title: Can't install SQL Server 2014 on WIndows 7 - HRESULT 0x8007370B
body: <p>I keep receiving the following errors:</p>
  
  <pre>
  TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Setup
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  The following error has occurred:
  
  An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B. 
  
  For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xDF039760%25401201%25401
  
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  BUTTONS:
  
  OK
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  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/M3Q2l.png" alt="First error window that comes up"></p>
  
  <p>and then the following error:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/MIzUv.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>Googling on HRESULT 8007370B doesn't yield much results except for people who are looking for "System Update Readiness". </p>
  
  <p>I've run multiple "registry fix" programs; 
  <code>sfc /SCANNOW</code> gives me the error "windows resource protection could not perform the requested operation".</p>
  
  <p><strong>Anyone have any ideas?</strong></p>
  
  <p>Here is the log file:</p>
  
  <pre>
  
      Overall summary:
        Final result:                  Failed: see details below
        Exit code (Decimal):           -2068052081
        Start time:                    2014-12-08 14:07:24
        End time:                      2014-12-08 14:16:06
        Requested action:              Install
  
      Setup completed with required actions for features.
      Troubleshooting information for those features:
        Next step for Adv_SSMS:        Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Next step for Conn:            Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Next step for SDK:             Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Next step for BC:              Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Next step for SSMS:            Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Next step for RS:              Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Next step for SQLEngine:       Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Next step for FullText:        Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Next step for Replication:     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Next step for Browser:         Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Next step for BOL:             Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Next step for ComponentUpdate: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
  
  
      Machine Properties:
        Machine name:                  DHW018661
        Machine processor count:       4
        OS version:                    Windows 7
        OS service pack:               Service Pack 1
        OS region:                     United States
        OS language:                   English (United States)
        OS architecture:               x64
        Process architecture:          64 Bit
        OS clustered:                  No
  
      Product features discovered:
        Product              Instance             Instance ID                    Feature                                  Language             Edition              Version         Clustered  Configured
  
      Package properties:
        Description:                   Microsoft SQL Server 2014 
        ProductName:                   SQL Server 2014
        Type:                          RTM
        Version:                       12
        SPLevel:                       0
        Installation location:         E:\x64\setup\
        Installation edition:          Express
  
      Product Update Status:
        None discovered.
  
      User Input Settings:
        ACTION:                        Install
        ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      true
        AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
        AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
        AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Disabled
        ASBACKUPDIR:                   Backup
        ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
        ASCONFIGDIR:                   Config
        ASDATADIR:                     Data
        ASLOGDIR:                      Log
        ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
        ASSERVERMODE:                  MULTIDIMENSIONAL
        ASSVCACCOUNT:                  
        ASSVCPASSWORD:                 
        ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
        ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            
        ASTEMPDIR:                     Temp
        BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
        CLTCTLRNAME:                   
        CLTRESULTDIR:                  
        CLTSTARTUPTYPE:                0
        CLTSVCACCOUNT:                 
        CLTSVCPASSWORD:                
        CLTWORKINGDIR:                 
        COMMFABRICENCRYPTION:          0
        COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL:        0
        COMMFABRICPORT:                0
        CONFIGURATIONFILE:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\ConfigurationFile.ini
        CTLRSTARTUPTYPE:               0
        CTLRSVCACCOUNT:                
        CTLRSVCPASSWORD:               
        CTLRUSERS:                     
        ENABLERANU:                    true
        ENU:                           true
        ERRORREPORTING:                false
        FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE, REPLICATION, FULLTEXT, RS, CONN, BC, SDK, BOL, SSMS, ADV_SSMS, LOCALDB
        FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
        FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           
        FTSVCACCOUNT:                  NT Service\MSSQLFDLauncher$SQLEXPRESS
        FTSVCPASSWORD:                 
        HELP:                          false
        IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS:  true
        INDICATEPROGRESS:              false
        INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
        INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\
        INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             
        INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
        INSTANCEID:                    SQLEXPRESS
        INSTANCENAME:                  SQLEXPRESS
        ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
        ISSVCPASSWORD:                 
        ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
        MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT:         0
        MATRIXCMSERVERNAME:            
        MATRIXNAME:                    
        NPENABLED:                     0
        PID:                           *****
        QUIET:                         false
        QUIETSIMPLE:                   false
        ROLE:                          AllFeatures_WithDefaults
        RSINSTALLMODE:                 DefaultNativeMode
        RSSHPINSTALLMODE:              DefaultSharePointMode
        RSSVCACCOUNT:                  NT Service\ReportServer$SQLEXPRESS
        RSSVCPASSWORD:                 
        RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
        SAPWD:                         
        SECURITYMODE:                  
        SQLBACKUPDIR:                  
        SQLCOLLATION:                  Latin1_General_CI_AS
        SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 NT Service\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
        SQLSVCPASSWORD:                
        SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
        SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           HEAD_OFFICE\clozid1
        SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  
        SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               
        SQLUSERDBDIR:                  
        SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               
        SQMREPORTING:                  false
        TCPENABLED:                    0
        UIMODE:                        Normal
        UpdateEnabled:                 true
        UpdateSource:                  MU
        USEMICROSOFTUPDATE:            false
        X86:                           false
  
        Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\ConfigurationFile.ini
  
      Detailed results:
        Feature:                       Management Tools - Complete
        Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
        Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
        Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Component name:                SQL Server Setup Support Files
        Component error code:          1935
        Component log file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log
        Error description:             An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B.
        Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi%40CreateShortcuts%401935%3a0x8007370B
  
        Feature:                       Client Tools Connectivity
        Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
        Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
        Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Component name:                SQL Server Setup Support Files
        Component error code:          1935
        Component log file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log
        Error description:             An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B.
        Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi%40CreateShortcuts%401935%3a0x8007370B
  
        Feature:                       Client Tools SDK
        Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
        Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
        Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Component name:                SQL Server Setup Support Files
        Component error code:          1935
        Component log file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log
        Error description:             An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B.
        Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi%40CreateShortcuts%401935%3a0x8007370B
  
        Feature:                       Client Tools Backwards Compatibility
        Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
        Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
        Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Component name:                SQL Server Setup Support Files
        Component error code:          1935
        Component log file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log
        Error description:             An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B.
        Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi%40CreateShortcuts%401935%3a0x8007370B
  
        Feature:                       Management Tools - Basic
        Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
        Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
        Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Component name:                SQL Server Setup Support Files
        Component error code:          1935
        Component log file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log
        Error description:             An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B.
        Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi%40CreateShortcuts%401935%3a0x8007370B
  
        Feature:                       Reporting Services - Native
        Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
        Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
        Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Component name:                SQL Server Setup Support Files
        Component error code:          1935
        Component log file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log
        Error description:             An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B.
        Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi%40CreateShortcuts%401935%3a0x8007370B
  
        Feature:                       Database Engine Services
        Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
        Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
        Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Component name:                SQL Server Setup Support Files
        Component error code:          1935
        Component log file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log
        Error description:             An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B.
        Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi%40CreateShortcuts%401935%3a0x8007370B
  
        Feature:                       Full-Text and Semantic Extractions for Search
        Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
        Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
        Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Component name:                SQL Server Setup Support Files
        Component error code:          1935
        Component log file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log
        Error description:             An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B.
        Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi%40CreateShortcuts%401935%3a0x8007370B
  
        Feature:                       SQL Server Replication
        Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
        Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
        Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Component name:                SQL Server Setup Support Files
        Component error code:          1935
        Component log file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log
        Error description:             An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B.
        Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi%40CreateShortcuts%401935%3a0x8007370B
  
        Feature:                       SQL Browser
        Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
        Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
        Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Component name:                SQL Server Setup Support Files
        Component error code:          1935
        Component log file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log
        Error description:             An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B.
        Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi%40CreateShortcuts%401935%3a0x8007370B
  
        Feature:                       Documentation Components
        Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
        Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
        Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Component name:                SQL Server Setup Support Files
        Component error code:          1935
        Component log file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log
        Error description:             An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B.
        Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi%40CreateShortcuts%401935%3a0x8007370B
  
        Feature:                       LocalDB
        Status:                        Passed
  
        Feature:                       Setup Support Files
        Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
        Reason for failure:            An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.
        Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
        Component name:                SQL Server Setup Support Files
        Component error code:          1935
        Component log file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SqlSupport_Cpu64_1.log
        Error description:             An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.6229",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="amd64",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x8007370B.
        Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=SqlSupport.msi%40CreateShortcuts%401935%3a0x8007370B
  
      Rules with failures:
  
      Global rules:
  
      Scenario specific rules:
  
      Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20141208_140724\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm
  
  </pre>
  
  <p>EDIT: I installed 2008 R2 on the same machine with no problems. I then tried both a full install of 2014 and an "upgrade" install, both resulting in the same error above. </p>