>>>>>Are you able to run SQL Server? What does version say and information about current service pack?
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>>>>>I also suggest to post this question here
>>>>>http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/threads
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>>>>>You most likely will get a better answer if you post there.
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>>>>Yes, SQL runs and I shows version 10.0.5500.0, which indicates SP3. It may be true, however, that the version indicator was set before the installation was complete. So now I cant verify complete successful installation, and I cant back-out unless I completely uninstall. I need to solve this before I try updating the production servers.
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>>>The error logs say that SSIS could not be started because access is denied, but SSIS is not installed.
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>>I think chances are that this server is OK and has SP3 installed successfully. To be 100% sure I can only repeat my original suggestion of a better forum. If you post there, can you post here a link, please?
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>>The reason I suggest that forum as several MS people who work on Setup and Upgrade monitor that forum and also several SQL Server MVPs.
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>>A while ago when I was having troubles installing SQL Server 2012 I worked closely with one of these MS people and he was finally able to give me a path to follow as well as find a bug in original installation package (which I hope is resolved now).
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>I have looked at that link, and may post there to see if anything comes of it. I have looked further at the SQL logs, and it does seem that the install was successful, and that the error came at the end after the install. You would think that they would be much better at error handling by this time. They have been doing this for a while now.
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>If I do post, I will put a link here. Thanks Naomi!

Here is the link:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/5ef16f41-5acc-45cc-8fc5-22ea914ebe34