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CRM 4.0 Installation Considerations with SQL Server 2008 and Windows 2008
1) Installation will fail get to the final step and will fail checking requirements with the following error:
Error| Check FullTextRunningValidator : Failure: Service msftesql was not found on computer ‘Computer_Name’.
This occurs because the fulltext search service that existed and was required for CRM on SQL 2005 has been incorporated into each database on SQL server 2008. This error should be resolved by choosing “Update installation files” at the beginning of the install process. If you selected this option and are still getting an error, then the installation update is being blocked by a firewall!!! (this was the case for me) To get around this you will have to install CRM via command line and and install config xml file. To do this start by manually downloading the updated install files from MS and borrowing the XML config details from the CRM installation documentation.
2) After installation you may get an error when you go to the CRM website that says:
HTTP Error 401.2 … You are not authorized to view this page due to invalid authentication headers
This occurs because IIS 7.5 no longer has Windows Authentication as part one of the default authentication methods when a site is created. To resolve this, go to the Control Panel and nder Programs click “Turn Windows Features On or Off”. On the console that opens, expand “Roles”. Right Click “Web Server IIS” and choose “Add Role Services”. On the new window that opens, scroll down to “Security” and check the option that says “Windows Authentication”
After this is installed, the CRM site should function as expected.