Hello, I can't install the Microsoft sql server 2022. haven't tried several of the ways that i have seen so far. haven't succeeded yet. I'd appreciate if you could help. Detail.txt Summary_FrancisATK_20231107_161404.txt

I find this: (01) 2023-11-07 16:14:25 Slp: Sco: File 'C:\SQL2022\Express_ENU\x64\setup\x64\sql_engine_core_inst.msi' does not exist I've seen more than one person running into this error. Unfortunately, I have not been able to understand why. Is the file being snatched by the little green disk-eater? Or does this occur because you have tried some times already, and this was not your original issue? You could use Process Monitor to see what operations that occur with this file. Admittedly, working with Process Monitor can be tedious, although it seems straightforward to filter for \sql_engine_core_inst.msi. One more alternative is to go for Developer Edition instead, and select the option Download Media and then run from the ISO. Maybe this gives a different error message. By the way, do you have a file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL16.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\LOG\ERRORLOG? If so, can you share it?

Hi @ Francis AT The setup folder is corrupted or incomplete. You may need to download the setup media again from the official website or repair installation media. In addition to that, there is another way to resolve missing MSI files. You may use the FixMissingMSI tool to identify MSI file that are missing from the Windows Installer cache. Please download it from here . Next, you can scan the folders which you need to repair. For the details, please refer to FixMissingMSI Readme , Best regards, Percy Tang

Unable to install SQL server. Exit Code - 2068052377

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Erland Sommarskog 109.8K Reputation points MVP

2023-11-07T22:13:25.3433333+00:00

I find this:

(01) 2023-11-07 16:14:25 Slp: Sco: File 'C:\SQL2022\Express_ENU\x64\setup\x64\sql_engine_core_inst.msi' does not exist

I've seen more than one person running into this error. Unfortunately, I have not been able to understand why. Is the file being snatched by the little green disk-eater? Or does this occur because you have tried some times already, and this was not your original issue?

You could use Process Monitor to see what operations that occur with this file. Admittedly, working with Process Monitor can be tedious, although it seems straightforward to filter for \sql_engine_core_inst.msi.

One more alternative is to go for Developer Edition instead, and select the option Download Media and then run from the ISO. Maybe this gives a different error message.

By the way, do you have a file C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL16.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\LOG\ERRORLOG? If so, can you share it?
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Francis AT 20 Reputation points

2023-11-08T10:55:23.3066667+00:00

Hello,
This is the error log that you have mentioned. I've tried several times already, over a month ago. gutted and walked away, but the course I am doing is using Microsoft SQL Server. So I am coming back to try again.
SQLDUMPER_ERRORLOG.log

This is the error message from the developer edition.

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Setup

The following error has occurred:

Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.

For help, click: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=2209051&ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=16.0.1000.6&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%25400x4BDAF9BA%25401306%254026

BUTTONS:

OK

TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure.

SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:

Thread was being aborted.

Error code 0x84B10001.

For help, click: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=2209051&ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&EvtType=0xA6BB8468%25400x989A71CA

BUTTONS:

OK

Erland Sommarskog 109.8K Reputation points MVP

2023-11-08T22:07:22.4866667+00:00

Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.

That's absolutely progress, because this time you were able to install SQL Server as such. However, at the point when Setup wanted to start SQL Server to run configuration, SQL Server did not start. Or started and then stopped because of an error.

To understand why it did not start, you need to look in the SQL Server errorlog, which you find in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL16.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\LOG\ERRORLOG. (Not the SQLDUMPER_ERRORLOG that you attached.)

If you see a message about 256 misaligned reads, you are running into a known issue where Windows 11 for some disk drives reports a sector size that SQL Server does not cope with. Microsoft has published an article with workarounds for the problem.

If you don't see the message about misaligned reads, feel free to upload the errorlog here, so we can look at it. You will need to rename to ERRORLOG.txt for the forum software to accept it.

Francis AT 20 Reputation points

2023-11-09T13:56:23.76+00:00

Have found 256 misaligned and followed the Microsoft article. I added the registry key as suggested. I can't sort it out yet. I probably have to switch to Windows 10. I've never changed any Windows settings. I have no idea why my device can't install this software. @_@
Thanks for your time, mate.
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Erland Sommarskog 109.8K Reputation points MVP

2023-11-09T19:26:20.23+00:00

Unfortunately, I can't help with the steps described in the article. I have never ran into the issue myself. When I built a new computer last year, I carefully avoided the disk model that causes this problem. :--) But my impression is that most people I have been able to get things to work with help of the article.

Francis AT 20 Reputation points

2023-11-09T22:00:20.24+00:00

Hoorayyyyyy,
It has been successfully installed now. After adding it as suggested to the registry editor, I tried to reinstall it. Didn't succeed.

I came across the article below. The key is uninstalling properly, cleaning up leftover files in registry entries, and service.msc.
https://www.sql-easy.com/learn/how-to-uninstall-sql-server/

Thanks mate. Really appreciate for your time.
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Erland Sommarskog 109.8K Reputation points MVP

2023-11-10T07:11:37.04+00:00

Splendid! I'm really happy to hear to you got it working!
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