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Rouzbeh_Talebi
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May 21, 2020

SQL server Installation Problem on Windows 10 (Windows is installed in MacBook)

Hello, The SQL server cannot be installed in windows 10, which is on MacBook. I tried many times, but I was unsuccessful. The error is:   TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Setup ----------------...
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bake13
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May 24, 2020

Hi Rouzbeh_Talebi -- Actually it appears that you have SQL installed several times.  All of those stopped services in your screen capture are installations of the database engine.  If you right-click the first one on list and choose Start, what happens?  Does it start successfully?  If not, what is the error in the Event Log.

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Rouzbeh_Talebi
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May 25, 2020

Hi bake13 

Thanks for your response

I got an error which is shown in the picture below

 

 

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    bake13
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    May 27, 2020

    Hi Rouzbeh_Talebi -- Great to hear that you were able to successfully install SQL 2017.

     

    To remove the SQL 2019 installations, use Add/Remove programs and select "Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (64-bit)", then choose "Uninstall/Change".  The uninstall wizard will start.  On the "Specify an instance to modify" screen, choose an instance to remove.  Repeat for each instance.  I included a few scree captures as a reference.  Hope this helps.

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    Rouzbeh_Talebi
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    May 26, 2020

    Hi bake13 

    I hope you are doing well,

    My computer had a problem with SQL Server 2019, and I could not install it. But I installed SQL 2017 without any problem.

    As you mentioned, I had several unsuccessful installations on my computer. Now I want to remove all of the instances except the installed one (2017) from my laptop, but I have no idea how to remove them.

     

    Thanks,

     

     

     

     

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    May 25, 2020

    Hi Rouzbeh_Talebi --  Ok, no problem.  We need to determine what is preventing SQL Server from starting.

     

    Right click on that same service again, choose Properties.  Go to the Advanced tab.  Find the entry called Dump Directory and copy that location.  Paste that location (it will be something like C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.<Instance Name Here>\MSSQL\LOG\) into File Explorer.

     

    Find a file named ERRORLOG.  Open that file in Notepad.  Feel free to copy the contents of the file into the forum and I'll take a look.

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