Microsoft SQL Server 2005 service fails to start

Question

I   ve been trying to install Ms SQL Server 2005 for over two weeks now  and I   ve finally gotten to the point where the prerequisites all seem to be in place  Unfortunately  every time I try to install SQL Server itself  I get the following message      The SQL Server service failed to start  For more information  see the SQL Server Books Online topics   How to  View SQL Server 2005 Setup Log Files  and  Starting SQL Server Manually       The installer then    rolls back     the install and I   m left with three uninstalled products in the Setup list     SQL Server Database Services        Reporting Services     and    Workstation Components  Books Online         Does anyone have any thoughts  I can   t check the SQL Server Books Online topics because they don   t install  either  and I can   t make sense of the log files without them   Thanks

User · Answer

I have seen something similar before when the account the SQL Server is set to run under does not have the required permission.

Tangentially, once it is installed, a common mistake is to change the login credentials from Windows Services, not from SQL Server Configuration Manager. Although they look the same, the SQL Server tool grants access to some registry keys that the Windows tool does not, which can cause a problem on service startup.

You can run Sysinternals RegMon/Sysinternals ProcessMon while the install is running, filtering by sqlsevr.exe and Failure messages to see if the account credentials are a problem.

Hope this helps

User · Answer

While that error message is on the screen  before the rollback begins  go to Control Panel -  Administrative Tools -  Services and see if the service is actually installed   Also check what account it is using to run as   If it s not using Local System  then double and triple check that the account it s using has rights to the program directory where MS SQL installed to

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I agree with Greg that the log is the best place to start   We ve experienced something similar and the fix was to ensure that admins have full permissions to the registry location HKLM System CurrentControlSet Control WMI Security prior to starting the installation   HTH

User · Answer

While that error message is on the screen  before the rollback begins  go to Control Panel -  Administrative Tools -  Services and see if the service is actually installed   Also check what account it is using to run as   If it s not using Local System  then double and triple check that the account it s using has rights to the program directory where MS SQL installed to

User · Answer

I agree with Greg that the log is the best place to start   We ve experienced something similar and the fix was to ensure that admins have full permissions to the registry location HKLM System CurrentControlSet Control WMI Security prior to starting the installation   HTH

User · Answer

I have seen something similar before when the account the SQL Server is set to run under does not have the required permission.

Tangentially, once it is installed, a common mistake is to change the login credentials from Windows Services, not from SQL Server Configuration Manager. Although they look the same, the SQL Server tool grants access to some registry keys that the Windows tool does not, which can cause a problem on service startup.

You can run Sysinternals RegMon/Sysinternals ProcessMon while the install is running, filtering by sqlsevr.exe and Failure messages to see if the account credentials are a problem.

Hope this helps

User · Answer

While that error message is on the screen  before the rollback begins  go to Control Panel -  Administrative Tools -  Services and see if the service is actually installed   Also check what account it is using to run as   If it s not using Local System  then double and triple check that the account it s using has rights to the program directory where MS SQL installed to

User · Answer

I agree with Greg that the log is the best place to start   We ve experienced something similar and the fix was to ensure that admins have full permissions to the registry location HKLM System CurrentControlSet Control WMI Security prior to starting the installation   HTH

User · Answer

I d try just installing the tools and database services to start with  leave analysis  Rs etc and see if you get further  I do remeber having issues with failed installs so be sure to go into add remove programs and remove all the pieces that the uninstaller is leaving behind

User · Answer

solution for the microsoft  sql server 2005 failed to  start   Read carefully all the tabs  and icon name when you open it Don t be in a hurry  be cool and do this procedure Start your sql and proceed further when u get this error than start with this solution    do not quit the installation start- control panel-- administrative tools-- services-- in services search for the         sql server  sql express  -- click on logon  tab --  check local system account  amp  also check service to interact with desktop -- click on recovery tab -- first failure  choose restart the service   second failure --    run the program --  apply ok

User · Answer

I agree with Greg that the log is the best place to start   We ve experienced something similar and the fix was to ensure that admins have full permissions to the registry location HKLM System CurrentControlSet Control WMI Security prior to starting the installation   HTH

User · Answer

I have seen something similar before when the account the SQL Server is set to run under does not have the required permission.

