SQL Server Express edition

Hi,
I have downloaded the SQL server express edition and wondering to get it started do i need to download separate Visual Studio. Could you please send me the link to download.
Many thanks,
Ankur

Hello,
You may find all you need on the following link:
http://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs
Hope this helps.
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Alberto Morillo
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SQL Server Express Edition or LocalDb

Can I have free access to SQL Server Express Edition or LocalDb with General Purpose Basic Tier and Standard Tier?
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Hi Vivekanand,
Thanks for posting here.
Have a glance at this document hope you get the detailed information.
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/data-management-azure-sql-database-and-sql-server-iaas/
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Speed of SQL server web edition is slow then express edition

Hello,
I have query regarding performance difference between SQL server express edition and web edition.
There two server with same configuration (8 GB Ram, 4 core, hard disk has about 90 GB free memory), both server has only SQL server not any other software or programs which affect the performance.
Software version as below:
Server1: Windows server 2012 R2 & Microsoft SQL Server 2014 - 12.0.2430.0 (X64) web edition
Server2: Windows server 2008 R2 & Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (SP2) - 10.50.4000. 0 (X64) express edition
I have restore one database backup on both servers (So on both server database with same records) and executed some queries on both the servers, Result bit surprising because express edition is always faster than web edition.
Then I have do following things but still result is same:
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So exactly the same plan for both. What does Profiler say? Same amount of I/O, CPU? If so, next step would be to eliminate the network and other paths out from the machine. If it is a SELECT, then you can add INTO into a temp table and see if you get the
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How to schedule a Stored procedure to run every hour in SQL server express

Hi,
I am using SQL server express and I want to schedule a Stored procedure to run every hour.
The Stored Procedure name is UpdateData.
Can someone please give an example of how i can schedule this to run every hour, given that I do not have SQL Server agent on my express edition.

Hello,
You will find more options on the following thread.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1675206/how-to-run-a-stored-procedure-every-day-in-sql-server-express-edition
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SQL Server Express - Size limitations

Hi,
I am currently using the SQL Server Express edition with the intention of upgrading to the full version in the future.
I know the size limitation on the Database is 4GB - however does this include the log file as well? Nothing I read says the log file is included however if anyone can give the definitive answer I would be grateful.
Also my log file maximum is set to 2GB what issues are there with reducing this to say 500MB? I assume SQL Server automatically drops the old log data to add new data when the maximum is reached.
Thanks for your help.
Andrew

The 4GB limit only applies to data files, not log.
The maxsize for your log files should only be relevant if something in your workload is going to require more then the size so that the log will have to grow. Ideally, your log is appropriately sized for your workload so that autogrow will not
need to occur.
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SQL Server Express with SS Management Studio. Which version is lightest/smallest?

I’m looking to download the smallest/lightest version of SQL Server Express with SS Management Studio.
Which option should I choose?
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062
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Hello,
What's the main propuse you use SQL Server Express edition? If you just use SQL Server in development. You can try to use SQL Server 2012 Express LocalDB.
LocalDB is a lightweight version of Express that has all its programmability features.SQL Server Express LocalDB runs in user mode, and you can install it more quickly with fewer prerequisites (a minimal set of files necessary to start the SQL Server Database
Engine) and no configuration.
Reference:
Introducing LocalDB, an improved SQL Express
SQL Express v LocalDB v SQL Compact Edition
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SQL Server Express Remote Connection is an Official Function or Not

There are lots of guide on internet about this topic or in the forum.
And I have already tested SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Remote Connection successfully, for usage of an application server.
But I am not sure about this function is Ok or not for production environment, as someone said Remote Connection with SQL Express is not an official function and not supported by Microsoft. Is it true?
Is there some white paper or official function spec about SQL Express to clarify it?

Sure it's an official function of the SQL Server Express Edition.
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Can SQL Server Express Send Emails?

