I have a problem with installing SQL Server 2012 (no matter which edition I choose).
Installation usually runs well, but near the end shows up an error:
The help link points to not-existing article on MSDN page.
After I click OK button, the installation reaches it's end and shows up another window:
After that I am able to start, for example SQL Management Studio, but cannot connect to database. Also services of SQL Server are stopped and I am not able to start them manually (any try throws an undefined error):
I tried complete reinstalling of SQL Server, cleaning registry entries, different editions of that software - none method helped. Also, I tried the .iso images of installation media on other computers - it worked well and installed without any errors.
My OS is Windows 8.1 x64.
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Perhaps this information will help someone. I was able to solve my issue in the following way. I uninstall SSMA first, then uninstall Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable. Rebooted the machine, downloaded it again, and installed first SSMA then Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable.
BTW, what I reported earlier was on a Windows 10 machine. Just tried on a Windows Server box and did not run into any problem. That Windows Server box had the most recent defender patch, a slightly different version of course. Version 1.343.352.0
I just upgraded my PC from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I did this because I need to upgrade SQL Server from 2014 to 2016 to match our production environment. I am unable to uninstall SQL Server 2014 due to a bug that seems to be due to SQL Server 2000 MSDE also being installed on my PC (I did not install this - can only assume it was bundled with some other software, maybe an old version of Visual Studio?)
The error message when attempting to uninstall SQL Server 2014 is:
SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error: '.', hexadecimal
value 0x00, is an invalid character. Line 1, position 212550. Error
code 0x84B10001.
The proposed fix for this issue is to uninstall MSDE. Unfortunately I cannot uninstall MSDE either. If I try to remove it via Control Panel, after clicking the UAC prompt, the dialog closes and nothing happens.
I found this page that claims to show how to remove MSDE manually if it won't install from Control Panel:
However none of this works either. The registry entries don't exist, so I cannot determine the product code from them, so I can't use MSIZAP.EXE. I managed to delete the files under Program Files as directed, and removed the registry entries for the services, but this does not fix the issue - Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (SQL2000) is still list on Programs and Features on Control Panel, and I still can't uninstall SQL Server 2014.
I have attempted to install SSMS 17.3 only, but install fails with error code 0x80070643.
I think all I can do at this point is wipe my laptop and reinstall Windows 10 from scratch if I can't solve this.
i would like to ask if anybody having the similar problems like me.
i have downloaded the newest SQL Server Management Studio 2016 Preview from Microsoft web site, and after i installed it (successfully and i need to restart my notebook said the warning box) then, suddenly nothing happens, there is a folder on the start menu that says SQL Server Management Studio 2016, but the folder is self is empty and i do not see the app, first i thought must be i missed something, so i went back and repair those SSMS (through the Repair Menu), but still it is giving me the same error, does anybody here have the similar problem and a way out of it?, since i need this SSMS 2016 to query to my Azure SQL Database.
Thanks!.
Roland
That happened with me few times when i tried to install it in not the Administrator mode.
So, try to do that in elevated mode, if that will not help, try to download it again or just rollback to the older version (2014), as it works perfectly with the SQL Azure. SSMS 2016 is still in preview, so the unexpected behavior may happen.
So, it turns out that in Windows 10, all the start menu options may not show up. Try visiting C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft SQL Server 2016 RC3 in your File explorer to see if the SSMS shortcut is available there.
Recently I updated my Windows from 8 to 10 and suddenly my SQL Server 2014 stopped working. When I open the Management Studio and try to connect to the Server (local) i obtain the following error:
Does any of you had similar problems? Before updating the Windows everything was running just fine.
I had the same problem after upgrading from Windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 10 Pro. I was able to resolve it as follow:
Control Panel
Administrative Tools
Services
The SQL Service Browser was Disabled
Right click and select Properties
Change the Startup type to Automatic (Delayed Start)
Click to Start button to start the service
And off you go. This should resolve the issue.
I just had the same issue after upgrading my laptop from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10; however, my solution was slightly different to the one suggested already, I had to:
1) Control Panel
2) Services
3) Right-click, Start, SQL Server service
I had to do this for all the SQL versions I have installed (08R2 up to 14). Somehow the upgrade stopped and didn't restart the SQL service.
I also encountered the same issue upgrading from Windows 7. First thing I did was open the SQL SERVER MANAGER CONSOLE and ensure that the server was still running. After seeing that it was, I restarted it, and that fixed the problem.
I personally would try these simple steps first... never know could be that easy.
Side note - if you have trouble finding the SQL Manager Console in your Programs list like I did, you can likely find it in your C:Windows/SysWOW folder (open file named SQLServerMananger##.msc).
Someone has installed sql server on my machine, however i'm not sure what is the version currently installed. I tried running : Sql server installation center --> Installed Sql server features discovery report and the result was as follows:
I tried looking in the "Programs and features" section and I found this:
I also tried opening Sql server Services but its empty. Here's a screenshot:
The currently running the services are :
Currently I'm not sure what version is installed, I tried connecting to "." on Sql Management Studio but i got connection error and no instance was found.
Since you can't connect, probably the best thing to do is hunt it down on your file system. Go to your installation, it's probably located somewhere like this:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQSERVER\MSSQL\Binn
and find the sqlserver.exe file. Right-click and select Properties on the file. The Details tab of the properties window will show a product version. The product version isn't going to be a name you're super familiar with, but you can look up on the web what version numbers correspond to what product names. Here's one place that has a nice chart. SqlServerBuilds at Blogspot
If you do get management studio to connect, you can get the version quite quickly, either from the connection properties in the Object Explorer, or with the ad hoc query
Select # #Version
I uninstalled 2008 and 2014 version and now the discovery report shows Sql Server 2012 installation correctly
The existing answer is OK, but here is a simpler tip:
Search the entire drive C: for sqlservr.exe. Use the properties dialog in Explorer to determine the file version and Google it.
You can find out what's running with Process Explorer. It can show you the path and version.