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Product Updates Selected for Installation: SQL Server 2016 Client Tools Connectivity SQL Server 2016 MSSQLSERVER MSAS13.MSSQLSERVER Analysis Services 1033 Language Edition Version Clustered Configured Next step for DQ: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again. Next step for SQLEngine: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again. Next step for RS: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again. Troubleshooting information for those features: Setup completed with required actions for features. andįound some things which I removed, but was not sure what or where the real B0385637 instance was that was doing the wrong. I tried to search in regedit for the B0385. My guess is that it's related with the instance (an older instance that wans't fully removed): " Specified instance via transform " (see log for more).
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I did an uninstall of the instances (mssqlserver and express sql) via the program files -> SQL Server 2016 (64bit) -> remove option.
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I've tried a lot: deinstall of everything SQL-related in program files, removing services (express, mssqlserver, sqlagent) in regedit, even in regedit Software -> Microsoft ->everything sql related removed. Service - Native (failed), Database Engine Services( failed), Data quality Services (failed), Master Data services (succeeded), Integration Services (succeeded), Data quality client (succeeded) and analysis services (succeeded). But it failed to install SQL Server 2016 (I wanted to install: client Tools Connectivity (succeeded), Reporting
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I wanted to install SQL Server 2016 Enterprise edition (SP1) as an upgrade from SQL Server 2014 enterprise edition (which i uninstalled first).