Microsoft KB Archive/179569

= Error in SQL Setup: Can't Find SQLBOOKS.IDX =

Article ID: 179569

Article Last Modified on 1/9/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server Training

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This article was previously published under Q179569



SYMPTOMS
When you run the Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Evaluation Setup, at approximately the 60 percent mark of files copied, you may receive the following error:

Critical Error

Cannot open the file name \SQLSetup\SQLBKS65\SQLBOOKS.IDX



CAUSE
The Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Books Online was not included with the SQL Server evaluation edition.



WORKAROUND
Start the SQL Server Setup.exe. During setup, you will be presented with the following dialog box:

Select a SQL Server Books Online installation option:
 * Install on Hard Disk
 * Install to Run from CD
 * Do Not Install

Select Do Not Install to successfully install SQL Server.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Systems Management Server Training.

Additional query words: press ms_press bookbug 1-57231-614-4

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbdocerr KB179569

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