installed SQL Server but it doesn't work

I installed SQL Server 2014 but it doesn't work. What should i do now? i have all feathers installed and i can find them in my control panel but i can't find the application on my system, i allowed my firewall to have access on SQL but it doesn't work. I need SQL Sever to do my work Can you please help me?

  Aynur Amirfallah
March 17th, 2015 11:22am

Please try and start SQL Server from Services on your OS and post any errors here.
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March 17th, 2015 11:24am

i doesn't have any error it installed successful,but when i want to use it and search SQL Server 2014 in my programs my computer can't find it

March 17th, 2015 11:29am

First confirm if SQL was successfully installed.  Do you see any SQL services in services.msc?

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March 17th, 2015 11:32am

yes i did it.
March 17th, 2015 11:33am

Open SQL Server Configuration Manager and ensure that the Services are installed (as advised by dave).

If the services are installed and SQL Server is failing to start then there will be an error somewhere.  Check out the Machine's Application Logs for any errors.

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March 17th, 2015 11:35am

Hi, be sure TCP 1433 port is enabled on you windows firewall.

Can you connect to Sql server in management s

March 17th, 2015 11:36am

you see SQL services and status is running. open cmd and type ssms does it open management studio?
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March 17th, 2015 11:37am

i find it but it says invalid license but i installed the free one for 180 days
March 17th, 2015 11:38am

In that case this is a licencing issue of some sort.

Either you, or somebody else, has previously installed an evaluation licence on the machine in question before; or your company has not kept licencing up to date.

Are you trying to install this on your PC or a Server?

If on your PC; can you use SQL Server Express instead?

If on a Server then a new licence will need to be purchased.

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March 17th, 2015 11:42am

If you have installed before SQL on this system, you cant uninstall and reinstall assuming it will give you 180 days again :)
March 17th, 2015 11:45am

i didn't do it  befor
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March 17th, 2015 11:52am

i'm trying to install on my PC
March 17th, 2015 11:53am

What version  of SQL Server have you installed?
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March 17th, 2015 11:54am

no it can't open it

March 17th, 2015 12:05pm

Could you please paste the screenshot of SQL services are they running?
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March 17th, 2015 12:11pm

What exactly do you mean "it doesn't work"?

It sounds like you installed the "server" but not the "Management Tools".  Run the install again, and check the "Management Tools".

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb500441.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

March 17th, 2015 12:26pm

i find it but it says invalid license but i installed the free one for 180 days

Hi Aynur,

Are you getting the following error message when launching SQL Server Management Studio 2014?

Invalid license data. Reinstall is required

If that is the case, please perform the following steps to resolve the issue. For more details, please review this similar thread.

1. Uninstall Visual Studio 2010 (Isolated) using Add/Remove Programs.
2. Click on SQL Server 2014 in Add/Remove Programs, then click Uninstall/Change and choose Repair.  On the screen where you select the instance to Repair, change the drop down to "Repair shared features only" and complete the wizard.

However, if you (I installed SQL Server 2014 but it doesn't work) refer to other SQL Server issues, please help to post more details here for analysis. We need to know that how you connect to SQL Server, and the full error message you have received. Also please show us SQL Server 2014 Discovery Report.


Thanks,
Lydia Zhang

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March 18th, 2015 7:01am


I installed SQL Server 2014 but it doesn't work. What should i do now? i have all feathers installed and i can find them in my control panel but i can't find the application on my system, i allowed my firewall to have access on SQL but it doesn't work. I need SQL Sever to do my work Can you please help me?

  Aynur Amirfallah

As Tom said please elaborate what do you mean by does not works.

Can you please run Discovery report and post the result here. This will tell us what SQL Server versions are installed on system

March 19th, 2015 4:20pm

In addition please check Lydia Zhang response. I see that you did not respond him and it look to me like a real option if this your issue.

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March 22nd, 2015 1:37am

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