https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/unable-to-install-sim-4-01-on-w2k-sp4/m-p/3321563#M3996 set up process starts &amp; presents a dos menu. I select install, HP SIM windows appears. It tells me that " Pre installation" is "done" &amp; "Installation" is "not run". The finish button is highlighted on this windows. I click on finish &amp; go back to dos menu.<BR />I have read through the read me &amp; dont find any known issues with W2K. Any idea.<BR />The server is Proliant DL380. Fri, 02 Jul 2004 08:16:36 GMT muhammed naeem 2004-07-02T08:16:36Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/unable-to-install-sim-4-01-on-w2k-sp4/m-p/3321563#M3996 set up process starts &amp; presents a dos menu. I select install, HP SIM windows appears. It tells me that " Pre installation" is "done" &amp; "Installation" is "not run". The finish button is highlighted on this windows. I click on finish &amp; go back to dos menu.<BR />I have read through the read me &amp; dont find any known issues with W2K. Any idea.<BR />The server is Proliant DL380. Fri, 02 Jul 2004 08:16:36 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/unable-to-install-sim-4-01-on-w2k-sp4/m-p/3321563#M3996 muhammed naeem 2004-07-02T08:16:36Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/unable-to-install-sim-4-01-on-w2k-sp4/m-p/3321564#M3997 I had the same problem :( and still didnt found the solution. There is only small difference - I got this error when i installed w2k sp4 using RDP, if you use SmartStart installation it works ! Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:21:06 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/unable-to-install-sim-4-01-on-w2k-sp4/m-p/3321564#M3997 Tomasz Lach 2004-09-28T07:21:06Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/unable-to-install-sim-4-01-on-w2k-sp4/m-p/3321565#M3998 I am have similar issue. The install will go until "initializing datase and stay there forever. In the event log (Application) it shows the MxDomainManger is starting and restarting. But, The install will never finish. I am currently running W2K SP4 with all the latest patches (Yiks!)and the system is a ML530... Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:08:57 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/unable-to-install-sim-4-01-on-w2k-sp4/m-p/3321565#M3998 Scott_192 2004-09-28T09:08:57Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/unable-to-install-sim-4-01-on-w2k-sp4/m-p/3321566#M3999 I am have similar issue. The install will go until "initialization complete" and stay there forever. In the event log (Application) it shows the MxDomainManger is starting and restarting. But, The install will never finish. I am currently running W2K SP4 with all the latest patches (Yiks!)and the system is a ML530... Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:09:30 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/unable-to-install-sim-4-01-on-w2k-sp4/m-p/3321566#M3999 Scott_192 2004-09-28T09:09:30Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/unable-to-install-sim-4-01-on-w2k-sp4/m-p/3321567#M4000 The installation hang occurs because when the SIM database is created it uses the collation sequence specified during the SQL 2000 installation. If that collation sequence had been changed from the default (SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) then the SIM installer has problems when creating the necessary database tables. Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:51:28 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/unable-to-install-sim-4-01-on-w2k-sp4/m-p/3321567#M4000 Joel Rubenstein 2004-09-28T10:51:28Z