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I've got the summary and i was wondering if you could help read it. i got the "Unable to install SQL Server. Exit code (Decimal): -2147467259"
Detail.txt
Summary.txt
You already have 3 succesfull installed SQL Server 2022 instances, hwy do you want to install a 4th?
The system cannot find the path specified
The installer ist corrupt, download it again.
You already have 3 succesfull installed SQL Server 2022 instances, hwy do you want to install a 4th?
Olaf, I have a feeling that when things look like that, people have made multiple attempts to install and been left with a number of non-working instances.
Hi @Marcos Yukihiro VIEIRA YAMASHITA
Noticed that you are trying to install SQL Server on Windows 11, please check if this known issue occurred.
Looks like you have tried the installation many times but not succeeded. Please follow the below steps to remove all components of previous installed SQL Server completely:
Remove all SQL Server components from 'Programs and Features'
Backup the registry
Delete the following keys in regedit:
--HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server
--HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and delete all the sub-keys referencing SQL Server
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services and delete all the keys referencing SQL Server
Reboot the machine
In addition, please use an administrator account to reinstall SQL Server on your computer (Right click->run as administrator).
You'd better disable your anti-virus software and firewall before installation. Also, it is recommended that you install in the default location.
Best regards,
Cosmog
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Hi, thanks for your answer, I've tried that, but maybe somwthing went wrong and now i have a new error message
Overall summary:
Final result: Failed: see details below
Exit code (Decimal): -2068119551
Exit facility code: 1211
Exit error code: 1
Exit message: Cannot find registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\160\ConfigurationState'.
Start time: 2025-01-12 00:40:38
End time: 2025-01-12 00:41:34
Requested action: Install
Setup completed with required actions for features.
Troubleshooting information for those features:
Next step for SQLEngine: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
Next step for Writer: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Machine Properties:
Machine name: MARCOLA
Machine processor count: 16
OS version: Microsoft Windows 11 Home (10.0.26100)
OS service pack:
OS region: Australia
OS language: English (United States)
OS architecture: x64
Process architecture: 64 Bit
OS clustered: No
Product features discovered:
Product Instance Instance ID Feature Language Edition Version Clustered Configured
Package properties:
Description: Microsoft SQL Server 2022
ProductName: SQL Server 2022
Type: RTM
Version: 16
SPLevel: 0
Installation location: C:\SQL2022\Express_ENU\x64\setup\
Installation edition: Express
Product Update Status:
User selected not to include product updates.
Notice: Please read Microsoft SQL Server Software License Terms at aka.ms/useterms.
User Input Settings:
ACTION: Install
ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN: true
AGTSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
AGTSVCPASSWORD: *****
AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Disabled
ASBACKUPDIR: Backup
ASCOLLATION: Latin1_General_CI_AS
ASCONFIGDIR: Config
ASDATADIR: Data
ASLOGDIR: Log
ASPROVIDERMSOLAP: 1
ASSERVERMODE: TABULAR
ASSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
ASSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS: <empty>
ASTELSVCACCT: <empty>
ASTELSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ASTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
ASTEMPDIR: Temp
AZUREARCPROXYSERVER: <empty>
AZUREBILLEDEDITION:
AZUREREGION: <empty>
AZURERESOURCEGROUP: <empty>
AZURESERVICEPRINCIPAL: <empty>
AZURESERVICEPRINCIPALSECRET: <empty>
AZURESUBSCRIPTIONID: <empty>
AZURETENANTID: <empty>
BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Disabled
CONFIGURATIONFILE: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20250112_004038\ConfigurationFile.ini
ENABLERANU: true
ENU: true
EXTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
EXTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
FEATURES: SQLENGINE
FILESTREAMLEVEL: 0
FILESTREAMSHARENAME: <empty>
FTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
FTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
HELP: false
IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS: true
IACKNOWLEDGEENTCALLIMITS: false
INDICATEPROGRESS: true
INSTALLSHAREDDIR: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\
INSTALLSQLDATADIR: <empty>
INSTANCEDIR: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server
INSTANCEID: SQLEXPRESS
INSTANCENAME: SQLEXPRESS
ISMASTERSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
ISMASTERSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ISMASTERSVCPORT: 8391
ISMASTERSVCSSLCERTCN: <empty>
ISMASTERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
ISMASTERSVCTHUMBPRINT: <empty>
ISSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
ISSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
ISTELSVCACCT: <empty>
ISTELSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ISTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
ISWORKERSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
