Fail to Install SQL Server 2008 R2 as a feature pre-requisite in a WIX project
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We have a WinForms project that requires SQL Server 2008 R2 Express.
The application is Deployed using MSI installer with a Bootstrapper executable created by WIX. So we need to run SQL Server installer from our installer.

A WIX project has few Features, and only one of them requires SQL Server 2008 R2 Express.
The Bootstrapper installer installs .NET 3.5 SP1, .NET 4 and Windows Installer 4.5 and is created using MSBuild GenerateBootstrapper task.
We use SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with embedded SP1 and English localization, an installer file SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe is taken from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26729.
 
When user selects a Feature that requires SQL Server we schedule a Custom Action that runs SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe with arguments:
/QS /ACTION=Install /ENU /ERRORREPORTING=0 /SQMREPORTING=0 /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS /FEATURES=SQL /INSTANCENAME=ASSET_BANK /HIDECONSOLE /ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN /SAPWD=[SqlPassword] /SQLSVCACCOUNT=&quot;[WIX_ACCOUNT_LOCALSYSTEM]&quot; /SECURITYMODE=SQL /SQLCOLLATION=Latin1_General_CI_AS
This Custom Action is scheduled right before InstallInitialize action of the Execute sequence of installer.
 
When described above Custom Action starts it hangs for a few minutes on ExecuteStandardTimingsWorkflow action of SQL Server installer and then fails.
When I run same command from CMD all works well.
 
Log files are attached.
Please help us defeat this issue.

Summary_ComponentUpdate.log:

    Overall summary:
      Final result:                  Failed: see details below
      Exit code (Decimal):           -2068052398
      Exit facility code:            1212
      Exit error code:               1618
      Exit message:                  Failed: see details below
      Start time:                    2012-07-31 06:42:11
      End time:                      2012-07-31 06:48:58
      Requested action:              ComponentUpdate
      Log with failure:              C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120731_064129\WatsonX86_Cpu32_1_ComponentUpdate.log
      Exception help link:           http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=10.50.2500.0
    
    Machine Properties:
      Machine name:                  TEST-PC
      Machine processor count:       1
      OS version:                    Windows 7
      OS service pack:               Service Pack 1
      OS region:                     United States
      OS language:                   English (United States)
      OS architecture:               x64
      Process architecture:          32 Bit
      OS clustered:                  No
    
    Package properties:
      Description:                   SQL Server Database Services 2008 R2
      ProductName:                   SQL Server 2008 R2
      Type:                          RTM
      Version:                       10
      Installation location:         c:\935b38da99e6817b615ea738\x86\setup\
      Installation edition:          EXPRESS
    
      Slipstream:                    True
      SP Level                       1
    
    User Input Settings:
      ACTION:                        ComponentUpdate
      CONFIGURATIONFILE:             
      ENU:                           True
      FARMACCOUNT:                   <empty>
      FARMADMINPORT:                 0
      FARMPASSWORD:                  *****
      HELP:                          False
      INDICATEPROGRESS:              False
      PASSPHRASE:                    *****
      PID:                           *****
      QUIET:                         False
      QUIETSIMPLE:                   True
      UIMODE:                        AutoAdvance
      X86:                           False
    
      Configuration file:            C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120731_064129\ConfigurationFile.ini
    
    Detailed results:
      Feature:                       SQL
      Status:                        Skipped
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
    
    Rules with failures:
    
    Global rules:
    
    There are no scenario-specific rules.
    
    Rules report file:               C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120731_064129\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm


WatsonX86_Cpu32_1_ComponentUpdate.log:

    === Verbose logging started: 7/31/2012  6:42:39  Build type: SHIP UNICODE 5.00.7601.00  Calling process: c:\935b38da99e6817b615ea738\x86\setup100.exe ===
    MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:39:853]: Resetting cached policy values
    MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:39:853]: Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0
    MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:39:853]: ******* RunEngine:
               ******* Product: c:\935b38da99e6817b615ea738\x86\redist\watson\dw20shared.msi
               ******* Action: 
               ******* CommandLine: **********
    MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:39:853]: Client-side and UI is none or basic: Running entire install on the server.
    MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:42:864]: Failed to grab execution mutex. System error 258.
    MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:42:864]: Cloaking enabled.
    MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:42:864]: Attempting to enable all disabled privileges before calling Install on Server
    MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:42:864]: Incrementing counter to disable shutdown. Counter after increment: 0
    MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:42:864]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied.  Counter after decrement: -1
    MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:42:864]: MainEngineThread is returning 1618
    === Verbose logging stopped: 7/31/2012  6:42:42 ===

