How do I fix a “Performance counter registry hive consistency” when installing SQL Server R2 Express?

Question

I\'m trying to install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express from this site:

http://www.microsoft.com/express/database/

I have a 64-bit, Windows 7 machine.

I have t

Answer 1

Save the execution file on your desktop Make sure you note the name of your file Go to start and type cmd right click on it

select run as administrator press enter

then you something below

C:\Users\your computer name\Desktop>

If you are seeing

C:\Windows\system32>

make sure you change it using CD

type the name of your file

C:\Users\your computer name\Desktop>the name of the file your copy.exe/ACTION=install /SKIPRULES=PerfMonCounterNotCorruptedCheck

Answer 2

You can skip the Performance counter check in the setup altogether:

setup.exe /ACTION=install /SKIPRULES=PerfMonCounterNotCorruptedCheck

Answer 3

open Command line and type lodctr /r The p. counter will be resotred\recreated.

There is no need to skip it. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc774958.aspx

Answer 4

Ignoring the check results in a corrupted install. This is the only solution that worked for me:

1. Create a C# console app with the following code: Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0,3}", CultureInfo.InstalledUICulture.Parent.LCID.ToString("X")).Replace(" ", "0"));

2. Run the app and get the 3 digit code.

3. Run > Regedit, open the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib

Now, if you don't have a folder underneath that path with the 3 digit code from step 2, create it. If you do have the folder, check that it has the "Counter" and "Help" values set under that path. It probably doesn't -- which is why the check fails.

Create the missing Counter and Help keys (REG_MULTI_SZ). For the values, copy them from the existing path above (probably 009).

The check should now pass.

Answer 5

<sqlserverdir>\setup.exe /ACTION=install /SKIPRULES=PerfMonCounterNotCorruptedCheck

Above worked for me... I did installed it, from my external, using command line interface.