Problems installing SQL Server 2014 - There was a failure to calculate the applicability of setting LICENSEPATH.

hi,

after googling frantically solution problem decided try here.

i upgraded windows 7 windows 10 when came available , had previous versions of sql server installed before uninstalled them before upgrading windows 10. there alot of traces of old installations , after spending hours removing them using msiinv.exe , cleaning out registry, there shouldn't left.

still same error when trying install sql server 2014:  there failure calculate applicability of setting licensepath.

this applies both standard , express version. standard version run iso , express version .exe file.

edit: noticed have same culture id problem op in:

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/sqlserver/en-us/a8a52f80-764d-4a01-b60a-1c4c363d1150/error-while-trying-to-upgrade-sql-2008-sp2-to-sql-2012-there-was-a-failure-to-calculate-the

i live in finland apart timezone , keyboard settings set english. can't issue since it's worked fine before previous versions of windows.

below summary.txt file log. notice log file says windows 8 when i'm running windows 10

overall summary:
  final result:                  failed: see details below
  exit code (decimal):           -2057043966
  exit facility code:            1380
  exit error code:               2
  exit message:                  there failure calculate applicability of setting licensepath.
  start time:                    2015-11-13 11:49:44
  end time:                      2015-11-13 11:49:52
  requested action:              installfailovercluster
  exception link:           http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?linkid=20476&prodname=microsoft+sql+server&evtsrc=setup.rll&evtid=50000&prodver=12.0.4100.1&evttype=0x0ba02fc6%400x294a9fd9&evttype=0x0ba02fc6%400x294a9fd9

machine properties:
  machine name:                  ***********
  machine processor count:       8
  os version:                    windows 8
  os service pack:               
  os region:                     united states
  os language:                   english (united states)
  os architecture:               x64
  process architecture:          64 bit
  os clustered:                  no

package properties:
  description:                   microsoft sql server 2014 
  productname:                   sql server 2014
  type:                          rtm
  version:                       12
  installation location:         h:\x64\setup\
  installation edition:          

  slipstream:                    true

user input settings:
  action:                        installfailovercluster
  agtdomaingroup:                <empty>
  agtsvcaccount:                 <empty>
  agtsvcpassword:                <empty>
  asbackupdir:                   backup
  ascollation:                   latin1_general_ci_as
  asconfigdir:                   config
  asdatadir:                     data
  aslogdir:                      log
  asprovidermsolap:              1
  asservermode:                  multidimensional
  assvcaccount:                  <empty>
  assvcpassword:                 <empty>
  assvcstartuptype:              automatic
  assysadminaccounts:            <empty>
  astempdir:                     temp
  commfabricencryption:          0
  commfabricnetworklevel:        0
  commfabricport:                0
  configurationfile:             
  enu:                           true
  errorreporting:                false
  failoverclusterdisks:          <empty>
  failoverclustergroup:          
  failoverclusteripaddresses:    <empty>
  failoverclusternetworkname:    <empty>
  features:                      
  filestreamlevel:               0
  filestreamsharename:           <empty>
  ftsvcaccount:                  <empty>
  ftsvcpassword:                 <empty>
  help:                          false
  iacceptsqlserverlicenseterms:  false
  indicateprogress:              false
  installshareddir:              <empty>
  installsharedwowdir:           <empty>
  installsqldatadir:             <empty>
  instancedir:                   c:\program files\microsoft sql server\
  instanceid:                    <empty>
  instancename:                  <empty>
  issvcaccount:                  nt authority\network service
  issvcpassword:                 <empty>
  issvcstartuptype:              automatic
  matrixcmbrickcommport:         0
  matrixcmservername:            <empty>
  matrixname:                    <empty>
  pid:                           *****
  quiet:                         false
  quietsimple:                   false
  rsinstallmode:                 defaultnativemode
  rsshpinstallmode:              defaultsharepointmode
  rssvcaccount:                  <empty>
  rssvcpassword:                 <empty>
  rssvcstartuptype:              automatic
  sapwd:                         <empty>
  securitymode:                  <empty>
  sqlbackupdir:                  <empty>
  sqlcollation:                  sql_latin1_general_cp1_ci_as
  sqlsvcaccount:                 <empty>
  sqlsvcpassword:                <empty>
  sqlsysadminaccounts:           <empty>
  sqltempdbdir:                  <empty>
  sqltempdblogdir:               <empty>
  sqluserdbdir:                  <empty>
  sqluserdblogdir:               <empty>
  sqmreporting:                  false
  uimode:                        normal
  updateenabled:                 false
  updatesource:                  <empty>
  usemicrosoftupdate:            false
  x86:                           false

