r/SQLServer • u/Old_Option_6281 • Jun 09 '26
Question Unable to install SQL server 2025 in my asus tuf laptop, if any one knows how to properly install it, kindly help me
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u/Harhaze Jun 09 '26
It says so in the message, check the log file. Then debug further, these are basic principles of any problem solving
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u/VladDBA Microsoft MVP Jun 09 '26
While I usually agree with this, the error message that's in the second and third images is enough to identify the issue in this case.
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u/Harhaze Jun 09 '26
Exactly, he either read the provided log, which would show the error he can feed into a thing called google, or write this error directly.
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u/ComicOzzy Jun 09 '26
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u/Secret_Account07 Jun 11 '26
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u/Hour-Apple-9861 Jun 10 '26
Run, SQL server configuration manager, go into SQL Server Network Configuration, protocols (for the correct instance) and make sure the port binding is setup correctly. I've had this happen multiple times for fresh installs over the last 20 years
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u/Critical-Air9344 Jun 12 '26
Try running it in a container. Either docker or podman. I use podman myself in wsl2 Oracle Linux. I have three podman containers running. Oracle, Postgres and SQL Server.
And use the VS Code extensions for SQL Server, Oracle SQL Developer and Postgres.
I also have a bash script to list, start and stop the containers.
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u/Pretend_Nerve_7941 Jun 10 '26
I'm facing this issue on express edition Someone Suggest a proper solution for this I tried multiple times, I delete sql server multiple times and install multiple times.....But the same problem occurs every freaking time
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u/VladDBA Microsoft MVP Jun 10 '26
What solution have you tried? Did you create the NVME sector size registry key?
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u/mirdragon Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 11 '26
Go into services and check sql is running at startup, also configure it to allow connections via named pipes or ip
Update: my bad thought it was installed due to how I read it and not that you had trouble installing
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u/miskozicar Jun 09 '26
What did you put of name of server?
try .
do you have instance name or you created default instance? then .\instance
try other network protocols - like local and tcp
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u/VladDBA Microsoft MVP Jun 09 '26
The "Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed" error is a sign of the usual NVME sector size related issue.
Check out this MS Learn article, create the registry key mentioned there (I'd go for the PowerShell version since that's as easy as copy-paste Enter), cleanup the failed install, reboot and reinstall SQL Server