Unable to install SQL Server. Exit code (Decimal): -2147467259

gianlucaast 70

I am trying to install SQL Server Express. [https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=101064

I tried to install it, and then after a few minutes i get this error:

Im not sure what the issue is, or if anyone is able to help as theyve had this issue before. thanks

Erland Sommarskog 102.5K Reputation points

2023-01-21T18:46:51.6066667+00:00

Yes, people has had this problem before - if you look through this forum, you would quite a few posts from people having problems installing SQL Server. Not that looking at those threads would necessarily have helped you - there are many reasons why installation can fail.

To help you, we need more information. In the folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log, you will find one folder per installation attempt. These folders contains plenty of log files. The ones of most interest is summary.txt and details.txt. If you can't make sense out of them yourself - and they are by no means trivial to read - you can attach them here.

Note that the number in the path ,150, depends on the version of SQL Server you tried to install. 150 is SQL 2019. If you tried to install SQL 2022, the number would be 160.

Finally, you should remove the tag Azure SQL Database, as that refers to the database that Microsoft runs in the cloud, and it has no relation to this problem.
Seeya Xi-MSFT 16,451 Reputation points

2023-01-23T02:21:27.9966667+00:00

Hi gianlucaast,

As Erland said, you should attach some files (summary.txt or detail.txt) here for detecting real reason of this error.

Best regards,

Seeya
Seeya Xi-MSFT 16,451 Reputation points

2023-01-24T06:05:28.3633333+00:00

Hi gianlucaast,

We have not received a response from you. Has the issue been solved? If not, you can share the update.

Best regards,

Seeya
DIMELA NEFELI 5 Reputation points

2023-03-24T07:58:55.12+00:00

Hi I have the exact same issue here are my summary and detail files. I hope I can get some help cause I need MSSQL asap! Thank you very much! Summary.txt

it doesnt allow me to attach both here so I am attaching the Detail.txt file below on a different comment
DIMELA NEFELI 5 Reputation points

2023-03-24T08:00:13.3066667+00:00

here is the Detail.txt file too Detail.txt
kestrel 0 Reputation points

2023-08-02T18:21:29.41+00:00

I have the same problem here's the summary and detail. hope you can help me too.
kestrel 0 Reputation points

2023-08-02T18:22:00.43+00:00

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Erland Sommarskog 102.5K Reputation points

2023-08-02T21:19:05.03+00:00

House rules: don't piggyback on old threads, but ask a new Question, describing your problem from start to end.

Muhammad Abdelaal 0

Hey Erland!

Would you please tell me what does this mean?

Overall summary:
  Final result:                  Failed: see details below
  Exit code (Decimal):           -2147467259
  Start time:                    2023-10-29 15:57:50
  End time:                      2023-10-29 16:00:15
  Requested action:              Install

Setup completed with required actions for features.
Troubleshooting information for those features:
  Next step for SQLEngine:       Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.


Machine Properties:
  Machine name:                  WINDOWS-1U05K42
  Machine processor count:       4
  OS version:                    Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (10.0.22000)
  OS service pack:               
  OS region:                     United States
  OS language:                   English (United States)
  OS architecture:               x64
  Process architecture:          64 Bit
  OS clustered:                  No

Product features discovered:
  Product              Instance             Instance ID                    Feature                                  Language             Edition              Version         Clustered  Configured
  SQL Server 2022      SQLEXPRESS           MSSQL16.SQLEXPRESS             Database Engine Services                 1033                 Express Edition      16.0.1000.6     No         Yes       
  SQL Server 2022      SQLEXPRESS01         MSSQL16.SQLEXPRESS01           Database Engine Services                 1033                 Express Edition      16.0.1000.6     No         Yes       

Package properties:
  Description:                   Microsoft SQL Server 2022 
  ProductName:                   SQL Server 2022
  Type:                          RTM
  Version:                       16
  SPLevel:                       0
  Installation location:         C:\SQL2022\Express_ENU\x64\setup\
  Installation edition:          Express

Product Update Status:
  User selected not to include product updates.

Notice: Please read Microsoft SQL Server Software License Terms at aka.ms/useterms.

