Cannot Start SQL Server Database Services - SQL Server Express April CTP

I am new to SQL Server. I tried to read as much as possible in newsgroups prior to this post. I have tried several different ways to install this without success. The last time I attempted to install as a local service and I unchecked hide advance configuration. I am running Windows XP SP2 with all the latest updates. Is there a solution to install this properly? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Machine : ServerName
Product : SQL Server Database Services
Error : 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."
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Machine : ServerName
Product : Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition CTP
Product Version : 9.00.1116
Install : Failed
Log File : C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0001_ServerName_SQL.log
Last Action : InstallFinalize
Error String : 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 error is (1067) The process terminated unexpectedly.
Error Number : 29523
--Hi Savege,

I recommend that you to uninstall the SQL Server using the command line via prompt:

Start /wait D:\SQLDEV_CTP4\setup.exe /qb REMOVE=ALL
Start /wait msiexec /qb /X D:\SQLDEV_CTP4\Setup\sqlncli.msi
Start /wait D:\SQLDEV_CTP4\redist\2.0\dotnetfx.exe /q:a /c:"install /qu"

where D:\SQLDEV_CTP4 is the way for the SQL Server was extracted

Afeter this, reinstall SQL Server.

Ps: To extract the files of the SQLEXPR.EXE, it opens it with winzip and it save the files in a temporary folder (here D:\SQLDEV_CTP4).

regards
Nilton

|||Can you post the following log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0001_ServerName_SQL.log

Thanks,
Dan|||

Have the same problem, but fixed it at last:

If you are not in a domain, but in a workgroup, you need to install as
"Local System" instead of "Network Service" or "Local Service" (thru the 'advanced options' check-box).

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I has the same problem !

The problem occurs first when I install Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2, with the message :

Machine : DPKO14

Product : SQL Server Database Services

Error : 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."

When I show in the File :

C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition Beta 2 - ENU\Logs\dd_vserror80.txt

[06/09/05,11:13:05] Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition Beta 2 - ENU: [2] ERROR:Error 1331.Failed to correctly copy vcredist_IA64.exe file: CRC error.

[06/09/05,11:13:06] Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition Beta 2 - ENU: [2] ERROR:Error 1331.Failed to correctly copy vcredist_x64.exe file: CRC error.

[06/09/05,11:37:09] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition April CTP: [2] Error code 1603 for this component means "Schwerwiegender Fehler bei der Installation.

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[06/09/05,11:37:13] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition April CTP: [2] Setup Failed on component Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition April CTP

***EndOfSession***

Thanks Dirk

|||Same problem here but I have been trying to install the Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition. In this setup there is no advanced option. Has anyone managed to figure out how to solve this?
Bo Jangeborg
Softwave|||My install doesnt have the advance options. Can you tell me where I can get that install version so I can try this too?
I have read the other post and I have the same trouble they are saying. I am trying to install the Visual Web Developer and also Visual Basic 2005 beta 2

It installs everything but SQL....

Any ideas on this or direction where I can go to get a different install so I can have the advance options.

Thanx

vbMarkO|||Hi, I know this is a very old thread but I though I might as well reply to it regarding my own problem since it already explains it well. Anyway, I have tried installing as "Local System" using advanced options as stated but I still get the same error. Can anyone please tell me what is going wrong or would you need more info? Thanks in advance.|||please, anyone?