SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition Fails to Install on Windows 11

Question

I've attempted now more than a dozen times to install SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition on a new laptop running Windows 11. I get that stupid "OOPS" dialog that comes up (and for some idiotic reason I can't copy and paste from it).

I've tried running as Administrator, uninstalling and reinstalling, and opening ports as described here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/install/configure-the-windows-firewall-to-allow-sql-server-access?view=sql-server-ver16. Nothing works.

I have a Snapdragon processor. Is that a problem?

sql_engine_core_inst_loc_Cpu64_1033_1.logI've attached detail.txt.

Any ideas?

Thank-you.

Answer 1

I have a Snapdragon processor. Is that a problem?

Indeed it is. SQL Server does not run on ARM.

Exactly what machine do you have? If you have a Mac, it may be possible to run SQL Server Docker.

If you have one of these new Surface machines, you could try to install LocalDB. Some people have been successful with that. (This would be possible thanks to Prism emulation.)

Answer 2

Hi Ross Marrs

SQL Server do not support ARM.

Apart from using Docker, you may also consider using SQL Server in a Virtual Machine.

Regards，

Zoe Hui

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