RE: MOFCOMP Getting Error creating temporary file

"Eric Renken" wrote:

> I have a computer that is failing when it tries to compile a MOF or MFL
> file. This all really started when I was install SQL 2005 Express SP2 on a
> computer and I get an error that, "SQL Server Setup Failed to compile the
> Manged Object Format (MOF) file C:\.......\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof "
>
> I did some searching on the Internet and I found that this could be related
> to WMI, and you could see behind this message box on the computer that it
> was trying to install WMI features. I have a BAT file I got from a MVP site
> that resets the WMI system. It has always worked for SQL 2005 Express WMI
> installer issues; however this time when it was running I noticed this error
> when it was compiling a file:
>
> (1): error SYNTAX 0X8004402f: Error creating the temporary file
>
> I check and the computer has over 50 GB free, so I am not sure what is
> happening or where it is trying to create the temporary file. I couldn't
> find that error when I researched MOFCOMP.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric Renken
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