title: Cannot Install SQL Server 2008 R2
body: <p>I am trying to install SQL Server 2008 R2 on a Windows XP machine.</p>
  
  <p>I am just trying to install Database engine services only, I get am getting an access denied error. Here are the key lines from detail.txt file. I don't know what this means or how to fix it,</p>
  
  <pre><code>2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp: Configuration action failed for feature SQL_Engine_Core_Inst during timing ConfigRC and scenario ConfigRC.
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp: Access is denied
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp: The configuration failure category of current exception is ConfigurationFailure
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp: Configuration action failed for feature SQL_Engine_Core_Inst during timing ConfigRC and scenario ConfigRC.
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: Access is denied
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at System.Diagnostics.ProcessManager.OpenProcess(Int32 processId, Int32 access, Boolean throwIfExited)
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessHandle(Int32 access, Boolean throwIfExited)
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at System.Diagnostics.Process.OpenProcessHandle()
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at System.Diagnostics.Process.get_Handle()
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlEngine.SqlServerServiceBase.WaitSqlServerStart(Process processSql)
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlEngine.SqlServerServiceSCM.StartSqlServer(String[] parameters)
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlEngine.SqlServerStartup.StartSQLServerForInstall(String sqlCollation, String masterFullPath, Boolean isConfiguringTemplateDBs, Boolean isSlipstreamRunning)
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlEngine.SqlEngineDBStartConfig.ConfigSQLServerSystemDatabases(EffectiveProperties properties, Boolean isConfiguringTemplateDBs, Boolean useInstallInputs)
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlEngine.SqlEngineDBStartConfig.DoCommonDBStartConfig(ConfigActionTiming timing)
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlEngine.SqlEngineDBStartConfig.Install(ConfigActionTiming timing, Dictionary`2 actionData, PublicConfigurationBase spcb)
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.PrivateConfigurationBase.Execute(ConfigActionScenario scenario, ConfigActionTiming timing, ConfigBaseAction action, Dictionary`2 actionData, PublicConfigurationBase spcbCurrent)
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SqlFeatureConfigBase.Execute(ConfigActionScenario scenario, ConfigActionTiming timing, ConfigBaseAction action, Dictionary`2 actionData, PublicConfigurationBase spcbCurrent)
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SlpConfigAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId)
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp:    at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SlpConfigAction.Execute(String actionId, TextWriter errorStream)
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp: Exception: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception.
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp: Source: System.
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp: Message: Access is denied.
  2011-01-21 14:44:47 Slp: Watson Bucket 1 
   Original Parameter Values 
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  <p>Thanks in advance.</p>
  
  <p>Bob</p>