I am fiddling around with one of my SQL Server Express instances, and I'm trying to get it to send me an email. I just read these links.
http://execsql.org/configure-send-database-email-sql-server-2012-express-edition
http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3626056/Database-Mail-in-SQL-Server-2005.htm
I followed all the steps there, and now, as I'm trying to send myself an email, I get this message.
The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure. Exception Message: Could not connect to mail server.
When I run this:
SELECT * FROM msdb.dbo.sysmail_event_log;
I see this:
description
The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure. (Sending Mail using Account 1 (2015-01-21T14:25:36). Exception Message: Could not connect to mail server. (The requested name is valid, but no data of the requested type was found).
Any idea what's wrong? Can SQL Server Express even send emails???
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Hello,
You can make use of CLR Integration for sending email from SQL Server Express.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQL+Server+Express/71341/
http://www.vnypatel.com/sending-emails-with-clr-sql-server-express-editions
SQL Server Express does not support database mail.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993.aspx
Hope this helps.
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Can SQL Server Express Send an Email When an SProc Finishes?

I looked online for an answer to this; I didn't find anything definitive. I'm wondering if I can get my SQL Server Express to send an email as soon as an SProc runs. I know a more robust version of SQL Server can do it, but I don't know if the
express version can do it. If it can be done, can you please show me how to set it up, step by step.
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if I can get my SQL Server Express to send an email as soon as an SProc runs. I
The SQL Server Express Edition don't support Database E-Mail feature; see
Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2012; so you can't send an e-mail.
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How many sql server express instances i can install maximum in single system

Hello Team,
I want to install multiple sql express instances in single machine. My question is that how many instances of sql server express editions i can install in single machine ?
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Udaya Kumar
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For practical reasons as much as you like you probably would not exceed in any case 10 instances because after that resource crunch would start but any how you can read Max specification for SQL Server
More accurate answer is "50 instances on a stand-alone server for all SQL Server editions."
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143432.aspx
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Security issue in SQL Server replication in SQL 2008 Express edition

Hi,
I am trying to do merge replication through web sync in SQL server 2008 express edition. i tried the merge replication using RMO with C# code but no luck. i am getting the security related error.
my Publisher and distribution are on SQL server 2008 R2 Standard edition. machine name "Printserver",
I created subscription on SQL server 2008 express edition.
I hosted the web service for merge syncronization on another machine named "ANUJVMWIN7".
I installed SSL cerificate on all the machine (server, hosted server and subscriber machine.)
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The upload message to be sent to Publisher ‘PRINTSERVER’ is being generated
The merge process is using Exchange ID ’0B23EBE2-D502-4D92-A9A1-88B8F738CFFC’ for this web synchronization session.
A security error occurred
A security error occurred
The Merge Agent could not connect to the URL ‘https://ANUJVMWIN7.prospecta.in/WebSyncTest/replisapi.dll’ during Web synchronization. Please verify that the URL, Internet login credentials and proxy server settings are correct and that the Web server is reachable.
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Hi Brandon,
I am not using self signed certificate. I installed SSL certificate provided by RapidSSL CA. This certificate is installed on my publisher machine ("Printserver"),
web hosting machine ("ANUJVMWIN7") and my subscriber machine as well.
Here are the certificate details which i installed on each machine.
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Install MS SQL Server Web Edition on a server with MS SQL Server Express

Hi,
We have a VPS cloud server on which there is an instance of SQL Server Express.
Since we need more resources, I consulted with the hosting provider and they offered us to use SQL Server Web Edition (SPLA Lisence).
My question is - the hosting company claims that it is not possible to keep the SQL Server Express instance along side with the SQL Server Web Edition, and that we must do ugrade and remove the SQL Server Express instance.
This will cause us a long downtime, since there are multiple DBs on the SQL Server Express that we will have to backup, and then restore them one by one on the Web Edition after it is installed.
Is this correct? Can't we install the SQL Server Web Edition Instance and gradually move the DBs to it?
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The 50 instances per machine is a setup check rule as opposed to a hardware limitation. From this perspective, there would be no difference between a VM or a physical server.
In the line from the documentation that you referenced, the "stand-alone server" refers not to VM vs. Physical, but instead a stand-alone instance vs. a clustered instance. That is, in a non-clustered environment, you can have up to 50 instances.
In the past when I helped with setup testing and automation, we'd run VMs with 20-ish instances, including instances from 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, and 2005, including multiple editions (Enterprise, Standard, Express, Web, etc.).
One other potential option if your provider cannot support multiple instances is to do an in-place upgrade (edition upgrade) of your existing Express instance. This would retain the current instance and upgrade the existing instance from Express
to Web without the need to migrate databases. Here is more info on the supported version and edition upgrade paths (including Express to Web):
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143393.aspx
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Having issues with getting SQL Server Express to start services and run.

