SQL Server 2008 R2 installation on Windows server 2012 R2 standard

Question

I am getting error while installing SQL Server 2008 R2 on windows server 2012 R2 standard

TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure. ------------------------------

SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:

There was an error generating the XML document.

Error code 0x84B10001. 

Please help me to resolve this error .

I have checked that SQL server 2008 R2 enterprise is compatible with windows server.

Answer 1

Hi Arpit,

you can on Windows standard edition.

SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (64-bit) x64

The following table shows system requirements for SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (64-bit) x64:

Component	Requirement
Processor	Processor type: Minimum: AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon 64, Intel Xeon with Intel EM64T support, Intel Pentium IV with EM64T support Processor speed: Minimum: 1.4 GHz Recommended: 2.0 GHz or faster
Operating system	Windows Server 2003 SP2 64-bit x64 Datacenter Windows Server 2003  SP2 64-bit x64 Enterprise Windows Server 2003 SP2 64-bit x64 Standard

apply latest service pack.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/2379466

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/configuration-system-failed-to-initialize-0x84b10001

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Answer 2

You can install on shared windows server as per below link:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506%28v=sql.105%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

Is it possible to get more details on error?

Any more detail on, after which step is failed. If you can share log for that with us.

Hopefully this is first time you were installing and you got error.

Some link to  check for just reference.

https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4276/sql-server-setup-error--there-was-an-error-generating-the-xml-document-error-code-0x84b10001/

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11294714/getting-xml-error-when-installing-sql-server-2012

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Santosh Singh

Answer 3

Hello Dinesh ,

I have checked it with SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 but failed again with same error.

Can it be issue with my login , because I don't have admin access .

Answer 4

Hello,

You must have admin rights on the server.

cheers

nuno

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Answer 5

Hello Dinesh ,

I have checked it with SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 but failed again with same error.

Can it be issue with my login , because I don't have admin access .

some of them says-it might be accesses issue.

"creating a new user, configuring them as a local administrator, and then running the installation logged in as this use"

ref-https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4276/sql-server-setup-error--there-was-an-error-generating-the-xml-document-error-code-0x84b10001/

Also  share the

Detail.txt
Summary Text  in any shared location to take a look

ref-https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143702(v=sql.105).aspx

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Regards, S_NO "_"

Answer 6

Hi Arpit,

you have check with admin acces.Also install NET Framework 3.5 SP11.

Then try to install MSSQL setup with proper bit (32/64) depend on operating system.

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Answer 7

Hello,

Service pack 2 is required to make SQL Server 2008 R2 compatible with Windows Server 2008 R2, and because of this requirement I suggest you to perform a slipstream installation of SQL Server 2008 R2 + SP2:

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/petersad/2011/07/13/how-to-slipstream-sql-server-2008-r2-and-a-sql-server-2008-r2-service-pack-1-sp1/

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2527041

Please try to run setup with the Run As Administrator option.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11841-run-administrator.html   (Second option)

Also consider the workarounds posted in the following threads:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/10d4ab5c-55be-4dd1-8ca7-13a1703bd9f0  (Jim Chen - Microsoft)

https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/381293/sql-express-2008-configuration-system-failed-to-initialize-0x84b10001?wa=wsignin1.0

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com

Answer 8

I always believe that for SQL Server setup failed scenario it is always better to ask for summary.txt file and details.txt file, this has always been the correct approach. The actual reason of failure lies in that files.

If you can share that I will see if something new can be added apart from answers given

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Answer 9

Hi Shashank ,

It was a DNS issue , server was not able to resolve Ad group created for admin users.

And My login was part of that group .