Katmai setup gives you the command line syntax to uninstall when you have a problem. Here’s what it gave me. Overall summary: Final result: SQL Server upgrade failed.

Windows 2003 and SQL Server 2000. It worked great. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>This is for our Helpdesk database that bit the big one during a power failure. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Firewall Configuration: On the Dedicated SQL Server, create inbound firewall rules to allow traffic on the following ports (at a minimum): TCP 1433: SQL Server Database Engine. TCP 4022: SQL Server ...

Step 5: Configure SQL Server Network Settings Open SQL Server Configuration Manager (search in Start Menu). Navigate to: SQL Server Network Configuration > Protocols for MSSQLSERVER. Enable TCP/IP.

Anyway, reader Brian M.'s complaint about the difficulties of installing SQL Server seems to have hit the nail on the head. Last week he commented on my post concerning a "SQL Meme" circulating the ...

Instead of slipstreaming a CU into a new deployment of SQL Server, Microsoft wants IT pros to install the SQL Server RTM (release to manufacturing) version, and then add "the desired update media." ...

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: Global rules: ...