Good afternoon everyone,
I have been working on a 2012 R2 server getting ready to move databases to new hardware. I had SQL Server Express 2008 R2 running on this server with no issues. I was handed another software package that ran SQL Express 2012 and had to for compatibility
reasons. I have had multiple versions run on Server 2012 before with no issues. This time, not so lucky. When the installer from the updated package put on SQL Express 2012 it completed with errors ( error log posted at the end of post) and
would not allow me to run software. I then tried the db that I had installed on 2008 R2 and it also gave the same error as the 2012 version. IN basic terms the required services attempted to start and shut back down again. I have received
Error 1068 about database handles and error %%945. I know this db has plenty of space and the permissions were added for the Admin account to access both db's. I then uninstalled both versions and tried again, with the same errors listed when
I tried to start the services. I am thinking that a clean install would fix the issue however I am not certain what files/folders/reg entries need to be deleted or modified. I have researched all the errors I can find, however I am very
new with SQL anything so I know I am missing something. I also do not have an "E:" drive on this server (not sure why it is going there). Input would be very welcome as I am not certain where to go from here.
Thanks,
Matt
Error Log follows, server and domain names have been blacked out with ****.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.16 Server Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (SP1) - 11.0.3128.0 (X64)
Dec 28 2012 20:23:12
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
Express Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 6.2 <X64> (Build 9200: ) (Hypervisor)
2015-04-15 11:57:55.16 Server (c) Microsoft Corporation.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.16 Server All rights reserved.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.16 Server Server process ID is 4104.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.16 Server System Manufacturer: 'HP', System Model: 'ProLiant ML350p Gen8'.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.16 Server Authentication mode is WINDOWS-ONLY.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.16 Server Logging SQL Server messages in file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.17 Server The service account is 'NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE'. This is an informational message; no user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.17 Server Registry startup parameters:
-d C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA\master.mdf
-e C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG
-l C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA\mastlog.ldf
2015-04-15 11:57:55.17 Server Command Line Startup Parameters:
-s "SQLEXPRESS"
2015-04-15 11:57:55.48 Server SQL Server detected 1 sockets with 6 cores per socket and 12 logical processors per socket, 12 total logical processors; using 8 logical processors based on SQL Server licensing. This is an informational message;
no user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.48 Server SQL Server is starting at normal priority base (=7). This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.48 Server Detected 8157 MB of RAM. This is an informational message; no user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.48 Server Using conventional memory in the memory manager.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.68 Server This instance of SQL Server last reported using a process ID of 7840 at 4/15/2015 11:57:47 AM (local) 4/15/2015 3:57:47 PM (UTC). This is an informational message only; no user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.68 Server Node configuration: node 0: CPU mask: 0x00000000000000ff:0 Active CPU mask: 0x00000000000000ff:0. This message provides a description of the NUMA configuration for this computer. This is an informational message
only. No user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.69 Server Using dynamic lock allocation. Initial allocation of 2500 Lock blocks and 5000 Lock Owner blocks per node. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.72 Server Software Usage Metrics is disabled.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.73 spid5s Starting up database 'master'.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.79 spid5s 20 transactions rolled forward in database 'master' (1:0). This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.79 spid5s 0 transactions rolled back in database 'master' (1:0). This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.80 Server CLR version v4.0.30319 loaded.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.86 spid5s Service Master Key could not be decrypted using one of its encryptions. See sys.key_encryptions for details.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.89 Server Common language runtime (CLR) functionality initialized using CLR version v4.0.30319 from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.91 spid5s SQL Server Audit is starting the audits. This is an informational message. No user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.91 spid5s SQL Server Audit has started the audits. This is an informational message. No user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.94 spid5s SQL Trace ID 1 was started by login "sa".
