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Symptom |
SQL Server 2005 Installation fails. The following message is received:
Service 'SQL Server VSS Writer (SQLWriter) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services. |
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Cause |
| If you are the system administrator on the computer/server you are attempting to install the software, then your SQL Services have been disabled and the installer cannot start them. |
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Resolution |
Enable your SQL Services. Note: You must abort SQL Server 2005 setup prior to making the following changes.
- Right-click My Computer.
- Select Manage from the dropdown menu.
- In the Computer Management window, expand the Services and Applications hierarchy tree.
- Select Services.
- In the Services window list, scroll down (alphabetically descending) to the SQL Server components.
- SQL Server Active Directory Helper, SQL Server Browser, SQL Server VSS Writer, etc. Refer to Figure 1.
- Select the first disabled SQL Server component and right-click it.
- From the dropdown menu, select Properties.
- In the component Properties window, select Manual from the Startup Type dropdown menu, and then Apply your changes.Refer to Figure 2.
- Continue this step for each disabled SQL Server component listed in the Services window. If the component's Startup Type is already Automatic or Manual, do not make any changes, and move on to the next SQL Server component in the list. Your SQL Server component list should resemble Figure 3, however not all components may be present on your computer/server.
- Reinstall SQL Server 2005.
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