Tangentially, once it is installed, a common mistake is to change the login credentials from Windows Services, not from SQL Server Configuration Manager. Although they look the same, the SQL Server tool grants access to some registry keys that the Windows tool does not, which can cause a problem on service startup.

You can run Sysinternals RegMon/Sysinternals ProcessMon while the install is running, filtering by sqlsevr.exe and Failure messages to see if the account credentials are a problem.

Hope this helps

User · Answer

While that error message is on the screen  before the rollback begins  go to Control Panel -  Administrative Tools -  Services and see if the service is actually installed   Also check what account it is using to run as   If it s not using Local System  then double and triple check that the account it s using has rights to the program directory where MS SQL installed to

User · Answer

I had similar problem while installing SQL Server 2005 on Windows 7 Professional and got error SQL server failed to start  I logged in as a Administrator  my user id is administrator  in windows   SOLUTION   Go to services  from control panel -  Administrative Tools Click on properties of  SQL Server  MSSQLSERVER    Go to Log On Tab  Select  This Account   Enter your windows login detail  administrator and password  Start the service manually  it should work fine     Hope this too helps

User · Answer

It looks like not all of your prerequisites are really working as they should be   Also  you ll want to make sure that you are installing from the console itself and not through any kind of remote session at all    I know  this is a pain in the a    but sometimes it makes a difference    You can acess the SQL Server 2005 Books Online on the Web at  http   msdn microsoft com en-us library ms130214 SQL 90  aspx  This documentation should help you decipher the logs   Bonus tidbit  Once you get that far  if you plan on installing SP2 without getting an installation that fails and rolls back  another little pearl of wisdom is described here      http   blog andreloker de post 2008 07 17 SQL-Server-hotfix-KB948109-fails-with-error-1920 aspx   My issue was that the  SQL Server VSS Writer   Service  was not even installed   Good luck

User · Answer

I d try just installing the tools and database services to start with  leave analysis  Rs etc and see if you get further  I do remeber having issues with failed installs so be sure to go into add remove programs and remove all the pieces that the uninstaller is leaving behind

User · Answer

I had similar problem while installing SQL Server 2005 on Windows 7 Professional and got error SQL server failed to start  I logged in as a Administrator  my user id is administrator  in windows   SOLUTION   Go to services  from control panel -  Administrative Tools Click on properties of  SQL Server  MSSQLSERVER    Go to Log On Tab  Select  This Account   Enter your windows login detail  administrator and password  Start the service manually  it should work fine     Hope this too helps

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We had a similar problem recently withour running SQL 2005 servers  more specifically  The reporting services   The windows services didn t start anymore with no real error message whatsoever   I found out that this problem was related to some KB hotfixes that have been deployed lately  For some reason those hotfixes resulted in the services taking longer than usually for starting up   Since by default  there is a timeout that kills the service after 30 seconds when it was not able to go beyond the start methods  this was the reason why it simply terminated   Maybe this is what you are experiencing   Theres a work around described on Microsoft Connect  link   Although the hotfixes listed in this article didn t match the ones that have been deployed to our systems  the workaround worked for us

User · Answer

We had a similar problem recently withour running SQL 2005 servers  more specifically  The reporting services   The windows services didn t start anymore with no real error message whatsoever   I found out that this problem was related to some KB hotfixes that have been deployed lately  For some reason those hotfixes resulted in the services taking longer than usually for starting up   Since by default  there is a timeout that kills the service after 30 seconds when it was not able to go beyond the start methods  this was the reason why it simply terminated   Maybe this is what you are experiencing   Theres a work around described on Microsoft Connect  link   Although the hotfixes listed in this article didn t match the ones that have been deployed to our systems  the workaround worked for us

User · Answer

To solve this problem  you may need to repair your SQL Server 2005  Simple steps can be    Update Install  Net 2 0 framework  Windows Installer 3 1 available online recommended Download the setup files from Microsoft website   http   www microsoft com en-in download details aspx id 184  Follow the steps mentioned below from the Symantec website   http   www symantec com connect articles install-and-configure-sql-server-2005-express   Hope this helps

User · Answer

I have seen something similar before when the account the SQL Server is set to run under does not have the required permission.

