SQL Server 2005 Failed to install due to ASP Account not being setup
I attempted to install SQL Server 2005 server on XP MCE. I had previously installed all of the components including IIS, .Net framework, etc. In the middle of install, I got the following error:
SQL Server Setup failed to obtain system account information for the ASPNET account. To proceed, reinstall the .NET Framework, and then run SQL Server Setup again.
The problem is that the user ASPNET was not created at any of the previous installs. To create this user, I did the following (note that framework version may have a different version on your machine)
cd C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
aspnet_regiis -i
This creates the ASPNET account. After the account is created, SQL Server 2005 installed normally.
8 comments January 19, 2007
