• k2000.rajesh (2/7/2016)


    SQL Server 2012 installation error with

    A network-related or instance specific error occured while establishing a connection to SQL Server.

    The server was not found or not accessible.

    I've never heard of this error during an initial installation before. The error itself is a common one, but not during installation.

    Also, your question at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1759067-3411-1.aspx say's you're trying to install SQL 2014. This one says you're trying to install SQL 2012 and you posted it in a SQL 2014 forum. Are you trying to install SQL 2012 on a server with SQL 2014 already installed?

    Between this question and your other one , I also have to ask where you got your installation media.