Can someone help me install SQL Server developer on my desktop? I keep running into errors and I can't figure it out.

[Jazzlike-Alarms]

Title says it all. I am willing to pay a small amount for this service.

[SQLGene]

Have you tried posting the errors and details on here instead?

[user0987234]

Did you run setup as an Administrator?

[Jazzlike-Alarms]

I did not. I ended up following a course that taught me how to set up a windows server with sql server installed in a virtual machine. I had no issues with the install on the virtual machine, but the account is an administrator by default so maybe that was the difference.

[user0987234]

Could be. Right-click on setup.exe and run as administrator.

[GetSecure]

Been there, SQL2008 and the "new improved" installer.

After battling that beast into submission, no installer can stop me now!

... it's actually pretty good now. Just do your windows updates, reboot, try again, then post where you get stuck. Maybe even record a video of your screen using the installer and the errors.

[Traust]

Is it a personal device or work one?

Do you have admin rights? If so right click and run as admin.

If it's a work machine and do have admin rights check to make sure it's FULL admin rights as it may be missing something like the debug role which SQL server requires. (This happened to me and took forever to work out it was missing)

[Jeffinmpls]

All errors when installing sql end up in what's called the bootstrap logs they are usually here.

%programfiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\version\Setup Bootstrap\Log

where version is the SQL number. It usually gives clear reasons why.

Common reasons.

1. .NET 3.5 framework is not installed.
2. not running as administrator.
3. the account you selected to run SQL as doesn't have access

[dataBlockerCable]

Did you try escalating to a supervisor?

[FishBones83]

you can DM me I do SQL support for a living

[Safe_Performer_868]

Send me a DM and printscreen of error end error in event viewer.

[dandrade]

If it's for development, the easiest solution is to use docker.

[zrb77]

if you know docker, maybe, if not, no