Thursday, June 10, 2010

Install SQL Server 2005 on Windows XP

Installing SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition on Windows XP will be failed.

Installation of MSXML 6 Service Pack 2 (KB954459) failed because a higher version already exists on the machine.

Solutions:
Using Windows Installer CleanUp utility to remove references to MSXML 6.0 Service Pack 2.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

Install SQL Server 2005 on Windows xp.