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Long Path Names to Files on SQL Server Installation

  • December 13, 2013 at 10:17 am

    #285954

    I'm getting a rule check fail "Long path names to files on SQL Server Installation media failed" when installing SQL 2012 Standard edition from a network share. What is the work around for this?

    Thanks

  • December 13, 2013 at 10:28 am

    #1673347

    My understanding is that this is a check to be sure all files/paths are < 256 characters. Do you have long paths for the installation folder?

  • December 13, 2013 at 10:36 am

    #1673352

    cathy.baker (12/13/2013)

    I'm getting a rule check fail "Long path names to files on SQL Server Installation media failed" when installing SQL 2012 Standard edition from a network share. What is the work around for this?

    Thanks

    i believe you can simply map a drive to the share,and install form that, instead of from the share with the long file name;;

    here's gui instructions:

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-shortcut-map-network-drive#1TC=windows-7

    from a command line, it's pretty simple:

    net use m: \\servername\sharename\subshare\subshare2

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  • December 13, 2013 at 10:45 am

    #1673353

    I tried that. Thanks.

  • December 13, 2013 at 12:11 pm

    #1673375

    I renamed the folder that was WAY long to something shorter and simpler then mapped the drive. That fixed the problem.

  • December 13, 2013 at 6:33 pm

    #1673440

    cathy.baker (12/13/2013)

    I renamed the folder that was WAY long to something shorter and simpler then mapped the drive. That fixed the problem.

    Thanks for the feedback, Cathy.

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  • May 25, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    #1716417

    Long Path Tool could be the answer to your problem. I too faced a similar predicament some time back. Long Path Tool came in very handy at that time.

  • August 4, 2014 at 12:08 am

    #1734729

    On my case my sql server path was very long

    D:\Software\en_sql_server_2008_r2_enterprise_x86_x64_ia6t4_dvd_520517\en_sql_server_2008_r2_enterprise_x86_x64_ia64_dvd_520517\setup.exe

    I just renamed that to

    D:\Software\sql server\sql server\setup.exe

    then work fine for me

    😀

  • January 28, 2015 at 4:53 am

    #1773635

    Thanks dude, solved my problem the same way:-)

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