Accessing SQL Server Express on Win 8 Single language pack machine

Hi
I have written a small windows app which is installed on multiple windows laptops in our house among our family members.
The app requires a data base which is an SQL express 2012 Edition. We need to install this on our new DELL PC with Win 8 SIngle language Pack OS.
My Query is I am not able to access the Database from our laptops. Looking for a solution.
V.Gopalkrishnan

Hi,
First,please use Ping command to check the network connectivity.
For the WIndows 8 PC,please check the follow service to ensure this service is start.
SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER)
Also,temporarily disable firewall and other security software to check if that helps
If the issue still persists,please contact the app support or
SQL SERVER forum for help.
Regards,
Kelvin Xu
TechNet Community Support

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     Papy Normand wrote:
    Hello,
    Please, could you have a look on the excellent answer of Mike Wachal you will find here :
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      Final result:                  SQL Server installation failed. To continue, investigate the reason for the failure, correct the problem, uninstall SQL Server, and then rerun SQL Server Setup.
      Exit code (Decimal):           -2068643839
      Exit facility code:            1203
      Exit error code:               1
      Exit message:                  SQL Server installation failed. To continue, investigate the reason for the failure, correct the problem, uninstall SQL Server, and then rerun SQL Server Setup.
      Start time:                    2008-11-17 11:13:47
      End time:                      2008-11-17 12:17:25
      Requested action:              Install
      Log with failure:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\Detail.txt
      Exception help link:           http%3a%2f%2fgo.microsoft.com%2ffwlink%3fLinkId%3d20476%26ProdName%3dMicrosoft%2bSQL%2bServer%26EvtSrc%3dsetup.rll%26EvtID%3d50000%26ProdVer%3d10.0.1600.22%26EvtType%3d0xBE029E38%400x12C2466D
    Machine Properties:
      Machine name:                  STEVEN
      Machine processor count:       2
      OS version:                    Windows XP
      OS service pack:               Service Pack 3
      OS region:                     United States
      OS language:                   English (United States)
      OS architecture:               x86
      Process architecture:          32 Bit
      OS clustered:                  No
    Product features discovered:
      Product              Instance             Instance ID                    Feature                                  Language             Edition              Version         Clustered
    Package properties:
      Description:                   SQL Server Database Services 2008
      SQLProductFamilyCode:          {628F8F38-600E-493D-9946-F4178F20A8A9}
      ProductName:                   SQL2008
      Type:                          RTM
      Version:                       10
      SPLevel:                       0
      Installation location:         D:\x86\setup\
      Installation edition:          DEVELOPER
    User Input Settings:
      ACTION:                        Install
      ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      False
      AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
      AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Manual
      ASBACKUPDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Backup
      ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
      ASCONFIGDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Config
      ASDATADIR:                     C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Data
      ASDOMAINGROUP:                 <empty>
      ASLOGDIR:                      C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Log
      ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
      ASSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      ASSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            STEVEN\Steven
      ASTEMPDIR:                     C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Temp
      BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
      CONFIGURATIONFILE:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\ConfigurationFile.ini
      ENABLERANU:                    False
      ERRORREPORTING:                False
      FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE,REPLICATION,FULLTEXT,AS,RS,BIDS,CONN,IS,BC,SDK,BOL,SSMS,ADV_SSMS,SNAC_SDK,OCS
      FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
      FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
      FTSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
      FTSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      HELP:                          False
      INDICATEPROGRESS:              False
      INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
      INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTANCEID:                    MSSQLSERVER
      INSTANCENAME:                  MSSQLSERVER
      ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      ISSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      MEDIASOURCE:                   D:\
      NPENABLED:                     0
      PID:                           *****
      QUIET:                         False
      QUIETSIMPLE:                   False
      RSINSTALLMODE:                 DefaultNativeMode
      RSSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      RSSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      SAPWD:                         *****
      SECURITYMODE:                  SQL
      SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLCOLLATION:                  SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
      SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
      SQLSVCPASSWORD:                *****
      SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
      SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           STEVEN\Steven
      SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQMREPORTING:                  False
      TCPENABLED:                    0
      X86:                           False
      Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\ConfigurationFile.ini
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      Feature:                       Database Engine Services
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
      Configuration error code:      0x12C2466D
      Configuration error description: '' is not a valid login or you do not have permission.
      Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\Detail.txt
      Feature:                       SQL Client Connectivity SDK
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       SQL Server Replication
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
      Configuration error code:      0x12C2466D
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      Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\Detail.txt
      Feature:                       Full-Text Search
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
      Configuration error code:      0x12C2466D
      Configuration error description: '' is not a valid login or you do not have permission.
      Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\Detail.txt
      Feature:                       Analysis Services
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Reporting Services
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
      Configuration error code:      0x12C2466D
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      Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\Detail.txt
      Feature:                       Integration Services
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Client Tools Connectivity
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Management Tools - Complete
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Management Tools - Basic
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Client Tools SDK
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Client Tools Backwards Compatibility
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Business Intelligence Development Studio
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       SQL Server Books Online
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
      Feature:                       Microsoft Sync Framework
      Status:                        Passed
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Passed
    Rules with failures:
    Global rules:
    Scenario specific rules:
    Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20081117_110917\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm

