SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 won’t install.

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Published on 2009-06-01T22:01:23Z Indexed on 2010/06/17 11:33 UTC
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I am trying to install SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 and it keeps failing. Comes back with the following:

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Update 'Service Pack 3 for SQL Server Database Services 2005 ENU (KB955706)' could not be installed. Error code 1603.

The detailed dump reveals the following:

MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:776]: Note: 1: 1729 MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:776]: Transforming table Error.

MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:776]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:792]: Transforming table Error.

MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:792]: Transforming table Error.

MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:792]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:792]: Transforming table Error.

MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:792]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:792]: Transforming table Error.

MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:792]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:792]: Transforming table Error.

MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:792]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:807]: Transforming table Error.

MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:807]: Transforming table Error.

MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:807]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:807]: Transforming table Error.

MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:807]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:807]: Transforming table Error.

MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:807]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038 MSI (s) (90:C8) [13:50:17:807]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 -- Configuration failed.

Does it mean anything to anybody?

Btw, this Q originally came from SO (936895)

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