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When I'm trying to install SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU i got following error.

SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:    
There was an error generating the XML document.    
Error code 0x84B10001

What is the reason for this?

EDIT: I tried to install SQL 2008. even though i got same error.

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This is an access denied error. It means the user performing the installation doesn't have the necessary rights. Several users have found success creating a new user, configuring them as a local administrator, and then running the installation logged in as this user.

More Info: http://geekswithblogs.net/vitus/archive/2009/09/26/workaround-for-sql-2008-express-installation-error-0x84b10001.aspx

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    thank you .. you are correct problem with access rights.. thanks again – DevT Mar 11 '15 at 04:08
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    THANK YOU!!! I have just had this issue trying to install SQL2014 – Leigh Ciechanowski Jun 08 '15 at 15:44
  • This problem also occurs in SQL2017, and this also solves it. I've checked the pre-installation requirements and can't find any explicit reason why this would happen, so the documentation is lacking. My initial admin user was a domain user, not a local one; I'm guessing that's causing the problem. – Wouter Dec 06 '17 at 10:19
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try to re-installed it properly follow these instructions

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  • Too generic answer. What made you assume OP did not follow the instructions? What specific part of the instructions might have prevented the issue? – Wouter Dec 06 '17 at 09:59