ISWORKERSVCCERT: <empty>
ISWORKERSVCMASTER: <empty>
ISWORKERSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ISWORKERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
NPENABLED: 0
PBDMSSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
PBDMSSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
PBDMSSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
PBENGSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
PBENGSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
PBENGSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
PBPORTRANGE: <empty>
PID: *****
PRODUCTCOVEREDBYSA: false
QUIET: true
QUIETSIMPLE: false
ROLE: AllFeatures_WithDefaults
SAPWD: <empty>
SECURITYMODE: <empty>
SQLBACKUPDIR: <empty>
SQLCOLLATION: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
SQLMAXDOP: 0
SQLMAXMEMORY: 2147483647
SQLMINMEMORY: 0
SQLSVCACCOUNT: NT Service\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
SQLSVCINSTANTFILEINIT: true
SQLSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS: MARCOLA\marco
SQLTELSVCACCT: NT Service\SQLTELEMETRY$SQLEXPRESS
SQLTELSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
SQLTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
SQLTEMPDBDIR: <empty>
SQLTEMPDBFILECOUNT: 1
SQLTEMPDBFILEGROWTH: 64
SQLTEMPDBFILESIZE: 8
SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR: <empty>
SQLTEMPDBLOGFILEGROWTH: 64
SQLTEMPDBLOGFILESIZE: 8
SQLUSERDBDIR: <empty>
SQLUSERDBLOGDIR: <empty>
SUPPRESSPAIDEDITIONNOTICE: false
SUPPRESSPRIVACYSTATEMENTNOTICE: false
TCPENABLED: 0
UIMODE: AutoAdvance
UpdateEnabled: false
UpdateSource: MU
USEMICROSOFTUPDATE: false
USESQLRECOMMENDEDMEMORYLIMITS: false
Configuration file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20250112_004038\ConfigurationFile.ini
Detailed results:
Feature: Database Engine Services
Status: Failed
Reason for failure: An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.
Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
Component name: SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
Component error code: 1639
Component log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20250112_004038\sql_engine_core_inst_Cpu64_1.log
Error description: Invalid command line argument. Consult the Windows Installer SDK for detailed command line help.
Feature: SQL Writer
Status: Failed
Reason for failure: Setup was canceled for the feature.
Next Step: SQL Server Setup was canceled before completing the operation. Try the setup process again.
Rules with failures or warnings:
Rules report file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20250112_004038\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm
Exception summary:
The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
Inner exceptions are being indented
Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException
Message:
Cannot find registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\160\ConfigurationState'.
HResult : 0x84bb0001
FacilityCode : 1211 (4bb)
ErrorCode : 1 (0001)
Data:
DisableWatson = true
Stack:
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.FeatureRegistration.SetFeatureFlag(String machine, String featureId, String flagName, String registryKey, Object flagState, RegistryView cpuView)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.FeatureRegistration.SetFeatureConfigState(String featureId, ConfigurationState configState, String version, RegistryView cpuView)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.UpgradeIncompleteFeatureConfigEventHandler.MarkFeatureConfigured(FeatureId featureId, ConfigActionScenario scenario, Dictionary`2 actionData, String instanceId, Boolean keepFailedState)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.UpgradeIncompleteFeatureConfigEventHandler.FeatureConfigurationExecutionEventHandler(Object sender, FeatureConfigScenarioEventArgs eventArgs, Boolean runValidation, Boolean featureFailed)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.UpgradeIncompleteFeatureConfigEventHandler.FeatureConfigurationExecutionEventHandler(Object sender, Object[] objectArray)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.NotificationHandler.Invoke(Object notification, Object[] objectArray)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.NotificationService.OnNotify(Object eventKey, Object notification, Object[] objectArray)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.ConfigExtension.ConfigFeatureActionListener.InFeatureConfigurationExecutionEventHandler(ActionKey key, TextWriter loggingStream)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionMetadata.NotifyInExecution(ActionKey actionRunning, TextWriter loggingStream)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.ExecuteActionHelper(ActionWorker workerDelegate)
The problem is that when things have started to go south and you start to make changes like the one suggested by Cosmog is that you run the risk of messing up the machine even more.
Here is a link to an article: https://www.sql-easy.com/learn/how-to-uninstall-sql-server/ Some people have reported success after following the steps in that article.
Also, be sure that you study this article that describes a known issue. That is issue is not causing the failure you see now, because Setup failure is now failing at a point before this known issue has any impact. But it might have been the issue that caused your first attempt to install.
Also, rather than including long log files in the post, please attach the files.