SQL Server 2008 R2 Setup fails with the error code: 1605. You may see the error message pop-up as follows.
TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure.
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SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:
MsiGetProductInfo failed to retrieve ProductVersion for package with Product Code = '{72DE3C67-FB48-450E-8BEA-4EB1B3B5355D}'. Error code: 1605..
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