FIX: Reinstall with Long Command May Cause Setup to Fail (306488)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE)

This article was previously published under Q306488

BUG #: 355153 (SHILOH_BUGS)

SYMPTOMS

You can embed SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine merge modules (.msm files) into a Windows Installer based setup application by creating your own .msi file.

After the installation of a product that includes the SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine, if you attempt to reinstall the SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine and the length of the Reinstall property that is specified by the installer exceeds approximately 500 characters, the reinstallation may fail.

If the custom installer uses an installation log file, the log reports an error message similar to:

Action start 11:57:11: DeferProperties.2D02443E_7002_4C0B_ABC9_EAB2C064397B.
MSI (s) (D4:60): Creating MSIHANDLE (99) of type 790542 for thread 1888
Action ended 11:57:11: DeferProperties.2D02443E_7002_4C0B_ABC9_EAB2C064397B. Return value 3.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix

NOTE: The following hotfix was created prior to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date           File name  
   --------------------------
   21-Aug-2001    Sqlbase.msm

NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the preceding files may also contain additional files.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/26/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix KB306488