Visual Studio 2005 SP1

I recently installed SQL2k5 Express Advanced & the associated Toolkit, so
that I could work on some SQL reports. I installed the SP3 edition of SQL 2k5
Express. Now Windows Updates wants to install Visual Studio 2005 SP1, but
fails, repeatedly. I tried to download the SP from the site & install, but
got an error message saying 'The upgrade patch cannot be installed by Windows
Installer service because the program to be upgraded may be missing,....'. I
found a similar SP for the Express version of VS, but again got the same
error.
The error in Windows update is ox66A, but I cannot find anything on this.
Anybody have any suggestion on fixing this issue?

Thanks in advance.

Well. I wont be any help but I am seeing the same thing. Did you every find
a fix?

"BigSam" wrote:

> I recently installed SQL2k5 Express Advanced & the associated Toolkit, so
> that I could work on some SQL reports. I installed the SP3 edition of SQL 2k5
> Express. Now Windows Updates wants to install Visual Studio 2005 SP1, but
> fails, repeatedly. I tried to download the SP from the site & install, but
> got an error message saying 'The upgrade patch cannot be installed by Windows
> Installer service because the program to be upgraded may be missing,....'. I
> found a similar SP for the Express version of VS, but again got the same
> error.
> The error in Windows update is ox66A, but I cannot find anything on this.
> Anybody have any suggestion on fixing this issue?
>
> Thanks in advance.

(cross-post added to SQL Setup)

>> The error in Windows update is ox66A, but I cannot find anything on this.


Do a web search on the decimal equivalent of that hex value...


http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/for...-23c2966daa07/

(Microsoft search for
1642 SQL update express (MSFT OR MVP)
- first hit
)



Also, you will find more experience with solving SQL install problems
in an SQL newsgroup than here. Cross-posting to one for convenience.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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"JimRearick" <JimRearick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B86D490E-AC8D-4D26-A1FB-92DCCC235BAC@microsoft.com...
> Well. I wont be any help but I am seeing the same thing. Did you every find
> a fix?
>
> "BigSam" wrote:
>
>> I recently installed SQL2k5 Express Advanced & the associated Toolkit, so
>> that I could work on some SQL reports. I installed the SP3 edition of SQL 2k5
>> Express. Now Windows Updates wants to install Visual Studio 2005 SP1, but
>> fails, repeatedly. I tried to download the SP from the site & install, but
>> got an error message saying 'The upgrade patch cannot be installed by Windows
>> Installer service because the program to be upgraded may be missing,....'. I
>> found a similar SP for the Express version of VS, but again got the same
>> error.
>> The error in Windows update is ox66A, but I cannot find anything on this.
>> Anybody have any suggestion on fixing this issue?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.