Tangentially, once it is installed, a common mistake is to change the login credentials from Windows Services, not from SQL Server Configuration Manager. Although they look the same, the SQL Server tool grants access to some registry keys that the Windows tool does not, which can cause a problem on service startup.

You can run Sysinternals RegMon/Sysinternals ProcessMon while the install is running, filtering by sqlsevr.exe and Failure messages to see if the account credentials are a problem.

Hope this helps

User · Answer

It looks like not all of your prerequisites are really working as they should be   Also  you ll want to make sure that you are installing from the console itself and not through any kind of remote session at all    I know  this is a pain in the a    but sometimes it makes a difference    You can acess the SQL Server 2005 Books Online on the Web at  http   msdn microsoft com en-us library ms130214 SQL 90  aspx  This documentation should help you decipher the logs   Bonus tidbit  Once you get that far  if you plan on installing SP2 without getting an installation that fails and rolls back  another little pearl of wisdom is described here      http   blog andreloker de post 2008 07 17 SQL-Server-hotfix-KB948109-fails-with-error-1920 aspx   My issue was that the  SQL Server VSS Writer   Service  was not even installed   Good luck

User · Answer

To solve this problem  you may need to repair your SQL Server 2005  Simple steps can be    Update Install  Net 2 0 framework  Windows Installer 3 1 available online recommended Download the setup files from Microsoft website   http   www microsoft com en-in download details aspx id 184  Follow the steps mentioned below from the Symantec website   http   www symantec com connect articles install-and-configure-sql-server-2005-express   Hope this helps

User · Answer

I d try just installing the tools and database services to start with  leave analysis  Rs etc and see if you get further  I do remeber having issues with failed installs so be sure to go into add remove programs and remove all the pieces that the uninstaller is leaving behind

User · Answer

It looks like not all of your prerequisites are really working as they should be   Also  you ll want to make sure that you are installing from the console itself and not through any kind of remote session at all    I know  this is a pain in the a    but sometimes it makes a difference    You can acess the SQL Server 2005 Books Online on the Web at  http   msdn microsoft com en-us library ms130214 SQL 90  aspx  This documentation should help you decipher the logs   Bonus tidbit  Once you get that far  if you plan on installing SP2 without getting an installation that fails and rolls back  another little pearl of wisdom is described here      http   blog andreloker de post 2008 07 17 SQL-Server-hotfix-KB948109-fails-with-error-1920 aspx   My issue was that the  SQL Server VSS Writer   Service  was not even installed   Good luck

User · Answer

It looks like not all of your prerequisites are really working as they should be   Also  you ll want to make sure that you are installing from the console itself and not through any kind of remote session at all    I know  this is a pain in the a    but sometimes it makes a difference    You can acess the SQL Server 2005 Books Online on the Web at  http   msdn microsoft com en-us library ms130214 SQL 90  aspx  This documentation should help you decipher the logs   Bonus tidbit  Once you get that far  if you plan on installing SP2 without getting an installation that fails and rolls back  another little pearl of wisdom is described here      http   blog andreloker de post 2008 07 17 SQL-Server-hotfix-KB948109-fails-with-error-1920 aspx   My issue was that the  SQL Server VSS Writer   Service  was not even installed   Good luck

User · Answer

I d try just installing the tools and database services to start with  leave analysis  Rs etc and see if you get further  I do remeber having issues with failed installs so be sure to go into add remove programs and remove all the pieces that the uninstaller is leaving behind

User · Answer

solution for the microsoft  sql server 2005 failed to  start   Read carefully all the tabs  and icon name when you open it Don t be in a hurry  be cool and do this procedure Start your sql and proceed further when u get this error than start with this solution    do not quit the installation start- control panel-- administrative tools-- services-- in services search for the         sql server  sql express  -- click on logon  tab --  check local system account  amp  also check service to interact with desktop -- click on recovery tab -- first failure  choose restart the service   second failure --    run the program --  apply ok

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