How do I fix a "Performance counter registry hive consistency" when installing SQL Server R2 Express?

Use Rafael's solution: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/dddf0349-557b-48c7-bf82-6bd1adb5c694..

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put this at any Console application:

string.Format("{0,3}", CultureInfo.InstalledUICulture.Parent.LCID.ToString("X")).Replace(" ", "0");

Watch the result. At mine it was "016".

Then you go to the registry at this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib

and create another one with the name you got from the string.Format result.

In my case:

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib\016"

and copy the info that is on any other key in this Perflib to this key you just created. Run the instalation again.

Just run the script and get your 3 digit code. Then follow his simple and quick steps, and you're ready to go!

Cheers

The following solution works for me, you can try it:

• Write to run : regedit

• Then open

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Microsoft -> Windows NT -> Perflib

• Under the /009 and /01F files, right click and select new and choose "multi string value" named it as "Counter" and do these steps again to create "Help" named file. (Important!! it is case sensitive)

• Copy contents of "Counter" and "Help" files under the "CurrentLanguage" to the /009 and /01F files.

Save the execution file on your desktop Make sure you note the name of your file Go to start and type cmd right click on it

select run as administrator press enter

then you something below

C:\Users\your computer name\Desktop>

If you are seeing

C:\Windows\system32>

make sure you change it using CD

type the name of your file

C:\Users\your computer name\Desktop>the name of the file your copy.exe/ACTION=install /SKIPRULES=PerfMonCounterNotCorruptedCheck