how to fix unable to install SQL Server(setup.exe). exit code (Decimal) 2068119551: The target principal name is incorrect. Cannot generate SSPI context.
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Ben Miller-(DBADuck) 280 Reputation points MVP2024-03-05T04:46:59.5533333+00:00 Are you using a Service Account or just the local accounts (NT Service\MSSQLSERVER) in your setup?
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mlem 0 Reputation points
2024-03-05T07:35:43.1166667+00:00 pardon, i am still a student and i don't know what am i using on my laptop, i just install it on microsoft website
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Erland Sommarskog 128.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2024-03-05T22:41:38.8+00:00 In the folder that is listed in the first screenshot there are a number of log files. The ones that are of most interest are summary.txt and detail.txt. Can you upload these?
Please do not make a second attempt to install before we get a chance to look at the files.By the way, are you using a Microsoft account like ******@hotmail.com to log on to Windows?
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