Windows error 0x84BB0001, -2068119551

SQL Server Express installation fails

I'm having a problem installing either Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express or 2008 R2 Express. The installation starts and I choose "New installation...", I get to the step where I choose what should be installed, and it continues to the step where I specify the instance name, but when I [...] read more

Error Code 0x84BB0001 when installing SQL Server 2016

OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 When attempting to install SQL Server 2016 on a Server that is already running SQL 2012 I receive 0x84BB0001. This stops my Database Engine Service from installing correctly. There is no antivirus running. Ive deleted the contents of C:/Users/[UserName]/AppData/Local/Microsoft_Corporatio Ive given admin rights to the [...] read more

Error while installing SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition

Here's how the error looks while the installation: > An error occurred during the setup process of the feature Attempted to perform > an unauthorized operation. Clicking on Retry doesn't help, if I click on the Cancel button, it continues but then there will come up more errors like this [...] read more

SQL Server 2014 setup fails: SSL Provider, error: 0 - The token supplied to the function is invalid

I am attempting to install SQL Server 2014 Standard edition on a new Windows Server 2016 set up as a domain controller that replaces a retired DC. (I know it's not recommended, but we are a small operation and have combined Windows Server domain controllers and SQL Server without problem [...] read more

Install SQL Server 2017 on Windows 10 Azure VM

I have one Azure Windows 10 VM set up as a workstation which has among other things: * Visual Studio 2017 * Python 2.7 * NodeJS * SQL Server 2017 When a coworker created a new Windows 10 VM and went to install SQL Server, he got an error. I [...] read more

How to fix error (0x84bb0001: The system cannot find the file specified) when installing SQL Server 2016 or 2017?

I uninstalled SQL Server from computer and then removed folder "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server". After it I tried to install SQL Server 2016 and installation failed with > "The system cannot find the file specified". There is log: https://pastebin.com/Y07uvQT9 Overall summary: Final result: Failed: see details below Exit code (Decimal): [...] read more

SQL Server services not running on startup

I have a machine that no matter what when installing SQL Server 2014 Express, I get the following error installing: > Action required: > Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, > and then run the setup process again. > > Feature failure reason: > An [...] read more

Error 0x84BB0001 while installing Sql Server 2012

I am receiving the 0x84BB0001 Error after attempting to install a new instance of SQL Server 2012. This is happening after an uninstall of a previous version of SQL Server 2012. I have pasted the log file below. Any help is greatly appreciated. Overall summary: Final result: Failed: see details [...] read more

SQL Server 2019 Express setup error hung at sqlenginedbstartconfigaction_install_configrc_cpu64

The SQL Server 2019 Express installation was hung at sqlenginedbstartconfigaction_install_configrc_cpu64. Error log as below Component name: SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features Component error code: 0x84BB0001 Error description: A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not [...] read more

Error during PolyBase installation in SQL Server 2019

I'm trying to install Polybase in SQL Server 2019, but I keep getting following error: > Error installing SQL PolyBase > User, group, or role 'NT Authority\NETWORK SERVICE' already exists in the > current database. Changed database context to 'DWDiagnostics'. > Error code: 0x84BB0001 I'm doing everything just like in [...] read more

Cannot install the database engine services for Microsoft SQL Server 2017. Error on SqlEngineConifg_Action_configonrc_Cpu64

I am trying to install Microsoft SQL Server 2017 that was provided to me from school. However I keep getting an error that my database Engine Services do not get installed, it keeps hanging at one specific point. Mainly the SqlEngineConfig_Action_configonrc_Cpu64. I tried reinstalling, firewalls off and everything. Even on [...] read more

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Setup Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation

I am trying to install SQL Server 2012 Developer edition on my laptop which had it working previously. My laptop was running low on disk space and I had to uninstall it earlier. It no longer works and fails at the last moment giving me an unauthorized error. I used [...] read more

Error when installing Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition

I've never had any instance of Microsoft SQL Server before, when installing the Database Engine Services I receive this error: 0x84BB0001. Error details: > Error installing SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features > Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation. I've no idea what to do, please help! read more