I'm trying to install SQL server on my windows 7 workstation and got this error:
A MOF syntax error occured.
I looked in the SQL setup bootstrap folder and found the detail.txt. It says:
(01) 2015-11-29 19:23:58 Slp: Installing WMI Provider (01) 2015-11-29 19:23:58 Slp: Sco: Attempting to create base registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, machine (01) 2015-11-29 19:23:58 Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey (01) 2015-11-29 19:23:58 Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\110 (01) 2015-11-29 19:23:58 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get registry value SharedCode (01) 2015-11-29 19:23:58 Slp: SharedDirPath is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Shared\ (01) 2015-11-29 19:23:58 Slp: Attempting to install MOF/MFL file for WMI Provider C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof (01) 2015-11-29 19:23:58 Slp: Sco: Attempting to install MOF file (01) 2015-11-29 19:23:58 Slp: Running: C:\Windows\system32\WBEM\mofcomp.exe "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof" (10) 2015-11-29 19:23:59 Slp: Microsoft (R) MOF Compiler Version 6.1.7600.16385 (10) 2015-11-29 19:23:59 Slp: Copyright (c) Microsoft Corp. 1997-2006. All rights reserved. (10) 2015-11-29 19:24:00 Slp: Parsing MOF file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof (10) 2015-11-29 19:24:00 Slp: MOF file has been successfully parsed (10) 2015-11-29 19:24:00 Slp: Storing data in the repository... (10) 2015-11-29 19:24:03 Slp: An error occurred while processing item 10 defined on lines 73 - 79 in file C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof: (10) 2015-11-29 19:24:03 Slp: Compiler returned error 0x80070005Error Number: 0x80070005, Facility: Win32 (10) 2015-11-29 19:24:03 Slp: Description: Access is denied. (10) 2015-11-29 19:24:03 Slp: (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:03 Slp: Sco: Compile operation for mof file C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof failed. Exit code 3 (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:03 Slp: Configuration action failed for feature CommonFiles during timing ConfigNonRC and scenario ConfigNonRC. (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:03 Slp: A MOF syntax error occurred. (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:03 Slp: The configuration failure category of current exception is ConfigurationFailure (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:03 Slp: Configuration action failed for feature CommonFiles during timing ConfigNonRC and scenario ConfigNonRC. (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException: A MOF syntax error occurred. (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.WmiProvider.InstallMof() (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Slp.SlpConfigurationPrivate.Install_ConfigWMIProvider(Dictionary`2 actionData) (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Slp.SlpConfigurationPrivate.Install_PostMSI(Dictionary`2 actionData, PublicConfigurationBase spcb) (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Slp.SlpConfigurationPrivate.InstallImpl(ConfigActionTiming timing, Dictionary`2 actionData, PublicConfigurationBase spcb) (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SlpConfigAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId) (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SlpConfigAction.Execute(String actionId, TextWriter errorStream) (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Inner exceptions are being indented (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Message: (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: A MOF syntax error occurred. (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: HResult : 0x84bb0001 (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: FacilityCode : 1211 (4bb) (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: ErrorCode : 1 (0001) (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Data: (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: SQL.Setup.FailureCategory = ConfigurationFailure (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: WatsonConfigActionData = INSTALL@CONFIGNONRC@COMMONFILES (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: WatsonExceptionFeatureIdsActionData = System.String[] (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Stack: (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.WmiProvider.InstallMof() (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Slp.SlpConfigurationPrivate.Install_ConfigWMIProvider(Dictionary`2 actionData) (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Slp.SlpConfigurationPrivate.Install_PostMSI(Dictionary`2 actionData, PublicConfigurationBase spcb) (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Slp.SlpConfigurationPrivate.InstallImpl(ConfigActionTiming timing, Dictionary`2 actionData, PublicConfigurationBase spcb) (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SlpConfigAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId) (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SqlConfigBase.SlpConfigAction.Execute(String actionId, TextWriter errorStream) (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Watson Bucket 1 Original Parameter Values (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 0 : SQL Server 2012@RTM@ (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 1 : Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.WmiProvider.InstallMof (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 2 : Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.WmiProvider.InstallMof (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 3 : Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException@1211@1 (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 4 : Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException@1211@1 (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 5 : Slp_Config_Install_Core_WMI_Provider (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 6 : INSTALL@CONFIGNONRC@COMMONFILES (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Final Parameter Values (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 0 : SQL Server 2012@RTM@ (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 1 : 0xA60E3551 (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 2 : 0xA60E3551 (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 3 : 0xD3BEBD98@1211@1 (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 4 : 0xD3BEBD98@1211@1 (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 5 : Slp_Config_Install_Core_WMI_Provider (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:04 Slp: Parameter 6 : 0x4E91350D (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:06 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key Microsoft SQL Server to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20151129_184406\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Microsoft SQL Server.reg_ (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:12 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key Uninstall to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20151129_184406\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_Windows_CurrentVersion_Uninstall.reg_ (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:13 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key MSSQLServer to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20151129_184406\Registry_SOFTWARE_Microsoft_MSSQLServer.reg_ (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:13 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key Microsoft SQL Server to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20151129_184406\Registry_SOFTWARE_Wow6432Node_Microsoft_Microsoft SQL Server.reg_ (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:13 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key Uninstall to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20151129_184406\Registry_SOFTWARE_Wow6432Node_Microsoft_Windows_CurrentVersion_Uninstall.reg_ (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:13 Slp: Sco: Attempting to write hklm registry key MSSQLServer to file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20151129_184406\Registry_SOFTWARE_Wow6432Node_Microsoft_MSSQLServer.reg_ (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:50 Slp: A MOF syntax error occurred. (01) 2015-11-29 19:24:50 Slp: Watson bucket for exception based failure has been created (01) 2015-11-29 19:38:42 Slp: Error: Action "Slp_Config_Install_Core_WMI_Provider_Cpu64" failed during execution. (01) 2015-11-29 19:38:42 Slp: Completed Action: Slp_Config_Install_Core_WMI_Provider_Cpu64, returned False
How do I rectify this? Grateful for your advice.