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FIX: Error message when you install SQL Server 2008 Express edition on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2003 SP2 or Windows Small Business Server 2003 SP1: "Exception has been thrown by the target of invocation"Article ID: 955814 - View products that this article applies to. Bug #: 50003393 (SQL Hotfix) Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2008 fixes as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 fix release. SYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario:
The following error has occurred: Exception has been thrown by the target of invocation. Click 'Retry' to retry the failed action, or click 'Cancel' to cancel this action and continue setup. RESOLUTIONThe fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 1.
For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
956717 Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix.
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956717/
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Cumulative update package 1 for SQL Server 2008
956909
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956909/
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The SQL Server 2008 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 was released
WORKAROUNDYou can safely ignore the error message. To do this, click Cancel, and then continue the setup process. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. MORE INFORMATIONFor more information about what files are changed, and for information about any prerequisites to apply the cumulative update package that contains the hotfix that is described in this Microsoft Knowledge Base article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 956717
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956717/LN/
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Cumulative update package 1 for SQL Server 2008REFERENCESFor more information about the list of builds that are available after the release of SQL Server 2008, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
956909 For more information about the Incremental Servicing Model for SQL Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956909/
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The SQL Server 2008 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 was released
935897 For more information about the naming schema for SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935897/
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An Incremental Servicing Model is available from the SQL Server team to deliver hotfixes for reported problems
822499 For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822499/
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New naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages824684
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/
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Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updatesPropertiesArticle ID: 955814 - Last Review: March 19, 2009 - Revision: 3.0 APPLIES TO
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