- 1). Log on to the SQL Server 2005 computer using an account with administrative rights.
- 2). Click "Start," then "Control Panel."
- 3). Click "Services."
- 4). Select from the list of services all the SQL-related services; for example, "SQL Server Agent."
- 5). Right-click on each SQL service, select "Properties," then select "Stop." This stops the SQL services from running.
- 6). Rerun the SQL Server Service Pack 3 installation package. This should now go through without any error.
- 7). Restart the SQL Server computer. This starts all SQL services that were stopped in the previous step.
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