I was in the process of installing SQL Server 2012 x64 Express Management Studio and encountered one heck of an issue.
I was most of the way through the installation process when my computer locked up and I had to do a hard restart.
Now, the computer seems to think that I have components of SQL Server 2012 installed when in reality I do not.
I tried going to the control panel and removing the components but most of the way through the removal process I get the following error:
"Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Setup
The following error has occurred:
SQL Server Setup has encountered an error when running a Windows Installer file.
Windows Installer error message: This installation package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package.
Windows Installer file: {A7037EB2-F953-4B12-B843-195F4D988DA1}
Windows Installer log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log>\20140813_121519\sql_ssms_Cpu64_1.logClick 'Retry' to retry the failed action, or click 'Cancel' to cancel this action and continue setup.
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.3128.0&EvtType=0xDC80C325"
I've spent a couple hours on several days looking around for a fix to this but I haven't been able to locate a solution as of yet.
Best Answer
I managed to resolve the issue. I wasn't able to uninstall SQL Server but I downloaded an installer, converted it to a .zip and extracted it and then pointed the setup to that as the install media. Doing this I was able to get Management Studio up and running.
Thanks for all the suggestions!