Cannot start the default LocalDB instance, in our application or by typing in 'sqllocaldb s "v11.0"' on the command line. This issue only occurs on Windows 8 x86. Works fine on Windows 7 x86/64 and on Windows 8 x64. Have gotten the same results on a physical Windows 8 x86 box, as well as on a Windows 8 x86 VM we created to retest the issue. ASP.NET 4.5 has been enabled in Windows Features. Here's what the Instance's error log has to say:
2012-11-01 16:22:17.90 Server Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - 11.0.2318.0 (Intel X86)
Apr 19 2012 11:55:51
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
Express Edition on Windows NT 6.2 <X86> (Build 9200: ) (Hypervisor)
2012-11-01 16:22:17.90 Server (c) Microsoft Corporation.
2012-11-01 16:22:17.90 Server All rights reserved.
2012-11-01 16:22:17.90 Server Server process ID is 2932.
2012-11-01 16:22:17.91 Server System Manufacturer: 'Microsoft Corporation', System Model: 'Virtual Machine'.
2012-11-01 16:22:17.91 Server Authentication mode is MIXED.
2012-11-01 16:22:17.91 Server Logging SQL Server messages in file 'C:\Users\Testing\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server Local DB\Instances\v11.0\error.log'.
2012-11-01 16:22:17.91 Server The service account is 'TestWin8x86\Testing'. This is an informational message; no user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:17.91 Server Command Line Startup Parameters:
-c
-S "MSSQL11E.LOCALDB"
-s "LOCALDB#C930B37E"
-d "C:\Users\Testing\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server Local DB\Instances\v11.0\master.mdf"
-l "C:\Users\Testing\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server Local DB\Instances\v11.0\mastlog.ldf"
-e "C:\Users\Testing\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server Local DB\Instances\v11.0\error.log"
2012-11-01 16:22:18.14 Server SQL Server detected 1 sockets with 2 cores per socket and 2 logical processors per socket, 2 total logical processors; using 2 logical processors based on SQL Server licensing. This is an informational
message; no user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.14 Server SQL Server is starting at normal priority base (=7). This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.14 Server Detected 2047 MB of RAM. This is an informational message; no user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.14 Server Using conventional memory in the memory manager.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.21 Server Node configuration: node 0: CPU mask: 0x00000003:0 Active CPU mask: 0x00000003:0. This message provides a description of the NUMA configuration for this computer. This is an informational message only.
No user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.22 Server Using dynamic lock allocation. Initial allocation of 2500 Lock blocks and 5000 Lock Owner blocks per node. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.23 Server Software Usage Metrics is disabled.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.23 spid8s Starting up database 'master'.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.26 spid8s 1 transactions rolled forward in database 'master' (1:0). This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.28 spid8s 0 transactions rolled back in database 'master' (1:0). This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.36 Server CLR version v4.0.30319 loaded.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.44 Server Common language runtime (CLR) functionality initialized using CLR version v4.0.30319 from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.44 spid8s SQL Server Audit is starting the audits. This is an informational message. No user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.44 spid8s SQL Server Audit has started the audits. This is an informational message. No user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.49 spid8s SQL Trace ID 1 was started by login "sa".
2012-11-01 16:22:18.50 spid8s Server name is 'TESTWIN8X86\LOCALDB#C930B37E'. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.51 spid11s Server local connection provider is ready to accept connection on [ \\.\pipe\LOCALDB#C930B37E\tsql\query ].
2012-11-01 16:22:18.52 spid11s Dedicated administrator connection support was not started because it is disabled on this edition of SQL Server. If you want to use a dedicated administrator connection, restart SQL Server using the trace
flag 7806. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.52 spid8s Failed to verify Authenticode signature on DLL 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\LocalDB\Binn\\ftimport.dll'.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.53 spid9s Starting up database 'mssqlsystemresource'.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.53 spid8s Error: 17204, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.53 spid8s FCB::Open failed: Could not open file e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBData.mdf for file number 0. OS error: 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
2012-11-01 16:22:18.53 spid8s Error: 5120, Severity: 16, State: 101.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.53 spid8s Unable to open the physical file "e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBData.mdf". Operating system error 3: "3(The system cannot find the path specified.)".
2012-11-01 16:22:18.53 spid9s The resource database build version is 11.00.2318. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.58 spid9s Starting up database 'model'.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.58 spid9s Error: 17204, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.58 spid9s FCB::Open failed: Could not open file e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\model.mdf for file number 1. OS error: 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
2012-11-01 16:22:18.58 spid9s Error: 5120, Severity: 16, State: 101.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.58 spid9s Unable to open the physical file "e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\model.mdf". Operating system error 3: "3(The system cannot find the path specified.)".
2012-11-01 16:22:18.58 spid9s Error: 17207, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.58 spid9s FileMgr::StartLogFiles: Operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.) occurred while creating or opening file 'e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\modellog.ldf'.
Diagnose and correct the operating system error, and retry the operation.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.58 spid9s File activation failure. The physical file name "e:\sql11_main_t.obj.x86release\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\modellog.ldf" may be incorrect.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.58 spid9s Error: 945, Severity: 14, State: 2.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.58 spid9s Database 'model' cannot be opened due to inaccessible files or insufficient memory or disk space. See the SQL Server errorlog for details.
2012-11-01 16:22:18.58 spid9s SQL Trace was stopped due to server shutdown. Trace ID = '1'. This is an informational message only; no user action is required.