Windows Update Fail - SQL Server Update

Question

Hi all,

I've been having trouble installing 2 Windows Update as they keep on failing:

• KB3045318 (Security Update for SQL Server 2012 SP1
• KB2958429 (Security Update for SQL Server 2012 SP2

So I decided to see if it was some download problem and downloaded the updates manually and tried to install them. The following is the error from the installer:

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Action required:

Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.

Feature failure reason:

An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.

Error details:

§ Error installing SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features

The Database Engine error log location is missing from the Parameters key.

Error code: 0x851A004A

Visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.5058.0&EvtType=0x93C54E3E%400x97A656BB%401306%4074&EvtType=0x93C54E3E%400x97A656BB%401306%4074 to get help on troubleshooting.

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Obviously that link is broken (I guess the push to the new Windows 10 friendly layout has done that).

Anyone have any tips on resolving this?

Answer 1

Updated to Windows 10, and the update installed when I restarted the first night.

Thanks all!

Answer 2

Hello,

This may happen when the MSDB database has a wrong owner. Please change the owner to the “sa” account as mentioned in the following thread:

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/116cb02f-81f0-456b-ab7b-2c2dc157e99e/sql-2000-to-2008-upgrade-failed-message-wait-on-the-database-engine-recovery-handle-failed-check?forum=sqlsetupandupgrade

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Alberto Morillo

SQLCoffee.com

Answer 3

Hi,

Your question is outside the scope of this Community.

Kindly repost your question in the TechNet SQL Server Forums.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/home?category=sqlserver

Cheers.