rss
logo
 

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."  -Aristotle

About Me

I am a co-founder of Notches, a distributed platform for reviews. You can find out more on our official blog.

Read more about my background.

Connect with me on...

Browse by Tags

All Tags » Microsoft » Enterprise » Programming » Software Development » Technology (RSS)
  • SQL Server installation problems on Vista? (Failed to compile the Managed Object Format)

    I've been having issues installing SQL Server 2005 tools (i.e., Management Studio) on Vista. I know it works because I was able to get it installed on my tablet also running Vista - I just couldn't get it on my desktop. I thought it might be related to SQLEXPRESS installed as part of the VS.NET 2005 install, but that didn't seem to fix anything. As it turns out, this is related to a corrupt WMI repository - and the fix is quite easy. C:\Windows\system32>winmgmt /verifyrepository WMI repository is INCONSISTENT C:\Windows\system32>winmgmt /salvagerepository WMI repository salvage failed Error code: 0x8007041B Facility: Win32 Description: A stop control has been sent to a service that other running services are dependent on. C:\Windows\system32>winmgmt /salvagerepository WMI repository has been salvaged As you can see, I had to run it more than once - but it eventually fixed the problem. I clicked Retry and the install went through fine. Hope this saves time for anyone else running...
Powered by Community Server (Non-Commercial Edition), by Telligent Systems