Trying to Installing SQL Server 7.0 Need Help 2

[jimsterS]

I posted a message earlier about having an error while trying to install SQL_7.0. This is the message I get.

ODBC components on your system need to be updated but one or more files are in use or are maked as read only. Please close all applications and press retry. Note, that a reboot may be required to free the files.

There was no other user on the system and no application running. So I rebooted the server and tried to install again. Same problem. I also checked the properties of all files starting with ODBC and none of them is set to read only.

Help

Jim Shepard

 

[tlbroadbent]

Have you read the KB article about this problem?

PRB: SQL Server 7.0 Setup Fails When ODBC Components on Your System Need Updating

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q285/0/77.ASP

Terry L. Broadbent
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[fluteplr]

Is it possible you have Backup_Exec or some other backup software running as a service. I ran into this problem it turned out backup_exec was using ODBC. After manually stopped the service the install ran fine. Note: the software was not actually doing a backup at the time but apparently had the ODBC druvers open anyway.