Hi. I've just tried to install FieldWorks 5.4.1 on a Dell Mini 9 Netbook which has an 8Gb C: drive and an 8Gb Kingston SD card for a D: drive. I installed FW on D:, since C: is already getting fairly full. All went well until right at the end when I got the message:

"SQL Server Setup cannot install files to the compressed or encrypted folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\. To continue, make sure that your installation directories are not compressed or encrypted, or specify a different directory, and then run SQL Server Setup again."

SQL Server Database Services was the only thing that failed, but it promised that if I tried to run FLEX etc it would crash. It was quite correct and I got the message Installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express SP2 failed, and Flex did crash when I tried to run it.

Actually everything installed except, I think, the Support Services bit.

But it was trying to install the SQL stuff on C: drive, and there was no option to put it anywhere else. So is it not possible to run FW on the Dell Mini--at least on the one I have. I see that the standard Mini comes with a 160Gb hard drive, but I don't have that, only an 8Gb (flash??) drive. Whatever that drive is, at least it is not supposed to have any moving parts.

Is there any way to get round this problem?
Thanks for any feedback you might have.

Bruce Hooley

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