapper, givin the error above... would the CAPICOM update have affected things?

Brian Nichols