Error Installing SQL Server 2014

Question

_{Thursday, February 2, 2017 7:08 PM}

When i try to install SQL Server 2014 in my desktop, it gives an error as,

The following error has occurred:

An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.CRT,version="8.0.50727.42",type="win32",processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. 

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xDF039760%25401201%25401

How can i fix this? Please Help.

All replies (8)

_{Thursday, February 2, 2017 8:39 PM ✅Answered}

Hello,

Please download and install the VC++ 2005 SP1 from below links:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5638 (32-bit)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18471 (64-bit)

After that, try to install SQL Server again.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com

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_{Thursday, February 2, 2017 7:44 PM}

Hi possibly same issue as https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-windows_install/microsoft-sql-server-2014-express-installation/7d39d86a-f4fc-4cbd-9c97-ff109b22f156

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_{Friday, February 3, 2017 2:35 AM}

Hi Mr. Morillo,

I tried installing VC++ 2015 SP1 (64-bit), i got an error as

Screenshot -

http://imgur.com/a/b2vnR

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_{Friday, February 3, 2017 3:13 AM}

Hello,

Please open the Command Prompt with the “Run as Administrator” option, the run the following command:

fsutil resource setautoreset true C:\

Then try to manually install VC++ again.

After that try to install SQL Server. 

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com

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_{Friday, February 3, 2017 3:24 AM}

The command was completed successfully but i still get the same error. Is there something wrong with my computer?

Specifications --

OS: Windows 10 Pro

RAM: 4GB

Processor: Dual Core (1.80 GHz)

Thanks.

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_{Friday, February 3, 2017 4:05 AM}

Hello,

Please run sfc /scannow as explained on below article.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/929833/use-the-system-file-checker-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system-files

Another tool you can run is the following:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30135&wa=wsignin1.0

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com

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_{Saturday, February 4, 2017 1:12 PM}

It worked!

Thank You, Mr. Morillo!

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_{Saturday, February 4, 2017 4:55 PM}

Hello,

Thank you for visiting MSDN forums!

Have a great day!

Regards,

Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com