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Hi,

I\'m getting the following error installing SQL 2005 Express on my SBS 2008 server..

SQL Server Setup failed to modify security permissions on registry key SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SQL Server\\MSSQL.2\\MSSQLServer\\SuperSocketNetLib for user ********. To Proceed, verify that the account and domain running SQL server setup exist, that the account running SQL Server Setup has administrator privilegs, and that the registry key exists on the destination drive.

Any Ideas ?!

Once you get this error you must click Abort to cancel and rollback the SQL installation. Once SQL install finishes the rollback you must make the following registry change:

1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Run.
2. Type regedit, and then click OK.
3. At the User Account Control prompt, click OK.
4. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SQL Server\\90\\Machines. 
5. 5. Double-click OriginalMachineName, and then change the OriginalMachineName value name to the current server name.
6. Click OK.

Once this registry key has been updated you should be able to install SQL 2005 without error. 

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