Reading the SQL Server 2005 Setup Log Files

SQL Server 2005 setup has a significantly enhanced logging mechanism wherein all actions performed by setup are logged in an easy-to-read format. The master log file for the setup process is named Summary.txt and is located under: %Program-Files%\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\. This file contains a summary for each component being installed. The following is a typical Summary.txt log file fragment.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 9.00.1399.06 ============================== OS Version : Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family, Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 3790) Time : Thu Jan 12 22:38:12 2006 Machine : HOTH Product : Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English) Product Version : ...

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