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SQL installation error
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Alperen Hakverdi
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what should i do to fix it
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Erland Sommarskog 113.6K Reputation points MVP2022-01-30T11:23:13.167+00:00 What should be done is to look in the folder which is there right in the error message. The pertinent files are Summary.txt and detail.txt. Most likely you will find .NET exception stack dump in the latter. Beware that detail.txt is very verbose.
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CathyJi-MSFT 22,331 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor2022-01-31T02:35:16.507+00:00 Hi @Alperen Hakverdi .
We get start from SQL server setup log when troubleshooting SQL server installation issues. Please share us the SQL server setup log for us. The log is located in the folder that your screenshot mentioned. Summery and Detail log.
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CathyJi-MSFT 22,331 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2022-02-01T08:04:05.853+00:00 Hi @Alperen Hakverdi .
Any update for this thread?
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Vishal 1 Reputation point2022-02-16T06:49:34.877+00:00 Hi @Alperen Hakverdi ,
You see "The system cannot find the path specified" message when some files of SQL Server basic component couldn't be accessed/located. It is because these files access is denied or they are corrupted. Please check your SQL server setup log. It may have missing file info.
To resolve this issue please try to uninstall SQL server, then reinstall by running the SQL Server installation media as an administrator. Please find below some helpful links.
Let me know if this works or please share more details about your scenario.Helpful links:
uninstall-an-existing-instance-of-sql-server-setup
uninstall-sql-server
sql-server-downloads
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