MsiInstaller Errors: SQL 2005 Express With Advanced Features

My machine environment is as follows:

- Windows Server 2003 Standard with SP1
- IIS 6.0 with some "classic ASP" applications running under it (not ASP.NET)
- SQL Server 2000 Client (Enterprise Manager, Query Analyzer etc)
- .NET Framework Runtime 1.1 & 2.0
- Visual Studio.NET 2003 & 2005

I've never installed (or even trusted) any beta/CTP version of either Visual Studio or SQL 2005 (or any other MS trial products for that matter) on my machine.

Initially I installed SQL 2005 Express, and then the RTM version of SQL Management Studio Express.

Later i found this "SQL 2005 Express with Advanced Features" download, and figured that this must be a roll-up of all those features (and then some), so i removed all the old SQL 2005 components and installed this SQLEXPR_ADV.EXE.

I did this twice: the first time with Reporting Services; then removed the whole thing due to errors to be described below; the second time without RS.

The installation process itself is relatively painless, but after it's completed, whenever I open an ASP page from the local IIS server, dozens of warning messages like this would show up in the eventlog:



1.
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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MsiInstaller
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1015
Date:  2006-05-22
Time:  2:01:24 PM
User:  NT AUTHORITYNETWORK SERVICE
Description:
Failed to connect to server. Error: 0x80070005

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

2.
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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MsiInstaller
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1001
Date:  2006-05-22
Time:  2:01:24 PM
User:  MYPCIUSR_MYPC
Description:
Detection of product '{A4512736-8D63-4298-9271-5329931FA46B}', feature 'SQL_SSMSEE' failed during request for component '{6EC5DFBD-F6B5-4F02-8432-BFB8B03562B8}'

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

3.
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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MsiInstaller
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1004
Date:  2006-05-22
Time:  2:01:24 PM
User:  MYPCIUSR_MYPC
Description:
Detection of product '{A4512736-8D63-4298-9271-5329931FA46B}', feature 'SQL_SSMSEE', component '{180F515D-F56C-40DD-9D71-CC532EA8E286}' failed.  The resource '' does not exist.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.


I can use the Management Studio Express to create a database and tables, but having tons of errors flooding my eventlog is still a serious problem.

Any ideas on how to resolve this?

By the way, I think the total experience with SQL 2005 installation is far worse than SQL 2000, which is a very mature product. It seems that SQL 2005 was rushed out of the door to meet some deadlines so quality was seriously comprised as a result. Sending out a service pack less than 6 months after the RTM release is a testament to this conclusion, right?