Cannot install SQL Express on a French Win2003 Server OS

This one has me scratching my head. We can install SQL Express on many different English OS without problems, but when we try it on a French OS it doesn't work. We have several French systems and SQL Express does not install on any of them. Even just running the SQLEXPR32.EXE without paramaters give the same error. We have yet to try it on other foreign OS. The command line we use to install is:

SQLEXPR32.EXE /qb INSTANCENAME="TESTINSTANCE" ADDLOCAL=ALL SECURITYMODE=SQL SAPWD=<StrongPassword> DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0

I've tried various solutions from these links:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=136496&SiteID=1 http://www.developersdex.com/sql/message.asp?p=1870&r=4699024&Page=1 http://www.developersdex.com/sql/message.asp?p=1870&r=4699024&page=2

However, none of them work. Has Microsoft actually tested the installer on a foreign OS? Below is the details of the setup log file:

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup beginning at Thu Mar 29 14:09:31 2007
Process ID : 2232
c:\f66fbb131aeb0b5e04aed9ecb936c1\setup.exe Version: 2005.90.3042.0
Running: LoadResourcesAction at: 2007/2/29 14:9:31
Complete: LoadResourcesAction at: 2007/2/29 14:9:31, returned true
Running: ParseBootstrapOptionsAction at: 2007/2/29 14:9:31
Loaded DLL:c:\f66fbb131aeb0b5e04aed9ecb936c1\xmlrw.dll Version:2.0.3609.0
Complete: ParseBootstrapOptionsAction at: 2007/2/29 14:9:31, 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: Wed Jun 14 16:30:14 2006
Function Name: writeEncryptedString
Source Line Number: 124
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writeEncryptedString() failed
Source File Name: utillib\persisthelpers.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:30:14 2006
Function Name: writeEncryptedString
Source Line Number: 123
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Error Code: 0x80070002 (2)
Windows Error Text: Le fichier spcifi est introuvable.

Source File Name: cryptohelper\cryptsameusersamemachine.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:04 2006
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: Wed Jun 14 16:27:59 2006
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "InstallMediaPath" {"SetupBootstrapOptionsScope", "", "2232"} in cache
Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:01 2006
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.InstallMediaPath
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupBootstrapOptionsScope"
Running: ValidateWinNTAction at: 2007/2/29 14:9:31
Complete: ValidateWinNTAction at: 2007/2/29 14:9:31, returned true
Running: ValidateMinOSAction at: 2007/2/29 14:9:31
Complete: ValidateMinOSAction at: 2007/2/29 14:9:31, returned true
Running: PerformSCCAction at: 2007/2/29 14:9:31
Complete: PerformSCCAction at: 2007/2/29 14:9:31, returned true
Running: ActivateLoggingAction at: 2007/2/29 14:9:31
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: Wed Jun 14 16:27:59 2006
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: Wed Jun 14 16:28:01 2006
Function Name: SetupStateScope.primaryLogFiles
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupStateScope"
00CBCFC4Unable to proceed with setup, there was a command line parsing error. : 2
Error Code: 0x80070002 (2)
Windows Error Text: Le fichier spcifi est introuvable.

Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:01 2006
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.InstallMediaPath
Source Line Number: 44

Class not registered.
Failed to create CAB file due to datastore exception
Source File Name: datastore\cachedpropertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:27:59 2006
Function Name: CachedPropertyCollection::findProperty
Source Line Number: 130
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Failed to find property "HostSetup" {"SetupBootstrapOptionsScope", "", "2232"} in cache
Source File Name: datastore\propertycollection.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Wed Jun 14 16:28:01 2006
Function Name: SetupBootstrapOptionsScope.HostSetup
Source Line Number: 44
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No collector registered for scope: "SetupBootstrapOptionsScope"
Message pump returning: 2

We really need to get this resolved. Thanks! Jon.

No one has any idea?

Thanks - Jon.