"K M Dhariwal" wrote:

> Hello,
> I ran the install file to remove sql reporting services. funny enough
> install setup ran and tried to install reporting services and at the end it
> says installation successful. then i removed it from add/remove programs and
> rebooted the server. made sure all required components are there. install
> reporting services, same issue. no prompts for sql server specification
> server componenets etc.
>
> i have done quite a few installations of sql reporting services and never
> had funny program like this. worst part is that it is not even producing
> error message. there is no log file to look at. only thing which is there is
> the help file [bunch of html files etc.]
>
> thanks in advance
> k dhariwal
>
> "Kaisa M. Lindahl" wrote:
>
> > I had this problem some months ago, when someone only installed Books
> > Online and not the whole Reporting Services 2000 package as planned. In
> > the end, I had to uninstall everything, reboot the server, and then
> > start the installation again.
> >
> > If you're installing Reporting Services 2000 version:
> > Start your Reporting Services installation setup. When you're asked if
> > you want to repair/modify or uninstall, choose uninstall. This should
> > clean up most of it. Boot and start setup. See if there's anything
> > missing. If IIS (Internet Information Services) or .NET framework is
> > missing, you need to install these first, before continuing with the
> > installation. IIS can be installed by opening "Add/remove programs",
> > click on "Add/remove Windows Components" and adding it from the
> > Application Server menu.
> > Read more at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324742/en-us
> >
> > If the installation wizard says that Visual Studio is missing, you can
> > continue, if you're installing this on a server not used for developing
> > reports.
> >
> > This should send you on the right track to install Reporting Services
> > properly.
> >
> > Kaisa M. Lindahl
> >