Cannot install 3CX - Database fails to start

[CloudBand]

All,

i am trying to install 3CX on a Windows SBS 2008 machine, with dual-core Pentium and tonnes of disk. The first part of the install goes through okay, then it says that it is going to run the installation wizard, and then a message box appears saying: 3cx phone system database server is not started. Then it closes, and that is that.

I have tried it running both Cassini and IIS, same result. As it happens if i go into the Admin Tools->Services on the machine the only 3Cx service that IS running is the 3CX PhoneSystem Database Server.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
CB

 

[POTSbeGone]

Just came across the same "Cannot open 3CXCfgServ service on computer '." This was occurring with a new install on a Win 7 32-bit box while it was "Starting secondary database service" in the post-install wizard.

I had just installed it successfully on an identical Win 7 box. I double-checked that 3cx install to verify that .Net 3.5 SP1 was installed and the hosts file indeed had the "::1 localhost" line in there.

The only difference was that the problem Win 7 box had the Windows Firewall on. Disabled it (public and private networks) and 3cx installed like a champ.

 

[SY]

Just came across the same "Cannot open 3CXCfgServ service on computer '." This was occurring with a new install on a Win 7 32-bit box while it was "Starting secondary database service" in the post-install wizard.

I had just installed it successfully on an identical Win 7 box. I double-checked that 3cx install to verify that .Net 3.5 SP1 was installed and the hosts file indeed had the "::1 localhost" line in there.

The only difference was that the problem Win 7 box had the Windows Firewall on. Disabled it (public and private networks) and 3cx installed like a champ.

Thanks for info, but it is still impossible to understand why it should be the problem.

Any hints?