Unhelpfully, this error is identified in KB975055 as being only for Windows 7 and that it was fixed by SP1 - both incorrect. The issue is fixed in "Cumulative update package 4 for SQL Server 2008". This error is purely within SQL Express 2008 and is not really to do with ADMT 3.2. Invoke or BeginInvoke cannot be called on a control unit until the window handle has been created." SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:
However, when attempting to install this download on Windows Server 2008 R2, the installation fails with:
SQL Server 2008 SP1 install returns error "Invoke or BeginInvoke cannot be called on a control unit until the window handle has been created."ĪDMT 3.2 requires SQL Server 2005 Express with SP3 or SQL Server Express 2008 with SP1, and when attempting to install ADMT you are given a link to the 2008 version. One of these is headed to a KB near you as it’s too tricky to figure out and people are likely to hit it even when doing everything “right” otherwise. Hopefully this helps you unblock or prevents you from blocking in the first place someday.
ADMT 3.2 was released a few weeks ago and we have a decent understanding of common installation issues that you might run into. First published on TechNet on Jul 09, 2010