I'm running Win2003 server w/all updates installed and logged on as
admin.
I've gone to 'add a program' and installed the dotnetfx.exe for the
..net framework 2.0 beta.  It seems to install ok.  I reboot, then try
to install the sqlserver 2005 analyzer and it tells me I cannot install
it until I install the .net framework 2.0 beta.

Sure enough, there is no listing for .net framework 2.0 in the programs
or under administrative tools.  However, the files are installed on the
computer.

I've tried uninstalling and re-installing and get the same results.
Any suggestions on how to get 2.0 to be recognized.

Thanks,
Rick

Before any thing else, which version of SQL anaylzer are you trying to
install. Try to get the latest version > Earlier versions were very picky on
the .NET version which they will work. If you have an older version of SQL
(possibly Beta1 ), they were probably meant only to run with .NET 2.0 (Beta
1). Hence get the latest SQL analyzer of possible.

If that is not the case, go ahead.


Check out Registry

HLKM\Software\Microsoft]Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\

Amongts the many ClassIds which you see, navigate amongst all to see whihc
of them belongs to .NET 2.0.

Close the registry after copying the class ID

Once you located the ClassIDs which refers to .NET 2.0, go to command line
and do
msiexec /x {Your.NET2.0ClassID}

to completely uninstall  your .NET 2.0.

Traverse to the class ids list again to see if you have any other .NET 2.0
entries. If yes, it might be that you have 2 releases of .NET 2.0 (probably
one of them Beta1 and the other beta2)....

Repeat the same for all .NET 2.0 entries.

And then try to install latest .NET 2.0 Runtime and subsequently the SQL
analyzer.

Do post if you still face problems.


Regards
Vipul


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I was finally able to install the .Net 2.0 and .Net 2.0 sdk and the
..Net 2.0 now appears in the Administrative Tools.

However, when I try to install the Sql Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor, it
throws up a warning that I first need to install .Net 2.0, then bails
out.
I re-downloaded off the Microsoft website and still throws the error.

Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Rick

Which folders (not the files) exist in your
C:\Windows\MIcrosoft.NET\Framework?

Regards
Vipul
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These are the folders in c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework
1033
v1.0.3705
v1.1.4322
v2.0.50215
vjsharp

You have got the .NET 2.0 runtime installed perfectly.

But I dont understand what do you mean by "sqlserver 2005 analyzer".

There is no such thing as Query Analyzer of Enterprise Manager in SQL Server
2005. WHat you mean could be SQL Server Management Studio. What is the
version you are trying to install?



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"However, when I try to install the Sql Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor, it

throws up a warning that I first need to install .Net 2.0, then bails
out. "

If I were you I would uninstall everything under Beta 2, go to MSDN and
get RC1 and use the wizard. I installed it without a problem.

Yes, please try it


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FYI- I finally resolved the problem.

I uninstalled .Net 2.0 and Sql Server 2005 upgrade wizard more then
once and the wizard did not recognize .Net 2.0 being installed.  I
repeated the process on an XP machine and had the same failure.

I then uninstalled .Net 2.0, downloaded the Sql Server2005 iso file,
created a CD and installed Sql Server 2005, which also installed .Net
2.0 and then installed the upgrade wizard successfully.

I wanted to run the upgrade wizard before installing sql server 2005,
but it doesn't look like that approach works with the current files on
the MS website.

Rick

Vipul Patel wrote:
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congratulations.

Vipul
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