Sql-server – Error installing SQL Server 2008 – all componets installed successfully except database engine

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Below is the error I copied, please someone help me, I have tried at least 10 times in the last 3 days. It is SQL Server 2008 R2 and I wanted to install it on Windows 7.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Setup

The following error has occurred:

Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=10.0.1600.22&EvtType=0xE53883A0%25400xBE03358B%25401306%254024

Best Answer

Make sure the account doing the installation is a member of the following groups in local security policy:

  1. Adjust Memory quotas for a process
  2. Bypass Traverse checking
  3. Log on as a batch job
  4. Log on as a service
  5. Replace a process level token
  6. Backup files and directories
  7. Debug programs
  8. Manage auditing and security log

Additional Items to check: Make sure the account doing the install is a local admin on the server, make sure you are not installing to a compressed drive or folder, make sure you are installing the right version, IE 32 or 64 bit based on your OS

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