[WiX-users] Sql Express 2005 SP2 prerequisite fails to install with error "endpoint format is invalid"

[Vuchuru, Surekha (SBT US EXT)]

Hello All,
 
I have created a small setup project that installs SQL Express 2005 SP2
as one of the prerequisites. After creating this setup project, I tried
to install all these prerequisites as part of the setup program on a
test machine. While Sql Express 2005 SP2 is being installed, I got "the
endpoint format is invalid" error and the log file shows the following
 
Installing using command
'C:\DOCUME~1\GMS_AD~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\VSD1.tmp\SqlExpressSP2\sqlexpr32.exe
' and parameters '-q /norebootchk /qn reboot=ReallySuppress
reinstall=all reinstallmode=o instancename=SQLEXPRESS SQLAUTOSTART=1'
Process exited with code 1706
 
I also made sure, SqlExpress was not installed earlier. I was trying to
search for similar posts on web and found this
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/
25615e02-2ce1-4478-8346-4da230357db7/
 
The solution to this problem is to uninstall any existing SqlExpress
versions and then try to install the setup program that contains
SqlExpress installation.
But, I donot have any prior instances of SqlExpress. Even if this is the
solution, I wouldn't want my product customers to face this situation
while installing the prerequisites through the setup.exe that we
provide.
 
Please let me know if someone has encountered similar issue and was
successfull in finding out a better solution.
 
Thanks and Regards,
Surekha Vuchuru
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