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You receive error code 0x6d9e when using the Windows Update or Microsoft Update web sites to install SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
Source: Microsoft Support
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When installing the SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 update from the Windows Update or Microsoft Update web site you may receive the following error:
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Error: 0x6d9e—Cannot install files to the compressed or encrypted folder
This error occurs when any SQL Server 2005 Service Pack tries to install files to a compressed or encrypted folder.
To resolve the problem, please make sure that your installation directories are not compressed or encrypted, or specify a different directory, and then run SQL Server Setup again.
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For more information, please see “SQL Server 2005 and 2008 Setup Failures (Compressed DATA Directory)†to view this content click the following link:
http://blogs.msdn.com/psssql/archive/2009/02/24/sql-server-2005-and-2008-setup-failures-compressed-data-directory.aspx
(http://blogs.msdn.com/psssql/archive/2009/02/24/sql-server-2005-and-2008-setup-failures-compressed-data-directory.aspx)
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