installation error sql server 2012 on windows 8

Answered installation error sql server 2012 on windows 8

  • Sunday, December 09, 2012 6:15 PM
     
     


    Error while enabling Windows feature NetFx3.

    Applies to: Microsoft Windows Server 8 Beta, Microsoft SQL Server 2012 RC0, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V.

    Problem Description.

    We were installing SQL Server 2012 RC0 on a Windows Server 8 virtual machine, and the installation was already in progress when we received the following error:

    Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 Setup
    The following error has occurred:
    Error while enabling Windows feature: NetFx3, Error Code: -2146498298, Please try enabling
    Windows feature: NetFx3 from Windows management tools and then run setup again. For more
    information on how to enable Windows features, see ...............

    so what i i do with sql server .....???
    i m using visual studio 2012 but sql server ???

    why sql server 2012 error....

    on windows 8???

    please solve this error.......

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  • Sunday, December 09, 2012 7:16 PM
     
     
    Why you're trying to install RC0 version instead of RTM and then apply SP1?

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  • Monday, December 10, 2012 5:00 AM
     
     

    saim5,

    Pls follow this link to enable .net fx 3.5

    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlblog/archive/2010/01/08/how-to-install-net-framework-3-5-sp1-on-windows-server-2008-r2-environments.aspx 

    Also, as Naomi mentioned, why don't you better install SQL 2012 RTM than RC0.


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  • Monday, December 10, 2012 12:47 PM
     
     

    Naomi sorry i wrote RCO 

    but i tried to install SQL Server 2012

    and error netfx3

  • Monday, December 10, 2012 12:52 PM
     
     

    i tried but fail

    is work on windows 8 ??


  • Monday, December 10, 2012 1:24 PM
     
     
    I will move your question to Setup and Upgrade forum, you most likely will get better support there.

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  • Monday, December 10, 2012 1:35 PM
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    OKay. First please make sure you have gone through http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681562 it has various scenerios of error message. This is to make sure you are installing proper version.

    If above KB does not help then can you please share the setup logs with us?

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