I am trying to install sql server sp1 standard edition on win7-64 bit.

Have tried a number of times by installing, repairing and clean install after full removal. Nothing seems to work.

After all the condition/rules check, installation gets underway and i can see the installation progress but after a while that progress window disappears whereas i was expecting a successfully completed window.

After installation i can not find a sql server service, can not connect to the server using ssms (which is installed among a few things).

On repeated installation attempts, i got the "ScenarioEngine.exe stopped" error on crash once in a while, other times it crashed silently.

On checking logs, i can see the error related to ScenarioEngine.exe. Content of the SqlSetup_1.log are something like:

07/03/2013 18:30:12.856 ======================================================================
07/03/2013 18:30:12.922 Setup launched
07/03/2013 18:30:12.961 Attempting to determine media source
07/03/2013 18:30:13.022 Media source: C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\
07/03/2013 18:30:13.061 Attempt to determine media layout based on file 'C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\mediainfo.xml'.
07/03/2013 18:30:13.190 Media layout is detected as: Full
07/03/2013 18:30:13.247 Media is a slipstream package
07/03/2013 18:30:13.313 Only patch related actions can run patch setup.exe, so continuing to run setup.exe from media.
07/03/2013 18:30:13.373 /? or /HELP or /ACTION=HELP specified: false
07/03/2013 18:30:13.411 Help display: false
07/03/2013 18:30:13.454 .Net version 3.5 is installed
07/03/2013 18:30:13.495 .Net version 2.0 is installed
07/03/2013 18:30:13.555 Current running setup.exe full path: C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\setup.exe
07/03/2013 18:30:13.604 Media setup.exe file version detected: 2011.110.3000.0
07/03/2013 18:30:13.645 Locally installed setup.exe full path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2012\setup.exe
07/03/2013 18:30:13.688 Local setup.exe file version detected: 2011.110.3000.0
07/03/2013 18:30:13.728 Local setup.exe version 2011.110.3000.0 is equal or greater than media version 2011.110.3000.0, so re-launching setup.exe from local
07/03/2013 18:30:13.788 Media source: C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\
07/03/2013 18:30:13.836 Install media path: C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\x64\setup\
07/03/2013 18:30:13.878 Media layout: Full
07/03/2013 18:30:13.911 Attempting to get execution timestamp
07/03/2013 18:30:13.972 Timestamp: 20130703_183012
07/03/2013 18:30:14.020 Attempting to launch local setup.exe
07/03/2013 18:30:14.078 Attempting to launch process C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2012\setup.exe
07/03/2013 19:01:37.414 Process returned exit code: 0xC0000005
07/03/2013 19:01:37.465 Local setup.exe returned exit code: 0xC0000005
07/03/2013 19:01:37.552 Setup closed with exit code: 0x84C40013
07/03/2013 19:01:37.607 ======================================================================


Content of SqlSetup_Local_1.log:

07/03/2013 18:30:14.160 ======================================================================
07/03/2013 18:30:14.222 Setup launched
07/03/2013 18:30:14.261 Attempting to determine media source
07/03/2013 18:30:14.420 Media source: C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\
07/03/2013 18:30:14.529 Attempt to determine media layout based on file 'C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\mediainfo.xml'.
07/03/2013 18:30:14.684 Media layout is detected as: Full
07/03/2013 18:30:14.739 Media is a slipstream package
07/03/2013 18:30:14.797 Setup.exe is running locally no check for a slip stream media
07/03/2013 18:30:14.837 /? or /HELP or /ACTION=HELP specified: false
07/03/2013 18:30:14.870 Help display: false
07/03/2013 18:30:14.903 .Net version 3.5 is installed
07/03/2013 18:30:14.956 .Net version 2.0 is installed
07/03/2013 18:30:15.020 Strong name verification disabling is not required
07/03/2013 18:30:15.120 /? or /HELP or /ACTION=HELP specified: false
07/03/2013 18:30:15.186 Help display: false
07/03/2013 18:30:15.314 Attempting to launch landing page workflow
07/03/2013 18:30:15.403 Attempting to set setup mutex
07/03/2013 18:30:15.436 Setup mutex has been set
07/03/2013 18:30:15.470 Attempting to launch global rules workflow
07/03/2013 18:30:15.503 Media source: C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\
07/03/2013 18:30:15.536 Install media path: C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\x64\setup\
07/03/2013 18:30:15.595 Media layout: Full
07/03/2013 18:30:15.628 Attempting to get execution timestamp
07/03/2013 18:30:15.661 Timestamp: 20130703_183014
07/03/2013 18:30:15.695 Attempting to run workflow RUNRULES /RULES=GlobalRules
07/03/2013 18:30:15.728 Attempting to launch process C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2012\x64\ScenarioEngine.exe
07/03/2013 18:31:26.679 Process returned exit code: 0x00000000
07/03/2013 18:31:26.769 Workflow RUNRULES /RULES=GlobalRules returned exit code: 0x00000000
07/03/2013 18:31:26.819 Attempting to launch component update workflow
07/03/2013 18:31:26.861 Media source: C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\
07/03/2013 18:31:26.919 Install media path: C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\x64\setup\
07/03/2013 18:31:26.961 Media layout: Full
07/03/2013 18:31:27.002 Attempting to get execution timestamp
07/03/2013 18:31:27.044 Timestamp: 20130703_183014
07/03/2013 18:31:27.086 Attempting to run workflow COMPONENTUPDATE
07/03/2013 18:31:27.144 Attempting to launch process C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2012\x64\ScenarioEngine.exe
07/03/2013 18:32:49.740 Process returned exit code: 0x00000000
07/03/2013 18:32:49.873 Workflow COMPONENTUPDATE returned exit code: 0x00000000
07/03/2013 18:32:49.928 Attempting to launch user requested workflow locally
07/03/2013 18:32:49.969 Attempting to find local setup.exe
07/03/2013 18:32:50.011 Local bootstrap folder path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\
07/03/2013 18:32:50.073 Local ScenarioEngine.exe full path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2012\x64\ScenarioEngine.exe
07/03/2013 18:32:50.119 Media source: C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\
07/03/2013 18:32:50.161 Install media path: C:\Users\305030147\CA\en_sql_server_2012_standard_edition_with_sp1_x64_dvd_1228198\x64\setup\
07/03/2013 18:32:50.203 Media layout: Full
07/03/2013 18:32:50.248 Attempting to get execution timestamp
07/03/2013 18:32:50.286 Timestamp: 20130703_183014
07/03/2013 18:32:50.680 Attempting to run user requested action from local ScenarioEngine.exe
07/03/2013 18:32:50.895 Attempting to launch process C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2012\x64\ScenarioEngine.exe
07/03/2013 19:01:37.060 Process returned exit code: 0xC0000005
07/03/2013 19:01:37.140 Local ScenarioEngine.exe returned exit code: 0xC0000005
07/03/2013 19:01:37.191 Attempting to release setup mutex
07/03/2013 19:01:37.274 Setup mutex has been released
07/03/2013 19:01:37.316 Setup closed with exit code: 0x84C40013
07/03/2013 19:01:37.357 ======================================================================


Could not spot any obvious error in logs at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\

Will attach the content if required.

Any idea how to resolve this incomplete installation ?