Install Error: Previous Program ... Pending File Operations

Here's an interesting one ...
I'm trying to install SQL Server 2000 Developers client tools on XP Pro Svc
Pk2. When I get to the "Computer Name Window" I get the following error
message:
"A previous program installation created pending file operations on the
installation machine. You must restart the computer before running setup."
Obviously I've restarted the machine, run Windows Update, etc. No luck.
I've also tried to look for any other "update operations" from other
products, but no luck there either.
Note: I've installed Virtual PC 2004 Svc Pk 2, XP 2000 Pro Svc Pk 2 and
this Dev SQL Server 2000 and Svc Pk 4 software successfully on this machine,
but under a guest OS. No problems. I've run the same Windows Updates here
too.
Any suggestions? Tons of fun!
Thanks so much!
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"Doug" <Doug@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Here's an interesting one ...
> I'm trying to install SQL Server 2000 Developers client tools on XP Pro Sv
c
> Pk2. When I get to the "Computer Name Window" I get the following error
> message:
> "A previous program installation created pending file operations on the
> installation machine. You must restart the computer before running setup.
"
> Obviously I've restarted the machine, run Windows Update, etc. No luck.
> I've also tried to look for any other "update operations" from other
> products, but no luck there either.
> Note: I've installed Virtual PC 2004 Svc Pk 2, XP 2000 Pro Svc Pk 2 and
> this Dev SQL Server 2000 and Svc Pk 4 software successfully on this machin
e,
> but under a guest OS. No problems. I've run the same Windows Updates her
e
> too.
> Any suggestions? Tons of fun!
> Thanks so much!
> --
> Doug|||Google is my friend, and you are too. Thank you very much, that did the tri
ck!
--
Doug
"Doug" wrote:

> Here's an interesting one ...
> I'm trying to install SQL Server 2000 Developers client tools on XP Pro Sv
c
> Pk2. When I get to the "Computer Name Window" I get the following error
> message:
> "A previous program installation created pending file operations on the
> installation machine. You must restart the computer before running setup.
"
> Obviously I've restarted the machine, run Windows Update, etc. No luck.
> I've also tried to look for any other "update operations" from other
> products, but no luck there either.
> Note: I've installed Virtual PC 2004 Svc Pk 2, XP 2000 Pro Svc Pk 2 and
> this Dev SQL Server 2000 and Svc Pk 4 software successfully on this machin
e,
> but under a guest OS. No problems. I've run the same Windows Updates her
e
> too.
> Any suggestions? Tons of fun!
> Thanks so much!
> --
> Doug