The solution: You will need to browse to this installation path: C:\SQLServer2017Media\<YOUR_SQL_ENU>\1033_ENU_LP\x64\Setup Then while the setup is stuck at “Install_SQLSupport_CPU64_Action” run SQLSUPPORT.msi And follow the installation procedure. ...
1. Click Start button + R to bring up command box, and type cliconfg 2 Ensure that TCP/IP and Named Pipes are enabled, and that TCP/IP is top of the list. 3. Click OK then restart the machine.