Rule "Restart computer" failed when installing SQL Server 2008
- by J. Pablo Fernández
When trying to install SQL Server 2008 Developer and Enterprise editions on a Windows 7 box I've got this message:
Rule "Restart computer" failed.
A computer restart is required. You must restart this computer before installing SQL Server.
Of course I already restarted 10 times.
I've found a post in a forum saying that I should clear
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\PendingFileRenameOperations
but I don't have such a key.