15 questions with SQL Server Database Engine tags

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SQL Server 2019/.2022 Express Launchpad service failed to start

I installed SQL Server 2019 Express on Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (with 250 GB HD, and 8 GB RAM) with ML services. It is a standalone machine and it is not a Domain Controller. The installation went fine. However I am unable to test R, Python, Java because the…

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asked 2025-03-11T04:22:35.8266667+00:00
Khalid Thwiny 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-03-11T22:42:19.9666667+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 119.3K Reputation points MVP
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In MS Access what is the maximum "length" of the field in a table with data type "long text"?

Hi, i cannot see the size of the field and i have difficulties entering data with length higher than 2500 as varchar (table from sql server). I increased the field size to 3000 but it is not working I connected to that table again thanks for any…

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-03-11T16:15:50.7233333+00:00
commented 2025-03-11T22:31:47.4966667+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 119.3K Reputation points MVP
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Issue access SQL - Error: Netlogon has failed an additional 1583 authentication requests in the last 30 minutes.

Any idea on how to fix this? " Netlogon has failed an additional 1583 authentication requests in the last 30 minutes. The requests timed out before they could be sent to domain controller (DC) in domain example.com. Please see…

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-03-11T18:23:21.0033333+00:00
Frankie 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-03-11T22:29:10.85+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 119.3K Reputation points MVP
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

SQL Express installation fails. Getting Exit code (Decimal): -2068052294 the setup failed

I am using a brand new laptop that I just bought a few months ago. It is a Windows laptop 7. I tried to download SLQ Express a few times. The first few times I tried, I thought the program failed because of the firewall, but after I turned it off, the…

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-03-09T21:41:21.0333333+00:00
Caleb Cosgrove 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-03-11T22:25:23.5166667+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 119.3K Reputation points MVP
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Why is Azure SQL DB used space larger than physical server storage used space?

We have an Azure SQL Server database and a physical server with a SQL Server database. The databases have the same structure, and we store similar data on both (different servers for different clients), and we've been using the physical server for longer…

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-03-10T15:16:49.2033333+00:00
Sean Meadows 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-03-11T22:08:58.28+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 119.3K Reputation points MVP
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Creating LinkedServer between On-Prem SQL to Azure SQL MI

Hi, is it possible to use security option (Be made using the login's current security context )with lnikedserver from on-prem SQL to MI ? Our MI is enabled for windows auth and we are successfully connect MI in SSMS using windows auth from on-prem…

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-03-10T09:22:44.1433333+00:00
Santosh 41 Reputation points
commented 2025-03-11T12:29:11.12+00:00
Santosh 41 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I cannot install the SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition

I cannot install the SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition (x64) on windows 11 i tried alot of things even setup a new windows i get this error code 0x84B40002 and it says The SQL Server feature 'SQL_Engine_Core_Inst' is not in a supported state for repair,…

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asked 2025-03-10T17:00:02.34+00:00
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accepted 2025-03-11T09:09:37.54+00:00
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Could not connect azure sql db from ssms

I am getting error Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is…

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-03-10T17:27:36.8033333+00:00
Sabita Sahoo 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-03-10T22:26:31.9533333+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 119.3K Reputation points MVP
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I cannot install the SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition

I cannot install the SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition (x64) on windows 11 i tried alot of things even setup a new windows i get this error code 0x84B40002 and it says The SQL Server feature 'SQL_Engine_Core_Inst' is not in a supported state for repair,…

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-03-10T16:37:59.8466667+00:00
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Transfer SQL Server 2022 license

We have a SQL Server 2022 license in our Microsoft 365 admin center which we purchased for a customer. Is it possible to change the ownership of a license and transfer it to the admin center of our customer?

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-03-10T09:22:29.2+00:00
Kenny van den Bergh 0 Reputation points
asked 2025-03-09T15:11:54.3233333+00:00
omar tarek 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-03-09T21:48:59.3266667+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 119.3K Reputation points MVP
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to install SQL Server(setup.exe)

I encountered this error during installation. I have tried several methods, including uninstalling SQL Server from 'Programs and Features' and deleting SQL Server entries in 'regedit', but I still face the same error when reinstalling. The detail.txt…

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-03-06T06:07:28.7+00:00
Thai Huy 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-03-09T21:47:06.57+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 119.3K Reputation points MVP
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I have a issue with downloading SQL sever 2022

i dont know how to fix it, i try to unistall again multi times but nothing work, pls help me

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-03-08T14:29:10.68+00:00
NGUYỄN ANH TUẤN 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-03-08T21:36:47.16+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 119.3K Reputation points MVP
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Can't enable change feed.

Hi All, My SQL SERVER is 2022 CU 16 and while try to enable change feed, Im getting this error I have run the query using sa EXECUTE sys.sp_change_feed_enable_db; error: Msg 22710, Level 16, State 1, Procedure…

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-03-06T06:46:04.3666667+00:00
Vignesh K 20 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-03-07T21:34:51.62+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 119.3K Reputation points MVP
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Cannot start sql server service

Here is error log: Description: Script level upgrade for database 'master' failed because upgrade step 'ISServer_upgrade.sql' encountered error 15151, state 1, severity 16. This is a serious error condition which might interfere with regular operation…

SQL Server Database Engine
asked 2025-03-05T23:52:14.7966667+00:00
bestrongself 1 Reputation point
commented 2025-03-07T20:06:50.78+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 119.3K Reputation points MVP