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I am having problem while trying to reinstall SQL/SERVER 6.5.
Previously I could install with no problem. Because we lost our SA
password, we had to reinstall.  

After the stage where the message stating it is starting SQL/Server and
verying the state of SQL Server, the following message appeared:

    The SQL Server installation could not be successfully completed.

   MS SQL Server - The service could not be started. Please check the
error/event log to determine the cause - 1058

When I checked the event review, there is no error for application log
but on the system log, it stated that SQL server could not be started
because of the following reason:

    The system could not find the path specified.

Please help!  We are running on NT 3.5.1 on Dec AXP.

    I do appreciate if someone could help me out. I have tried to
reinstall many times already - even to different drives.  I even delete
the MS SQL/Server entry at the NT Registry before.

    Thanks in advance
    Francis

Francis,

Sure sounds like a corrupted registry. I would suggest uninstalling if
you can. Then (whether the uninstall works or not) remove \MSSQL from
the drive and delete the SQL registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSSQLServer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\EventLog\Application\MSSQLServer

Then retry an install.

Ron

Quote:>I am having problem while trying to reinstall SQL/SERVER 6.5.
>Previously I could install with no problem. Because we lost our SA
>password, we had to reinstall.  

>After the stage where the message stating it is starting SQL/Server and
>verying the state of SQL Server, the following message appeared:

>    The SQL Server installation could not be successfully completed.

>   MS SQL Server - The service could not be started. Please check the
>error/event log to determine the cause - 1058

>When I checked the event review, there is no error for application log
>but on the system log, it stated that SQL server could not be started
>because of the following reason:

>    The system could not find the path specified.

>Please help!  We are running on NT 3.5.1 on Dec AXP.

>    I do appreciate if someone could help me out. I have tried to
>reinstall many times already - even to different drives.  I even delete
>the MS SQL/Server entry at the NT Registry before.

>    Thanks in advance
>    Francis