Welcome to MSDN Blogs Sign in | Join | Help

December 2008 - Posts

Monday, December 15, 2008 5:49 PM

You encounter an "API call rejected" error when installing SQL Server 2008

There is a known problem with MSI 4.5 that is used by SQL Server 2008 for installing the product. Under some situation the SQL Server 2008 installation will fail with the following error: "API call rejected - No actions in Context" Usually rerunning the
Posted by petersad | 0 Comments
Monday, December 15, 2008 1:46 AM

How to create a SQL Server 2008 tools only source drop

Several customers have asked how to create a source media drop that only contains the management tools. SQL Server 2005 had a Tools folder, but this was removed in SQL Server 2008 as the source media layout was changed. The SQL Server 2005 source media
Posted by petersad | 0 Comments
Filed under: ,
Monday, December 15, 2008 1:04 AM

SQL Server security updates for cluster instances through Microsoft Update, WSUS, SMS, and MSBA

Starting with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-004 , SQL Server security updates can be deployed to a cluster SQL Server instance using Microsoft Update and WSUS.  As it is necessary to provide credentials for the installer to run the update on the
Posted by petersad | 0 Comments
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 3:20 AM

Running the SQL Server 2008 QFE/CU installer in unattended mode

The documentation for running the SQL Server 2008 QFE/CU installer in unattended mode is not currently available online. The instructions are included in the updated help chm contained in the packages. Here is a quick reference on how to run the patch
Posted by petersad | 0 Comments
Filed under: , , ,
 
Page view tracker