How do I solve MSSQL 2008 install error, "The MOF compiler could not connect with the WMI server"?
- by nbolton
Possibly related to:
SQL Server 2008 Install fails error reading etwcls.mof
After manually removing MSSQL 2008 from my system (uninstall failed to remove two instances), I receive the following error when trying to re-install:
The MOF compiler could not connect
with the WMI server. This is either
because of a semantic error such as an
incompatibility with the existing WMI
repository or an actual error such as
the failure of the WMI server to
start.
It seems that mofcomp is failing with one of the .mof files, but I'm not sure which, or why. Digging through the connect article gave some indications, but no solution. I've run winmgmt /salvagerepository, which returns "WMI repository is consistent".
Currently, I'm unable to install MSSQL 2008. Please help!