User Input Settings:
  ACTION:                        Install
  ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      true
  AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
  AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
  AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Disabled
  ASBACKUPDIR:                   Backup
  ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
  ASCONFIGDIR:                   Config
  ASDATADIR:                     Data
  ASLOGDIR:                      Log
  ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
  ASSERVERMODE:                  TABULAR
  ASSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
  ASSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
  ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            <empty>
  ASTELSVCACCT:                  <empty>
  ASTELSVCPASSWORD:              <empty>
  ASTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE:           0
  ASTEMPDIR:                     Temp
  AZUREARCPROXYSERVER:           <empty>
  AZUREBILLEDEDITION:            
  AZUREREGION:                   <empty>
  AZURERESOURCEGROUP:            <empty>
  AZURESERVICEPRINCIPAL:         <empty>
  AZURESERVICEPRINCIPALSECRET:   <empty>
  AZURESUBSCRIPTIONID:           <empty>
  AZURETENANTID:                 <empty>
  BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
  CONFIGURATIONFILE:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20231029_155750\ConfigurationFile.ini
  ENABLERANU:                    true
  ENU:                           true
  EXTSVCACCOUNT:                 <empty>
  EXTSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
  FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE
  FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
  FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
  FTSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
  FTSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
  HELP:                          false
  IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS:  true
  IACKNOWLEDGEENTCALLIMITS:      false
  INDICATEPROGRESS:              true
  INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
  INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server
  INSTANCEID:                    SQLEXPRESS02
  INSTANCENAME:                  SQLEXPRESS02
  ISMASTERSVCACCOUNT:            NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
  ISMASTERSVCPASSWORD:           <empty>
  ISMASTERSVCPORT:               8391
  ISMASTERSVCSSLCERTCN:          <empty>
  ISMASTERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:        Automatic
  ISMASTERSVCTHUMBPRINT:         <empty>
  ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
  ISSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
  ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  ISTELSVCACCT:                  <empty>
  ISTELSVCPASSWORD:              <empty>
  ISTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE:           0
  ISWORKERSVCACCOUNT:            NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
  ISWORKERSVCCERT:               <empty>
  ISWORKERSVCMASTER:             <empty>
  ISWORKERSVCPASSWORD:           <empty>
  ISWORKERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:        Automatic
  NPENABLED:                     0
  PBDMSSVCACCOUNT:               <empty>
  PBDMSSVCPASSWORD:              <empty>
  PBDMSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:           0
  PBENGSVCACCOUNT:               <empty>
  PBENGSVCPASSWORD:              <empty>
  PBENGSVCSTARTUPTYPE:           0
  PBPORTRANGE:                   <empty>
  PID:                           *****
  PRODUCTCOVEREDBYSA:            false
  QUIET:                         true
  QUIETSIMPLE:                   false
  ROLE:                          AllFeatures_WithDefaults
  SAPWD:                         <empty>
  SECURITYMODE:                  <empty>
  SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLCOLLATION:                  SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
  SQLMAXDOP:                     0
  SQLMAXMEMORY:                  2147483647
  SQLMINMEMORY:                  0
  SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 NT Service\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS02
  SQLSVCINSTANTFILEINIT:         true
  SQLSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
  SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
  SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           WINDOWS-1U05K42\Muhammad
  SQLTELSVCACCT:                 NT Service\SQLTELEMETRY$SQLEXPRESS02
  SQLTELSVCPASSWORD:             <empty>
  SQLTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE:          Automatic
  SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLTEMPDBFILECOUNT:            1
  SQLTEMPDBFILEGROWTH:           64
  SQLTEMPDBFILESIZE:             8
  SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
  SQLTEMPDBLOGFILEGROWTH:        64
  SQLTEMPDBLOGFILESIZE:          8
  SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
  SUPPRESSPAIDEDITIONNOTICE:     false
  SUPPRESSPRIVACYSTATEMENTNOTICE: false
  TCPENABLED:                    0
  UIMODE:                        AutoAdvance
  UpdateEnabled:                 false
  UpdateSource:                  MU
  USEMICROSOFTUPDATE:            false
  USESQLRECOMMENDEDMEMORYLIMITS: false

  Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20231029_155750\ConfigurationFile.ini

Detailed results:
  Feature:                       Database Engine Services
  Status:                        Failed
  Reason for failure:            An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.
  Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
  Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
  Component error code:          0x80004005
  Error description:             Unknown error (0xe0000235)
  Error help link:               https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=16.0.1000.6&EvtType=0xF57C3D6F%400xDC80C325&EvtType=0xF57C3D6F%400xDC80C325

Rules with failures or warnings:

Global rules:
Warning    IsFirewallEnabled                The Windows Firewall is enabled. Make sure the appropriate ports are open to enable remote access. See the rules documentation at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2162127 for information about ports to open for each feature.

Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20231029_155750\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm

Erland Sommarskog 102.5K Reputation points

2023-10-29T12:56:44.3633333+00:00

House rules: don't piggyback on old threads, but start a new thread describing your problem from standard to end. For a installation problem like this, it also helps if you attach detail.txt which is in the same folder as the file you posted.
Maltiti Tahiru 20 Reputation points

2024-03-27T16:09:54.54+00:00

i have the same problem.

Summary.txt

Detail.txt
Zeyaul Hoda 0 Reputation points

2024-05-16T07:55:48.1233333+00:00

I have the error exit code(decimal) 2068052293.

As I'm trying to install SQL Server 2022. As per the guideline, I have attached the summary file from 160.

2 answers

José Antonio Campero Morales 105 Reputation points

2023-02-28T01:52:15.8666667+00:00
The error code -2147467259 indicates that there was an unspecified error during the installation process. Here are some steps you can try to resolve the issue:

Check if your system meets the minimum system requirements for SQL Server Express. You can find the requirements on the download page you provided. Ensure that your system meets all the requirements.

Make sure that your system is up to date with the latest updates and patches. Install any pending updates and try the installation again.

Disable any antivirus software and/or firewall temporarily during the installation process. Sometimes these programs can interfere with the installation process and cause errors.

Check the installation log files to identify the specific error message that is causing the installation to fail. The log files are typically located in the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\150\Setup Bootstrap\Log folder. Look for any error messages or warnings in the log files.

If none of the above steps resolve the issue, you may want to try downloading and installing a different version of SQL Server Express,
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Seeya Xi-MSFT 16,451 Reputation points

2023-03-24T08:41:03.74+00:00
Hi @gianlucaast ,

(01) 2023-03-24 09:55:48 Slp: The MOF compiler could not connect with the WMI server. This is either because of a semantic error such as an incompatibility with the existing WMI repository or an actual error such as the failure of the WMI server to start.

Please refer to this thread:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63636622/sql-install-error-the-mof-compiler-could-not-connect-with-the-wmi-server

You can download this troubleshooter. It help you automatically repair issues when you're blocked from installing or removing programs. It also fixes corrupted registry keys.

There is another way.

Please follow the below steps to remove all components of previous installed SQL Server completely:

Remove all SQL Server components from 'Programs and Features'

Backup the registry

Delete the following keys in regedit:

--HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server

--HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and delete all the sub-keys referencing SQL Server

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services and delete all the keys referencing SQL Server

Reboot the machine

In addition, please use an administrator account to reinstall SQL Server on your computer(Right click->run as administrator).

Best regards,

Seeya

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