SQL Server 2008: “Could not fix registry key” Issue and how to resolve
In SQL Server 2008, we added a tool to fix some registry keys to address some known issues. We recently discovered this tool can fail on rare occasions when it does not have permissions to all required registry keys. If a rule fails with the following message: “The SQL Server registry keys from a prior installation cannot be modified. To continue, see SQL Server Setup documentation about how to fix.” you might be hitting this issue
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SQL Server 2008: “Could not fix registry key” Issue and how to resolve
