TDS || SQL SERVER Service Start Issue

When starting SQL Server services, you might encounter the following error: "The request failed or the service did not respond in a timely fashion. Consult the event log or other applicable error logs for details".

      

Root Cause of the Error → This error commonly occurs due to a corrupt Master database in SQL Server. To resolve this, you may need to rebuild the Master database.

Solution →
To address this issue or rebuild the database files, please follow these steps:

1. Go to the location (Default Location): "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.KDKSQL8\MSSQL\Template Data"
   
2. Copy the master.mdf and mastlog.ldf files from this location.
   
3. Paste these files into: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.KDKSQL8\MSSQL\DATA", and replace the existing files.
   
4. Restart the SQL Server services.
   

This process should allow SQL Server services to start successfully.

If SQL Server Services Still Do Not Start →
If the services still do not start, please consider installing SQL Server with a new instance. Follow the SQL SERVER Installation process → Click Here !

Hope This Helps!

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