here ia an entry from the install log:
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@CherylO-Xerox wrote:
Hi skippy,
Thank you for using the Support Forum. Please take a look at this solution about the prerequisites for installing CWW. Make sure you are following all the instructions for installing CWW. Also make sure you are using the latest version of the software. If this does not help please consider contacting your support centre for further assistance.
Configuring ACL:
Object: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\DatabaseMail
ACL: (A;OICI;FA;;;BA)(A;OICI;FA;;;SY)(A;OICI;FA;;;CO)
Action: 0x100
Failed ACL:
SetSecurityRegDescriptor is failed at the error code 5; Converted SDDL: '(A;OICI;FA;;;BA)(A;OICI;FA;;;SY)(A;OICI;FA;;;CO)'
Error Code: 0x80077344 (29508)
Windows Error Text: Source File Name: sqlca\sqlsddlca.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Thu Jul 3 22:21:56 2008
Function Name: ExceptionInSDDL
Source Line Number: 65
Error Code: 29508
MSI (s) (D0!D4) [09:12:35:631]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database Engine Services -- Error 29508. SQL Server Setup failed to modify security permissions on registry key SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\DatabaseMail for user steven.yaros.sa. To proceed, verify that the account and domain running SQL Server Setup exist, that the account running SQL Server Setup has administrator privileges, and that the registry key exists on the destination drive.
Error 29508. SQL Server Setup failed to modify security permissions on registry key SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\Application\DatabaseMail for user steven.yaros.sa. To proceed, verify that the account and domain running SQL Server Setup exist, that the account running SQL Server Setup has administrator privileges, and that the registry key exists on the destination drive.
<Failure Type='Fatal' Error='29508'>
