SQL Server Installation Failure: Unable to Install SQL Server (setup.exe)

Question

I previously had SQL Server 2022 installed on my computer, and it worked properly. After uninstalling it, I recently attempted to install it again, but the installation ends with an error message:

unable to install SQL server (setup.exe). Exit code /Decimal): -2064908287.

Can anyone help to fix this issue?

Answer 1

It seems to me that the installation has after all completed (relatively) successfully.

There is an exception message about performance counters, and it is not uncommon to see this on re-installs. However, these errors are usually benign, and Setup jogs along and runs the remaining part of the Setup. I can see that it runs a number of configuration commands on SQL Server.

Have you checked in SQL Server Configuration Manager if the service is running? If it is not can you start it? The name of the instance appears to be MSSQLSERVER03.

Answer 2

Hi @Veselý Oldřich

Please also go to Windows Tools -> Services and check if SQL Server is running. Try start it if not.

Best regards,

Cosmog

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