  configuration file:            c:\program files\microsoft sql server\120\setup bootstrap\log\20151113_114943\configurationfile.ini

rules failures:

global rules:

there no scenario-specific rules.

rules report file:               rule result report file not available.

exception summary:
following exception stack listing exceptions in outermost innermost order
inner exceptions being indented

exception type: microsoft.sqlserver.chainer.infrastructure.calculatesettingapplicabilityexception
    message: 
        there failure calculate applicability of setting licensepath.
    hresult : 0x85640002
        facilitycode : 1380 (564)
        errorcode : 2 (0002)
    data: 
      settingid = licensepath
      watsondata = microsoft.sqlserver.chainer.infrastructure.calculatesettingapplicabilityexception@2
      helplink.evttype = 0x0ba02fc6@0x294a9fd9
      disablewatson = true
    stack: 
        @ microsoft.sqlserver.chainer.infrastructure.setting.calculateapplicability()
        @ microsoft.sqlserver.configuration.bootstrapextension.validatechainersettingaction.executeaction(string actionid)
        @ microsoft.sqlserver.chainer.infrastructure.action.execute(string actionid, textwriter errorstream)
        @ microsoft.sqlserver.setup.chainer.workflow.actioninvocation.<>c__displayclasse.<executeactionwithretryhelper>b__b()
        @ microsoft.sqlserver.setup.chainer.workflow.actioninvocation.executeactionhelper(actionworker workerdelegate)
    inner exception type: microsoft.sqlserver.chainer.infrastructure.calculatesettingvalueexception
        message: 
                there failure calculate default value of setting licensepath.
        hresult : 0x85640001
                facilitycode : 1380 (564)
                errorcode : 1 (0001)
        data: 
          settingid = licensepath
          watsondata = microsoft.sqlserver.chainer.infrastructure.calculatesettingvalueexception@1
        stack: 
                @ microsoft.sqlserver.chainer.infrastructure.setting`1.calculatevalue()
                @ microsoft.sqlserver.deployment.prioritizedpublishing.publishingqueue.callqueuedsubscriberdelegates()
                @ microsoft.sqlserver.deployment.prioritizedpublishing.publishingqueue.publish(publisher publisher)
                @ microsoft.sqlserver.chainer.infrastructure.setting.calculateapplicability()
        inner exception type: system.argumentexception
            message: 
                        culture id 3072 (0x0c00) not supported culture.
                        parameter name: culture
            hresult : 0x80070057
            stack: 
                        @ system.globalization.cultureinfo..ctor(int32 culture, boolean useuseroverride)
                        @ system.globalization.culturetable.getcultures(culturetypes types)
                        @ microsoft.sqlserver.configuration.setupextension.lcidutilities.getlangpackparentfolderforlcid(string lcid)
                        @ microsoft.sqlserver.configuration.setupextension.lcidutilities.getlcidfolder(servicecontainer context, string basefolderfullpath)
                        @ microsoft.sqlserver.configuration.setupextension.licensepathsetting.defaultvalue()
                        @ microsoft.sqlserver.deployment.prioritizedpublishing.publishingqueue.callfunctionwhileautosubscribing[t](subscriberdelegate subscriberdelegate, int32 priority, autosubscribingfunctiondelegate`1 function)
                        @ microsoft.sqlserver.chainer.infrastructure.setting`1.calculatevalue()

just quick update. old sql server 2014 issue isn't solved yet, installed sql server 2016 ctp2.2 without issues or errors.

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