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      Start time:                    2014-04-03 18:30:58
      End time:                      2014-04-03 19:04:41
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      Next step for SQLEngine:       Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
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      Machine processor count:       4
      OS version:                    Windows 8
      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
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      ProductName:                   SQL Server 2014
      Type:                          RTM
      Version:                       12
      SPLevel:                       0
      Installation location:         C:\Users\Daniele\Downloads\SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU\x64\setup\
      Installation edition:          Express
    Product Update Status:
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    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:                  MULTIDIMENSIONAL
      ASSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
      ASSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            <empty>
      ASTEMPDIR:                     Temp
      BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
      CLTCTLRNAME:                   <empty>
      CLTRESULTDIR:                  <empty>
      CLTSTARTUPTYPE:                0
      CLTSVCACCOUNT:                 <empty>
      CLTSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
      CLTWORKINGDIR:                 <empty>
      COMMFABRICENCRYPTION:          0
      COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL:        0
      COMMFABRICPORT:                0
      CONFIGURATIONFILE:             
      CTLRSTARTUPTYPE:               0
      CTLRSVCACCOUNT:                <empty>
      CTLRSVCPASSWORD:               <empty>
      CTLRUSERS:                     <empty>
      ENABLERANU:                    true
      ENU:                           true
      ERRORREPORTING:                false
      FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE, REPLICATION, FULLTEXT, RS, CONN, BC, SDK, BOL, SSMS, ADV_SSMS, LOCALDB
      FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
      FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
      FTSVCACCOUNT:                  NT Service\MSSQLFDLauncher$SQLEXPRESS
      FTSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      HELP:                          false
      IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS:  true
      INDICATEPROGRESS:              false
      INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
      INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTANCEID:                    SQLEXPRESS
      INSTANCENAME:                  SQLEXPRESS
      ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
      ISSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT:         0
      MATRIXCMSERVERNAME:            <empty>
      MATRIXNAME:                    <empty>
      NPENABLED:                     0
      PID:                           *****
      QUIET:                         false
      QUIETSIMPLE:                   false
      ROLE:                          AllFeatures_WithDefaults
      RSINSTALLMODE:                 DefaultNativeMode
      RSSHPINSTALLMODE:              DefaultSharePointMode
      RSSVCACCOUNT:                  NT Service\ReportServer$SQLEXPRESS
      RSSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
      RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      SAPWD:                         <empty>
      SECURITYMODE:                  <empty>
      SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
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      SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
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      SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
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    startup account to some domain a and that was happening due to some AD policy.But if you have nay plans to move Critical database in production which would be act as Database to some Internet facing application please follow my suggestion
    of running SQL Server with Least privileged domain account.
    Please mark this reply as the answer or vote as helpful, as appropriate, to make it useful for other readers

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      Exit facility code:            1211
      Exit error code:               1
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      Machine processor count:       1
      OS version:                    Windows 7
      OS service pack:               Service Pack 1
      OS region:                     United States
      OS language:                   English (United States)
      OS architecture:               x86
      Process architecture:          32 Bit
      OS clustered:                  No
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    Feature                                  Language            
    Edition              Version         Clustered
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      ProductName:                   SQL Server 2008 R2
      Type:                          RTM
      Version:                       10
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      Slipstream:                    True
      SP Level                       2
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      ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      True
      AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
      AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
      AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Disabled
      ASBACKUPDIR:                   Backup
      ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
      ASCONFIGDIR:                   Config
      ASDATADIR:                     Data
      ASDOMAINGROUP:                 <empty>
      ASLOGDIR:                      Log
      ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
      ASSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
      ASSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            <empty>
      ASTEMPDIR:                     Temp
      BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
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      CUSOURCE:                     
      ENABLERANU:                    True
      ENU:                           True
      ERRORREPORTING:                False
      FARMACCOUNT:                   <empty>
      FARMADMINPORT:                 0
      FARMPASSWORD:                  *****
      FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE,REPLICATION
      FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
      FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
      FTSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
      FTSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      HELP:                          False
      INDICATEPROGRESS:              False
      INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
      INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
      INSTANCEID:                    SQLEXPRESS
      INSTANCENAME:                  SQLEXPRESS
      ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService
      ISSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      NPENABLED:                     0
      PASSPHRASE:                    *****
      PCUSOURCE:                     c:\b610200f3dc88995d16c2effd8b6ac\PCUSOURCE
      PID:                           *****
      QUIET:                         True
      QUIETSIMPLE:                   False
      ROLE:                          AllFeatures_WithDefaults
      RSINSTALLMODE:                 FilesOnlyMode
      RSSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
      RSSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
      RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
      SAPWD:                         *****
      SECURITYMODE:                  <empty>
      SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLCOLLATION:                  SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
      SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 NT Authority\Network Service
      SQLSVCPASSWORD:                *****
      SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
      SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           <empty>
      SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
      SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
      SQMREPORTING:                  False
      TCPENABLED:                    0
      UIMODE:                        AutoAdvance
      X86:                           False
      Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\ConfigurationFile.ini
    Detailed results:
      Feature:                       Database Engine Services
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
      Configuration error code:     
    0x0A2FBD17@1211@1
      Configuration error description: Timeout expired.  The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
      Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\Detail.txt
      Feature:                       SQL Server Replication
      Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
      MSI status:                    Passed
      Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
      Configuration error code:     
    0x0A2FBD17@1211@1
      Configuration error description: Timeout expired.  The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
      Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\Detail.txt
    Rules with failures:
    Global rules:
    Scenario specific rules:
    Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140712_180319\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htmd
    The entire contents of the installation log can be found in ZIP format here:
    https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=8E983C44B610198D!3984&authkey=!AFbuZaCG3Lm38Pw&ithint=folder%2c.zip
    Paul T.

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    hosted on a robust Windows 7 system. I tested the implementation with both Windows XP and Windows 7 clients running the updated Access 2003 frontend and everything worked great.
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