Error 1324. The folder path ‘Program Files’ contains an invalid character. Let us fix the error with the help of the solution in the blog.
SQL SERVER – The Automatically Saved Settings file NewSettings.vssettings Cannot be Found
After cleaning up some data from my user profile, when I launched SQL Server Management Studio 17.4, I got an error. related to automatically saved settings.
SQL SERVER – Why SQL Server Service is Stuck in Starting / Change Pending State?
A reader’s SQL Server service was stuck in Starting / Change Pending in Configuration Manager. Here is what the ERRORLOG showed in this variation and the fix.
SQL SERVER – How to Execute the Query Without Using Management Studio?
A client’s security team removed SQL Server Management Studio from the server. Here are simple ways for beginners to run a query without it.
SQL SERVER – Empty Startup Parameter in SQL Cluster on One Node
Many problems lead to the same symptom. Here is another reason for an empty startup parameter in SQL Cluster, when it was not a registry permission issue.
SQL SERVER – Install Error: Standalone SQL Server on WFC Cluster Cannot Have Files on Shared Disk Locations
SQL Server 2014 setup failed with an Install Error: standalone SQL Server on a WSFC cluster cannot have files on shared disk. Here is why and what to do.
SQL SERVER – Installation Wizard Hang Forever – Please Wait on Feature Selection Page
Adding Analysis Services to SQL Server 2014, the Installation Wizard hung on “Please Wait” at feature selection, even after my lunch. Here is what fixed it.







