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Error when installing SQL 2005 in Windows 8 Pro PC

We are trying to install Ms 2005 SQL on a Windows 8 Pro PC and keep getting an error at the end of the installation:

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TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup
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The SQL Server service failed to start. For more information,
see the SQL Server Books Online topics, "How to: View SQL Server 2005 Setup Log Files" and "Starting SQL Server Manually."

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What are we missing?

(PC is:  Intel Core i7, 8gb Ram, 1tr hdisk)
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Didn't know that.

So I have to download SP3 or SP4 64bit version of SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition?
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Just tried it in SP3 and both files not present.SQLSERVR.EXE and SQLOS.DLL.

will proceed and find sp4 to try.
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found this link... which one should we download:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7218
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Note: download "Download SQLServer2005SP4-KB2463332-x64-ENU.exe" and still same problem.
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Ok... on both SP3 and SP4 we could install sqlncli.msi (sqlncli_x64.msi was not present on none).  But the files  SQLSERVR.EXE and SQLOS.DLL files were not found.

However we did find the  SQLOS.DLL (link http://opendll.net/index.php?file-download=sqlos.dll&arch=64bit&version=2007.100.1600.22&dsc=SQLOS-Hosting-DLL) but haven't been able to find SQLSERVR.EXE.

Please advice.
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We'll proceed close the question since no answer and award accordingly.
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Unfortunately there was no more support to clear our question but it seems that the sql2005 is not supported should be awarded.

Thankyou anyways.