SQL Server 2014 Std will not start after installation

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JodyGough asked May 17, '16

SQL Server 2014 Std will not start after installation

We had an evaluation version of SQL Server 2012 standard - the period expired and now after uninstalling 2012 and installing 2014, the database engine fails to start.

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David Wimbush commented · May 17, 2016 at 11:49 AM

Is this another evaluation copy?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-17T11:52:55Z

JodyGough answered May 17, '16

No, it is a licensed copy through the MAPS partnership. The evaluation version was 2012. I have uninstalled it, rebooted, etc. I then installed SQL Server 2014 Standard and now have the issue the database engine won't start.

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JodyGough commented · May 17, 2016 at 04:26 PM

David, I really appreciate your responsiveness on my issue. I found that setting the Database Engine to NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE as the user in the setup got around the issue for me. SQL Server 2014 Standard is now up and running nicely! Thank you!

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Answer 2 · 2016-05-17T11:59:44Z

David Wimbush answered May 17, '16

I would look in the Windows event viewer in the control panel and also in the SQL Server error log. That will be in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL12.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Log or possibly C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Log. There's a file called ERRORLOG which should tell you something.

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