Error message when you install Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0: "The type initializer for 'Microsoft.CRM.LocatorService' threw an exception" or "Action Microsoft.crm.setup.common.registerasyncserviceAction failed"

The type initializer for 'Microsoft.CRM.LocatorService' threw an exception. The type initializer for 'Microsoft.CRM.ServerLocatorService' threw an exception. Input string was not in a correct format.

System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Microsoft.Crm.LocatorService' threw an exception. --->
System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Microsoft.Crm.ServerLocatorService' threw an exception. --->
System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.

at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal) at System.Number.ParseInt32(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)

at System.Int32.Parse(String s, IFormatProvider provider)

at System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterLib.GetStringTable(Boolean isHelp)

at System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterLib.get_NameTable()

at System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterLib.get_CategoryTable()

at System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterLib.CategoryExists(String machine, String category)

at System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory.Exists(String categoryName, String machineName)

at System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory.Exists(String categoryName)

at Microsoft.Crm.LocatorCache.CreatePerformanceCounters()

at Microsoft.Crm.LocatorCache..ctor()

at Microsoft.Crm.ServerLocatorService..cctor()

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

at Microsoft.Crm.LocatorService..ctor()

at Microsoft.Crm.CrmTraceSettings.LoadScaleGroupSettings()

at Microsoft.Crm.LocatorService..ctor()

at Microsoft.Crm.LocatorService..cctor()

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

at Microsoft.Crm.Utility.RetrieveScaleGroupId()

at Microsoft.Crm.CrmKeySetting.Initialize(Boolean loadSettingsFromConfigDB, Guid scaleGroupId, ConfigSku configSku)

at Microsoft.Crm.CrmKeySetting..ctor(CrmKeyType crmKeyType, Boolean loadSettingsFromConfigDB, Boolean useCachedValues, Guid scaleGroupId, ConfigSku configSku)

at Microsoft.Crm.CrmKeySetting.CreateKeySetting(CrmKeyType keyType, ConfigSku configSku)

at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.ServerSetup.Initialize()

at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.ServerSetup.InternalMain(String[] args)

“Action Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Common.RegisterAsyncServiceAction failed. An exception occurred during the Commit phase of the installation. This exception will be ignored and installation will continue. However, the application might not function correctly after installation is complete. Time out has expired and the operation has not been completed.”

12:31:07| Info| Executing Install action: Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Common.RegisterAsyncServiceAction 12:32:38| Error| System.Exception: Action Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Common.RegisterAsyncServiceAction failed. ---> System.Configuration.Install.InstallException: An exception occurred during the Commit phase of the installation. This exception will be ignored and installation will continue. However, the application might not function correctly after installation is complete. ---> System.ServiceProcess.TimeoutException: Time out has expired and the operation has not been completed. at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus desiredStatus, TimeSpan timeout) at Microsoft.Crm.ExtendedServiceInstaller.StartService(Object sender, InstallEventArgs e) at System.Configuration.Install.InstallEventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, InstallEventArgs e) at System.Configuration.Install.Installer.OnCommitted(IDictionary savedState) at System.Configuration.Install.Installer.Commit(IDictionary savedState) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Configuration.Install.Installer.Commit(IDictionary savedState) at System.Configuration.Install.AssemblyInstaller.Commit(IDictionary savedState) at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Common.RegisterAsyncServiceAction.Do(IDictionary parameters) at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Common.Action.ExecuteAction(Action action, IDictionary parameters, Boolean undo) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---, Error, RetryCancel, Option1