I am currently trying to do an upgrade from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. This is being done on three VM's - the Domain Controller, the SQL Server box and the Microsoft CRM box. SQL Server has SP2 installed, and Reporting Services has been "upgraded" to SP2 as well. The .Net framework on the CRM machine has been upgraded to .Net Framework 3.0.
Everything goes smoothly in the installation up to the point where the Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime is being installed. The installation completes for the C++ Runtime, but as soon you click on the next button to go to the next screen for the upgrade / installation, the installation screen just disappears. I had a look in the Task Manager, but the setupserver.exe process goes missing right after you click the Next button on the C++ Runtime screen. I had a look in the Event viewer, and got the following error: "Faulting application microsoft.crm.setup.server.exe, version 4.0.7333.3, stamp 475915d5, faulting module kernel32.dll, version 5.2.3790.3959, stamp 45d70ad8, debug? 0, fault address 0x0000bee7.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.". The source for this error in the Event viewer is .Net Runtime 2.0 Error Reporting.
I came across someone else on the web who had the same problem, but with a different environment (see the following forum: http://www.microsoftdynamicsforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=2321&PID=8746#8746 ). I have tried the solution supplied on the forum and made the change in the registry, but I am still running into the same problem.
If anyone has any help or ideas, it would be greatly appreciated.