2015-04-15 11:57:55.94 spid5s Server name is '********\SQLEXPRESS'. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.96 spid5s Failed to verify Authenticode signature on DLL 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\Binn\ftimport.dll'.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.96 spid5s Starting up database 'msdb'.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.96 spid9s Starting up database 'mssqlsystemresource'.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.96 spid5s Error: 17204, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.96 spid5s FCB::Open failed: Could not open file e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBData.mdf for file number 1. OS error: 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
2015-04-15 11:57:55.96 spid5s Error: 5120, Severity: 16, State: 101.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.96 spid5s Unable to open the physical file "e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBData.mdf". Operating system error 3: "3(The system cannot find the path specified.)".
2015-04-15 11:57:55.96 spid5s Error: 17207, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.96 spid5s FileMgr::StartLogFiles: Operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.) occurred while creating or opening file 'e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBLog.ldf'.
Diagnose and correct the operating system error, and retry the operation.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.96 spid5s File activation failure. The physical file name "e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBLog.ldf" may be incorrect.
2015-04-15 11:57:55.99 spid9s The resource database build version is 11.00.3000. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.02 spid12s A self-generated certificate was successfully loaded for encryption.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.03 spid12s Server is listening on [ 'any' <ipv6> 53345].
2015-04-15 11:57:56.03 spid12s Server is listening on [ 'any' <ipv4> 53345].
2015-04-15 11:57:56.03 spid12s Server local connection provider is ready to accept connection on [ \\.\pipe\SQLLocal\SQLEXPRESS ].
2015-04-15 11:57:56.03 spid12s Server named pipe provider is ready to accept connection on [ \\.\pipe\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS\sql\query ].
2015-04-15 11:57:56.04 spid12s Dedicated administrator connection support was not started because it is disabled on this edition of SQL Server. If you want to use a dedicated administrator connection, restart SQL Server using the trace flag 7806.
This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.04 Server SQL Server is attempting to register a Service Principal Name (SPN) for the SQL Server service. Kerberos authentication will not be possible until a SPN is registered for the SQL Server service. This is an informational
message. No user action is required.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.04 Server The SQL Server Network Interface library could not register the Service Principal Name (SPN) [ MSSQLSvc/********.****.local:SQLEXPRESS ] for the SQL Server service. Windows return code: 0xffffffff, state: 53.
Failure to register a SPN might cause integrated authentication to use NTLM instead of Kerberos. This is an informational message. Further action is only required if Kerberos authentication is required by authentication policies and if the SPN has not been
manually registered.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.04 Server The SQL Server Network Interface library could not register the Service Principal Name (SPN) [ MSSQLSvc/********.****.local:53345 ] for the SQL Server service. Windows return code: 0xffffffff, state: 53. Failure
to register a SPN might cause integrated authentication to use NTLM instead of Kerberos. This is an informational message. Further action is only required if Kerberos authentication is required by authentication policies and if the SPN has not been manually
registered.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.09 spid9s Starting up database 'model'.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.10 spid9s Error: 17204, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.10 spid9s FCB::Open failed: Could not open file e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\model.mdf for file number 1. OS error: 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
2015-04-15 11:57:56.10 spid9s Error: 5120, Severity: 16, State: 101.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.10 spid9s Unable to open the physical file "e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\model.mdf". Operating system error 3: "3(The system cannot find the path specified.)".
2015-04-15 11:57:56.10 spid9s Error: 17207, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.10 spid9s FileMgr::StartLogFiles: Operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.) occurred while creating or opening file 'e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\modellog.ldf'.
Diagnose and correct the operating system error, and retry the operation.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.10 spid9s File activation failure. The physical file name "e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\modellog.ldf" may be incorrect.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.10 spid9s Error: 945, Severity: 14, State: 2.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.10 spid9s Database 'model' cannot be opened due to inaccessible files or insufficient memory or disk space. See the SQL Server errorlog for details.
2015-04-15 11:57:56.10 spid9s SQL Trace was stopped due to server shutdown. Trace ID = '1'. This is an informational message only; no user action is required.

