Last February / March, I wrote several posts about an issue with MSXML6 on Windows XP which prevented the installation of SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, and even service packs or cumulative updates in some cases:2009-02-20 : The XP SP3 / MSXML6 SP2 / SQL Server debacle 2009-03-16 : More info / good news : installing SQL Server on XP SP3 with ...