Performance counter registry hive consistency check has the status FAILED

While installing MS SQL Server 2008 r2 on windows 7, i got an error on one of the systemchecks:

• Performance counter registry hive consistency check has the status FAILED

To fix it, i did the following:

Put this in any Console application:

• string.Format("{0,3}", CultureInfo.InstalledUICulture.Parent.LCID.ToString("X")).Replace(" ", "0");

The write down the result. i.e. "016".

Go to the registry at this key:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib

Add the found value as entry. In this example:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib\016

Then copy the key's form the original entry to the new on.

Restart the setup, and you are ready to go!

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/dddf0349-557b-48c7-bf82-6bd1adb5c694?prof=required