Problem Installing SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition On Windows Server 2003 Box

While attempting to install SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition on a Windows Server 2003 box, it is failing as follows...

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup beginning at Thu Sep 20 11:11:35 2007
Process ID : 5440
E:\setup.exe Version: 2005.90.1399.0
Running: LoadResourcesAction at: 2007/8/20 11:11:35
Complete: LoadResourcesAction at: 2007/8/20 11:11:35, returned true
Running: ParseBootstrapOptionsAction at: 2007/8/20 11:11:35
Loaded DLL:E:\xmlrw.dll Version:2.0.3604.0
Complete: ParseBootstrapOptionsAction at: 2007/8/20 11:11:35, returned false
Error: Action "ParseBootstrapOptionsAction" failed during execution. Error information reported during run:
Could not parse command line due to datastore exception.
Source File Name: utillib\persisthelpers.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:55 2005
Function Name: writeEncryptedString
Source Line Number: 124
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writeEncryptedString() failed
Source File Name: utillib\persisthelpers.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:55 2005
Function Name: writeEncryptedString
Source Line Number: 123
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Error Code: 0x80070002 (2)
Windows Error Text: The system cannot find the file specified.

Source File Name: cryptohelper\cryptsameusersamemachine.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Mon Jun 13 14:30:00 2005
Function Name: sqls::CryptSameUserSameMachine:rotectData
Source Line Number: 50

2
Could not skip Component update due to datastore exception.
Source File Name: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:49 2005
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "InstallMediaPath" {"SetupBootstrapOptionsScope", "", "5440"} in cache
Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:50 2005
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.InstallMediaPath
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupBootstrapOptionsScope"
Running: ValidateWinNTAction at: 2007/8/20 11:11:35
Complete: ValidateWinNTAction at: 2007/8/20 11:11:35, returned true
Running: ValidateMinOSAction at: 2007/8/20 11:11:35
Complete: ValidateMinOSAction at: 2007/8/20 11:11:35, returned true
Running: PerformSCCAction at: 2007/8/20 11:11:35
Complete: PerformSCCAction at: 2007/8/20 11:11:35, returned true
Running: ActivateLoggingAction at: 2007/8/20 11:11:35
Error: Action "ActivateLoggingAction" threw an exception during execution. Error information reported during run:
Datastore exception while trying to write logging properties.
Source File Name: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:49 2005
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "primaryLogFiles" {"SetupStateScope", "", ""} in cache
Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:50 2005
Function Name: SetupStateScope.primaryLogFiles
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupStateScope"
00CFCFC8Unable to proceed with setup, there was a command line parsing error. : 2
Error Code: 0x80070002 (2)
Windows Error Text: The system cannot find the file specified.

Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:50 2005
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.InstallMediaPath
Source Line Number: 44

Failed to create CAB file due to datastore exception
Source File Name: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:49 2005
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "HostSetup" {"SetupBootstrapOptionsScope", "", "5440"} in cache
Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Fri Jul 29 01:13:50 2005
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.HostSetup
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupBootstrapOptionsScope"
Message pump returning: 2

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Ensure that you have all the prerequisites installed for installing sql 2005 in windows 2003 server ! you need to have windows 2003 server with SP1,.NET framework 2.0 etc.......pls refer the link for the prerequsites !

http://technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/library/ms143506.aspx

Thanxx
Deepak