Hi HMLunger,
Did you install the SQL Server instance successfully? If not, please help to post the summary and detail logs for analysis. By default, the logs can be found in: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log.
However, if you fail to start SQL Server Express service after successfully installing SQL Server,
you might have to change the paths of the files by running the following scripts from the command prompt. For more details, please review this similar
thread.
NET START MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS /f /T3608
SQLCMD -S .\SQLEXPRESS
ALTER DATABASE model MODIFY FILE (NAME = logical_name , FILENAME = 'new_path\os_file_name');
ALTER DATABASE model MODIFY FILE (NAME = logical_name , FILENAME = 'new_path\os_file_name');
go
exit;
ALTER DATABASE msdb MODIFY FILE (NAME = logical_name , FILENAME = 'new_path\os_file_name');
ALTER DATABASE msdb MODIFY FILE (NAME = logical_name , FILENAME = 'new_path\os_file_name');
NET STOP MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
In addition, you can follow the steps in this KB article to uninstall SQL Server.
Thanks,
Lydia Zhang
Lydia Zhang
TechNet Community Support

Error Installing SQL Server Express 2008: '' is not a valid login or you do not have permission.

I have tried installing SQL Server 2008 multiple times on my machine, and I always receive this error about 3/4 of the way through: '' is not a valid login or you do not have permission.
I have tried installing both SQL Server Express 2008 with Tools and SQL Server Express 2008 with Advanced Services, and they both fail the same way. I am trying to do a new stand-alone installation.
I'm running Windows XP Home Edition SP3.
Looking into the error, some forums say I have to install it from THE Administrator account, and not an account with administrator permissions; it also cannot be in Safe Mode, because then the Windows Installer won't work. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to login to the Administrator account. I can go to the home login screen, do ctrl+alt+del twice, and attempt to login to the Administrator account, but I receive this error: Unable to Log You on because of an Account Restriction.
Other forums say that in the Server Configuration section, all you have to do is provide the username and a strong password from an administrative account on the computer, and it doesn't have to be THE Administrator. Well, I did that, but for some reason it doesn't recognize my username and password, it says something like "The credentials you provided for the SQL Server Agent are invalid". BUT THOSE ARE THE CORRECT CREDENTIALS FOR MY ADMINISTRATIVE USER! So I'm forced to use one of the accounts without a password, like NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. That's the only way I can get past this step.
Also, just FYI, on the next step, which is Database Engine Configuration, I am using Mixed Mode for the Security Mode. I AGAIN provide a password, and then add my current user (who IS an administrator on my machine!) to the SQL Server Administrators box.
But yet, it fails every single time.
This is pathetic and ridiculous. I must have tried to install this thing 15 times, that is not an exaggeration. I'm posting this on several other forums as well, maybe an MVP or Bill Gates himself can help me.
I have one of the log files from a failed installation. If someone would like to see it, I will post it.

Papy Normand wrote:
Hello,
Please, could you have a look on the excellent answer of Mike Wachal you will find here :
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=4160294&SiteID=1
Don't hesitate to post again for more help or explanations
Have a nice day
PS : if you are talking about the Sql Server Agent Service, it is disabled for Sql Server Express. It is enabled only for the Workgroup/Standard/Dev and Entreprise Editions
Sorry, but I've tried the suggestion in that link, and it hasn't helped me.
For anyone wonder, the link is talking about the problem in Server Configuration where I enter my Windows user account and password (which is in the Administrative group), but it says the credentials are invalid. The link suggests that you need to either enter your Windows account (which I did, and it wouldn't let me go to the next step), or to use one of the built in accounts (which I also tried, but it gave me the " '' is not a valid login" error during the installation).
Any other ideas?
I haven't had any answers from any other forums either, so I'll just post my log file in case anyone wants to look at this:
Overall summary:
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
Detailed results:
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
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:                       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
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:                       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

SQL Server Express 2014 on Win8.1: Could not find the Database Engine startup handle

