Imagine a simple installation of SQL Server Express 2005 edition fails with an error "SQL Server service failed to start?" Whether it may be on a X64 based operating system or on a simple desktop with XP PRO, as usual you would go with default install options. When the installation fais always...
So who installed the SQL Server, how can you find it? This was the question asked by an user when I was sitting in SQLPASS SQL Lounge to help the users. The question was obvious and interesting to answer. Until SQL Server version 2000 you could refer to sqlsp N .log to see the contents for more information...