Pues eso, fue el problema que se me presentó cuando estaba instalando las herramientas del cliente para SQL Server 2008 (no podían instalarse, sólo se instalaban el servidor SQL Server 2008). En fin, dejo copia de la pregunte que hice en los foros del producto, y más abajo, también dejo explicado lo que realicé para solucionar este problema.
Pregunta:
Hi,
I can not install the client components in Windows XP SP2. I have Visual Studio Professional 2005, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, office word 2007 and power point 2007 components installed. I do not deal because this happens(passes). Would these components cause the error?
The error is:
It is not possible to open this package of installation. Verify that the package exists and that you can obtain access to it; or, put in touch with the supplier of the application to verify that valid package treats itself about one for Windows Installer.
I leave an image where the error is described in Spanish: link image
I wait could help me, please!
Solución:
Hi,
Good, I tell them that already I solved this problem. Everything seems that the error was taking produced because it had still these two vesiones, so many SQL Server 2005 Express as SQL Server 2008, still they do not coexist together...
These two versions cannot work side to side, and I say this because, to solve this problem I have had that remove SQL Server 2005 Express , to remove all the components and to do an installation of SQL Server 2008 from a beginning.
It is so, the error is because tape-worm installed SQL Server 2005 Express and this was producing conflicts, I believe that Microsoft will have to solve this detail for when it liberates the final product!,
I wait it has served them, this happened to me to my, and hereby I have solved it!
Saludos,
Percy Reyes,