Hello,
I tried to follow all the similarly titled posts in this forum, yet no solution seems to work, so I hope I can find some up-to-date suggestion here (most of the older posts refer to versions from 2008 to 2012...).
I have installed Visual Studio 2013 (with the latest Update 2 RC) on a freshly installed development workstation with Win 8.1 with all its updates. Now I'd want to install SQL Server 2014 Express, but the setup keeps failing with the dreaded "Could
not find the Database Engine startup handle" error (the log follows below).
What I tried:
1) download again and repair. Same error.
2) completely uninstall by launching setup.exe /Action=uninstall (success), then rebooting the OS, then installing again. Same error. I did this twice, the second time I also manually removed any directory left out in C:\Program Files etc.
When I launch the setup, I select all the components for installation in the package SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe (1.12 GB, last downloaded today -Apr 3, 2014-), and accept all the defaults including the proposed services accounts. There is no preexisting
SQL Server instance, as expected.
The setup takes its time, and finally fails with the error quoted above. I really do not want to reformat my HD and fully reconfigure my workstation, which took about 3 days... Could anyone suggest a solution to have SQL Server 2014 setup so I can start
developing instead of wasting time in administering the system?
Thanks to all! The log follows.
Overall summary:
Final result: Failed: see details below
Exit code (Decimal): -2061893607
Start time: 2014-04-03 18:30:58
End time: 2014-04-03 19:04:41
Requested action: Install
Setup completed with required actions for features.
Troubleshooting information for those features:
Next step for RS: Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
Next step for SQLEngine: Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
Next step for FullText: Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
Next step for Replication: Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
Machine Properties:
Machine name: DIOMEDES
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
Package properties:
Description: Microsoft SQL Server 2014
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:
None discovered.
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>
SQLCOLLATION: Latin1_General_CI_AS
SQLSVCACCOUNT: NT Service\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
SQLSVCPASSWORD: *****
SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS: DIOMEDES\Daniele
SQLTEMPDBDIR: <empty>
SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR: <empty>
SQLUSERDBDIR: <empty>
SQLUSERDBLOGDIR: <empty>
SQMREPORTING: false
TCPENABLED: 0
UIMODE: AutoAdvance
UpdateEnabled: true
UpdateSource: MU
USEMICROSOFTUPDATE: false
X86: false
Configuration file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140403_183057\ConfigurationFile.ini
Detailed results:
Feature: Management Tools - Complete
Status: Passed
Feature: Client Tools Connectivity
Status: Passed
Feature: Client Tools SDK
Status: Passed
Feature: Client Tools Backwards Compatibility
Status: Passed
Feature: Management Tools - Basic
Status: Passed
Feature: Reporting Services - Native
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
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: 0x851A0019
Error description: Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.
Error help link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025
Feature: Database Engine Services
Status: Failed: see logs for details
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: 0x851A0019
Error description: Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.
Error help link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025
Feature: Full-Text and Semantic Extractions for Search
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
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: 0x851A0019
Error description: Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.
Error help link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025
Feature: SQL Server Replication
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
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: 0x851A0019
Error description: Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.
Error help link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2000.8&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4025
Feature: SQL Browser
Status: Passed
Feature: Documentation Components
Status: Passed
Feature: SQL Writer
Status: Passed
Feature: LocalDB
Status: Passed
Feature: Setup Support Files
Status: Passed
Rules with failures:
Global rules:
Scenario specific rules:
Rules report file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140403_183057\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm

Thank you, it worked! I suppose that it was really your nr.3 which made the difference. I changed NT Service\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS to NT AUTHORITY\System for the Data service. I'll then change it again as suggested (any suggestion about a "standard"
account to be used here?), even if this is a development workstation using SQL Server Express only as a local database for debugging, so security is not really a big concern.
Thanks for the feedback.Ya I know No3 was real step but just added more info so as to rule out any other possibility.
No not as such, you wont believe,quite few pf my clients I have worked for keep it with local system and they have not complained yet ,they are afraid to change account as few of them faced issue SQL Server not coming online due to logon failure( after changing
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.
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