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  • 1.  SQL Client Installation Failure (VADP)

    Posted Sep 16, 2013 01:24 PM

    When trying to get the SQL application client installed we are seeing the following error message on the Windows side. "There is a problem with this Windows Installer package.  A program required for this install to complete could not be run..."

    I found in the admin guide that the requirements for this installation are as follows, I am thinking that maybe one of the SQL Server Installation Components aren't installed...but does anyone know the specific components it is looking for?  I don't want to just go back and install all the components from the install DVD if possible, because we aren't using all of them.

    The following software must be installed on the SQL Server:

    • .NET 4.0
    • SQL Server Installation Component
    • Client Tools SDK


  • 2.  RE: SQL Client Installation Failure (VADP)
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    Posted Sep 16, 2013 03:25 PM

    This ended up being a permissions issue.  Although I was running this as a domain admin with full control of the system, the installer only seems to run happily the local Administrator account.  I have requested that VMware update their documentation on this.