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| How to: Repair a Failed SQL Server 2008 Installation | |
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Use this procedure to repair a corrupt SQL Server 2008 installation.
Before you continue, for SQL Server failover clusters, review the following important information:
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Repair must be run on individual cluster nodes.
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To repair a failover cluster node after a failed Prepare operation, use Remove node and then perform the Prepare step again. See How to: Add or Remove Nodes in a SQL Server Failover Cluster (Setup).
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Procedure Title
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Launch the SQL Server Setup program (setup.exe) from SQL Server 2008 installation media.
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After prerequisites and system verification, the Setup program will display the SQL Server Installation Center page.
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Click Maintenance in the left-hand navigation area, and then click Repair to start the repair operation.
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Setup support rule and file routines will run to ensure that your system has prerequisites installed and that the computer passes Setup validation rules. Click OK or Install to continue.
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On the Select Instance page, select the instance to repair, and then click Next to continue.
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The repair rules will run to validate the operation. To continue, click Next.
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The Ready to Repair page indicates that the operation is ready to proceed. To continue, click Repair.
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The Repair Progress page shows the status of the repair operation. The Complete page indicates that the operation is finished.