You cannot install SQL Server 2000 after you install Systems Management Server 2003 Advanced Client without a system restart (886076)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

After you use the Ccmsetup.exe file to install Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Advanced Client, and then you try to install Microsoft SQL Server 2000 on the same computer, you receive the following message:A previous program installation created pending file operations on the installation machine. You must restart the computer before running setup.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because the Ccmsetup.exe file creates the following file after SMS 2003 Advanced Client is successfully installed:

%WINDIR%\system32\ccmsetup\ccmsetup.reset

The following registry key contains evidence of this file:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\PendingFileRenameOperations

For example, the PendingFileRenameOperations subkey lists the following item in this scenario:

\\??\D:\WINDOWS\system32\ccmsetup\ccmsetup.reset

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SMS 2003. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

885643 How to obtain the latest Systems Management Server 2003 service pack

WORKAROUND

If the Ccmsetup.reset file is the only item that is listed in the PendingFileRenameOperations registry subkey, you can safely delete both this subkey and the Ccmsetup.reset file after the Advanced Client is installed. Additionally, you do not have to restart the computer before you install SQL Server 2000.

Note If there are multiple items in the PendingFileRenameOperations registry key, we recommend that you restart your computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was corrected in SMS 2003 Service Pack 1.