Error when installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7

installationsql-server-2008windows 7

When installing SQL Server 2008 on a Windows 7 machine, it experiences the following error.

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Setup
—————————— The following error has occurred:

Attempted to perform an unauthorized
operation.

Click 'Retry' to retry the failed
action, or click 'Cancel' to cancel
this action and continue setup.

For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=10.0.1600.22&EvtType=0xE32A4906%25400x08A3AE96

Any suggestions on what this unauthorized operation might be?

Best Answer

Are you installing SQL Server Enterprise? Only the SQL Server 2008 Standard and Express editions can be installed on Windows 7.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506.aspx

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