Unable To Install SQL Server Express (SP1 Or SP2) On Vista

I am unable to install Business Contact Manager for Outlook 2007. I sought help in the BCM forum, but the developer who I spoke with came to the conclusion that it is a SQL Server Express problem that I am experiencing, and so he recommended that I come here for help.

I am running on Vista Ultimate.

Every attempt I have made to install BCM (and later SQL Express Server 2005 separately, see below) has failed at the same point, with the same error message:

"SQL Server Setup could not connect to the database service for server configuration. The error was: [Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'sa'.

Today I attempted to install SQL Express Server SP2 separately on its own, the idea being that if this worked, then I might be able to install BCM on top of it. I attempted the SQL EE SP2 installation after uninstalling all remnants of previous installations to the best of my ablity. The SP2 installation failed at the same point, and had the same appearance, as I saw in all prior attempts. (The installer reported no errors or warnings in its system checks prior to beginning the actual install.)

Here is the summary log from this trial:


Microsoft SQL Server 2005 9.00.3042.00 ============================== OS Version : Professional (Build 6000) Time : Tue Apr 03 15:39:02 2007 Machine : LUMACRAFT-1 Product : Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English) Product Version : 9.00.3042.00 Install : Successful Log File : C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Setup BootstrapLOGFilesSQLSetup0008_LUMACRAFT-1_SQLSupport_1.log -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Machine : LUMACRAFT-1 Product : Microsoft SQL Server Native Client Product Version : 9.00.3042.00 Install : Successful Log File : C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Setup BootstrapLOGFilesSQLSetup0008_LUMACRAFT-1_SQLNCLI_1.log -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Machine : LUMACRAFT-1 Product : Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer Product Version : 9.00.3042.00 Install : Successful Log File : C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Setup BootstrapLOGFilesSQLSetup0008_LUMACRAFT-1_SqlWriter_1.log -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Machine : LUMACRAFT-1Product : SQL Server Database ServicesError : SQL Server Setup could not connect to the database service for server configuration. The error was: [Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'sa'. Refer to server error logs and setup logs for more information. For details on how to view setup logs, see "How to View Setup Log Files" in SQL Server Books Online.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Machine : LUMACRAFT-1 Product : Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Product Version : 9.2.3042.00 Install : Failed Log File : C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Setup BootstrapLOGFilesSQLSetup0008_LUMACRAFT-1_SQL.log Last Action : InstallFinalize Error String : SQL Server Setup could not connect to the database service for server configuration. The error was: {Microsoft}{SQL Native Client}{SQL Server}Login failed for user 'sa'. Refer to server error logs and setup logs for more information. For details on how to view setup logs, see "How to View Setup Log Files" in SQL Server Books Online. Error Number : 29515 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The pertinent section from the SQLSetup0008_user_SQL.log seems to be:

MSI (s) (F0:88) [15:42:00:403]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:WindowsInstallerMSI118F.tmp, Entrypoint: Do_sqlScript<Func Name='LaunchFunction'>Function=Do_sqlScript<Func Name='GetCAContext'><EndFunc Name='GetCAContext' Return='T' GetLastError='203'>Doing Action: Do_sqlScriptPerfTime Start: Do_sqlScript : Tue Apr 03 15:42:00 2007Service MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS with parameters '-m SqlSetup -Q -qLatin1_General_CI_AS -T4022 -T3659 -T3610 -T4010' is being started at Tue Apr 03 15:42:00 2007SQL service MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS started successfully waiting for SQL service to accept client connectionsService MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS started at Tue Apr 03 15:42:05 2007SQL_ERROR (-1) in OdbcConnection::connectsqlstate=28000, level=-1, state=-1, native_error=18456, msg=[Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'sa'. Error Code: 0x80074818 (18456)Windows Error Text: Source File Name: libodbc_connection.cppCompiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:15 2006 Function Name: OdbcConnection::connect@connectSource Line Number: 148---- Context -----------------------------------------------Connecting to SQL ServerExecuteSqlCommandsOriginial error was 80074818 (18456)iptSqlScriptHlprError Code: 18456Other things that I have tried include disabling UAC, and running BCM setup.exe 'as administrator'.

Any advice on how to get SQL EE installed, so that I can ultimately install BCM, will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

David A. Gilmour