Having a problem installing SQL Server 2008 and keep failing the pre-install check that tells you a reboot is required? Me too.
To Fix:
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Open Regedit
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Find the key “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager“
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Rename the “PendingFileRenameOperations” value to “PendingFileRenameOperations2″
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Do not restart the machine
- Re-run the SQL Installation
