MS SQL server install failed: "unable to load activeds.dll"

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Published on 2010-04-23T01:58:45Z Indexed on 2010/04/23 2:13 UTC
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Hi guys,

When I try to install Microsoft SQL 2008 R2, I get the following error durring install:

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Any ideas why SQL server is failing to install?

Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, Intel x64 CPU, 4GB ram.

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