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Author  Topic  Hunzian Starting Member 1 Post Posted - 2011-12-24 : 02:49:17 I have installed visual studio 2010 on my Laptop Inspiron 1464 64 bit processor which has windows 7 professional installed. I tried to install sql server 2008 r2 express edition with tools version 10.50.1600.1 from microsoft. But i am unable to install it and i have got the following error in the middle of the installed and it closed. TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Setup The following error has occurred: The MOF compiler could not connect with the WMI server. This is either because of a semantic error such as an incompatibility with the existing WMI repository or an actual error such as the failure of the WMI server to start. For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=10.50.1600.1&EvtType=0xA60E3551%25400xD3BEBD98%25401211%25401 Here is the log file message of the above error. Machine Properties: Machine name: GHAFFAR-PC Machine processor count: 4 OS version: Windows 7 OS service pack: OS region: United States OS language: English (United States) OS architecture: x64 Process architecture: 64 Bit OS clustered: No Product features discovered: Product Instance Instance ID Feature Language Edition Version Clustered Sql Server 2008 SQLEXPRESS MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS Database Engine Services 1033 Express Edition 10.1.2531.0 No Sql Server 2008 SQLEXPRESS MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS SQL Server Replication 1033 Express Edition 10.1.2531.0 No Package properties: Description: SQL Server Database Services 2008 R2 ProductName: SQL Server 2008 R2 Type: RTM Version: 10 SPLevel: 0 Installation location: d:\d2a7ae0724758063e2a9b4\x64\setup\ Installation edition: EXPRESS_ADVANCED User Input Settings: ACTION: Install ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN: True AGTSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE AGTSVCPASSWORD: * AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Disabled ASBACKUPDIR: Backup ASCOLLATION: Latin1_General_CI_AS ASCONFIGDIR: Config ASDATADIR: Data ASDOMAINGROUP: ASLOGDIR: Log ASPROVIDERMSOLAP: 1 ASSVCACCOUNT: ASSVCPASSWORD: ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS: ASTEMPDIR: Temp BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Disabled CONFIGURATIONFILE: CUSOURCE: ENABLERANU: True ENU: True ERRORREPORTING: False FARMACCOUNT: FARMADMINPORT: 0 FARMPASSWORD: FEATURES: SQLENGINE,SSMS,SNAC_SDK FILESTREAMLEVEL: 0 FILESTREAMSHARENAME: FTSVCACCOUNT: FTSVCPASSWORD: HELP: False IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS: False INDICATEPROGRESS: False INSTALLSHAREDDIR: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\ INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\ INSTALLSQLDATADIR: INSTANCEDIR: D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\ INSTANCEID: MSSQLSERVER INSTANCENAME: MSSQLSERVER ISSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService ISSVCPASSWORD: ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic NPENABLED: 0 PASSPHRASE: PCUSOURCE: PID: QUIET: False QUIETSIMPLE: False ROLE: AllFeatures_WithDefaults RSINSTALLMODE: FilesOnlyMode RSSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE RSSVCPASSWORD:RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic SAPWD: SECURITYMODE: SQLBACKUPDIR: SQLCOLLATION: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS SQLSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE SQLSVCPASSWORD: * SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS: Ghaffar-PC\Ghaffar SQLTEMPDBDIR: SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR: SQLUSERDBDIR: SQLUSERDBLOGDIR: SQMREPORTING: False TCPENABLED: 0 UIMODE: AutoAdvance X86: False Configuration file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20111222_105332\ConfigurationFile.ini Detailed results: Feature: Database Engine Services Status: Failed: see logs for details MSI status: Passed Configuration status: Failed: see details below Configuration error code: 0xD3BEBD98@1211@1 Configuration error description: The MOF compiler could not connect with the WMI server. This is either because of a semantic error such as an incompatibility with the existing WMI repository or an actual error such as the failure of the WMI server to start. Feature: SQL Client Connectivity SDK Status: Passed MSI status: Passed Configuration status: Passed Feature: Management Tools - Basic Status: Failed: see logs for details MSI status: Passed Configuration status: Failed: see details below Configuration error code: 0xD3BEBD98@1211@1 Configuration error description: The MOF compiler could not connect with the WMI server. This is either because of a semantic error such as an incompatibility with the existing WMI repository or an actual error such as the failure of the WMI server to start. Rules with failures: Global rules: Scenario specific rules: Rules report file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20111222_105332\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm I went to the above link for sorting out the error but nothing their. Can any buddy tell me how actually it would be cured? Best regards, Ghaffar