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Check the SQL Service in Services Section in Windows management , and check the Logon properties for this service.
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Check the SQL Service in Services Section in Windows management , and check the Logon properties for this service.

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Thanks,<br />
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The link you provided gave me a clue what to do. I installed using Network Service instead of Local System. I don't really understand why Local System stopped working when it always worked in the past but all is well now...<br />
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Thanks!
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Thanks,

The link you provided gave me a clue what to do. I installed using Network Service instead of Local System. I don't really understand why Local System stopped working when it always worked in the past but all is well now...

Thanks!

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Hello Experts,<br />
<br />
I am having trouble installing SQL Server 2005:<br />
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I am installing on a work group using the Local System Account. I have installed and uninstalled several SQL Server instances using this method on this machine.<br />
<br />
Now when I try to install a new instance, the setup fails during the SQL Server Database Services section with the following message: &quot;&nbsp;The SQL Server service failed to start&quot; <br />
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The OS is Vista so I trued to explicitly &quot;Run as Administrator&quot; even thogh I am logged on as Administrator - no luck<br />
<br />
I also completely uninstalled all SQL Server components and now nothing will install back (see above error msg)<br />
<br />
Does anyone know what is going on here???<br />
<br />
Thanks!
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Hello Experts,

I am having trouble installing SQL Server 2005:

I am installing on a work group using the Local System Account. I have installed and uninstalled several SQL Server instances using this method on this machine.

Now when I try to install a new instance, the setup fails during the SQL Server Database Services section with the following message: " The SQL Server service failed to start" 

The OS is Vista so I trued to explicitly "Run as Administrator" even thogh I am logged on as Administrator - no luck

I also completely uninstalled all SQL Server components and now nothing will install back (see above error msg)

Does anyone know what is going on here???

Thanks!

SQL Server 2005 Setup fails because SQL Server Failed to Start

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. It includes support for managing XML data and allows a database server to be exposed over web services using Tabular Data Stream (TDS) packets encapsulated within SOAP (protocol) requests.