SQL Server 2008 when Reboot Required Check Fails
A fairly well known but still useful fix for when stupid SQL setup gives you the stupid error about a pending server restart being required.
When you try to install SQL Server 2008 the wizard checks for a bunch of prerequisites; one of those prereqs is a check for whether or not the server needs to be restarted before the installation can proceed. A number of different things can flip the registry switch to require a reboot (software installations, driver updates, etc.). Sometimes the switch gets "stuck" and no amount of server restarts reset the reboot requirement. The first thing you should try is to restart the server if you haven't already (sometimes it really DOES need a reboot). If that doesn't clear the flag then open regedit and find this key:
PendingFileRenameOperations
Clear the value for the key, reboot the server, and try the installation again. If that fails there's a way to run SQL setup from a command prompt with a cool little parameter to skip the prereq checks.
In my case this not work
I have a special situacion becouse i try to install SQL Server 2088 in a virtual machine whith VMWare PLayer.
Tanks for you help.