CREATE DATABASE failed when installing Cronus Sample Database
Today I did run into a problem installing the “Cronus Sample Database”. In the error report view I found this error message
SQL Server option
Cronus Sample Database for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009
Fatal error during installation.
CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names listed could not be created. Check related errors.
After click on the open config link on the error report page I located this key part for the problem
Configuring MSI package. Id = ‘SQLDemoDatabase’
MSI log file set to: C:UsersxxxxAppDataLocalTemp1setup.wix.msi.34.log
Windows Installer: Error: Error -2147217900: failed to execute SQL string, error detail: CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names listed could not be created. Check related errors., SQL key: CreateDemoDatabase SQL string: CREATE DATABASE [Demo Database NAV (6-0)]
Done configuring MSI package. ReturnCode = 1603
In C:UsersxxxxAppDataLocalTemp1setup.wix.msi.34.log we find this error in the middle of the file
ExecuteSqlStrings: Error 0x80040e14: failed to execute SQL string, error: CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names listed could not be created. Check related errors., SQL key: CreateDemoDatabase SQL string: CREATE DATABASE
MSI (s) (58!A4) [13:05:11:100]: Product: Microsoft Dynamics NAV 6-0 Database for SQL Server — Error 26204. Error -2147217900: failed to execute SQL string, error detail: CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names listed could not be created. Check related errors., SQL key: CreateDemoDatabase SQL string: CREATE DATABASE [Demo Database NAV (6-0)]
Error 26204. Error -2147217900: failed to execute SQL string, error detail: CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names listed could not be created. Check related errors., SQL key: CreateDemoDatabase SQL string: CREATE DATABASE [Demo Database NAV (6-0)]
The problem here is data files with the same name as the one we are trying to install already exist in the instance. To fix this problem we need to delete those already existing data files. On SQL server 2008 go to C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL10.(instance name)MSSQLDATA and delete Demo Database NAV (6-0).mdf and Demo Database NAV (6-0)_log.LDF. After this start main installer again and execute repair.
Thanks for the tip, you relieved me from hours of troubleshooting