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Error message when you try to install SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2: "The SQL Server service failed to start"

Symptoms

When you try to install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, you receive the following error message:
SQL Server installation failed. To continue, investigate the reason for the failure, correct the problem, uninstall SQL Server, and then rerun SQL Server Setup.
When you examine the SQL Server error log, you receive the following error message:
Error: 15209, Severity: 16, State: 1.
An error occurred during encryption.
For more information about how to view the SQL Server error log, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187885.aspx

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Cause

The problem occurs because of one of the following causes:
  • The Network Service account does not have permissions on the following folder:
    For Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 operating systems the path is
     %Systemroot%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect

    For all other operating systems, the path is 
    C:\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Application Data\Microsoft\Protect
  • NAME COLLISION error when installing SQL Server on FAT partitions

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Resolution

To work around this problem on systems affected by insufficient permissions for Network service account, grant the account Full Control permission on the Protect folder. To do this, follow these steps: 
  1. Open My Computer.
  2. Type C:\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Application Data\Microsoft in the address bar, and then press ENTER.
  3. Right-click the Protect folder, and then click Properties.
  4. In the folder Properties dialog box, click the Security tab.
  5. Under Group or user names, determine whether NETWORK SERVICE is listed. If NETWORK SERVICE is not listed, follow these steps to add this account:
    1. Click Add to show the Select Users or Groups dialog box.
    2. Click Locations, select your computer name in the Locations dialog box, and then click OK to return to the Select Users or Groups dialog box.
    3. Type Network Service in the Enter the object names to select box, and then click Check Names.
    4. Click OK to close the Select Users or Groups dialog box.
  6. Click NETWORK SERVICE under Group or user names, and then click to select the Allow check box for Full Control under Permissions for NETWORK SERVICE.
  7. Click OK to close the folder Properties dialog box.
  8. Click Retry in the error message dialog box to continue to install SQL Server Express Edition or SQL Server Express Edition with Advanced Services.
To workaround this problem on FAT partitions where the error could happen due to  NAME COLLISION error, refer to the following blog post on MSDN:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/blakhani/archive/2009/11/24/sql-server-2005-express-setup-failure-with-error-an-error-occurred-during-encryption.aspx


Note: Though the blog post refers to SQL Server 2005, the same resolution applies to SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 environments.

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More Information


The same error could also occur in SQL Server 2005 environments. For further information refer to the following KB article:

  • 920114Error message when you try to install SQL Server Express or SQL Server Express Edition or SQL Server Express Edition with Advanced Services: "The SQL Server service failed to start"

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Article Info
Article ID : 2387754
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 8/25/2010
Exists online : False
Views : 225