Tips to resolve “Error: 0x80004005 E_FAIL ...” Error Message

Sometimes, when you attempt to open the MS SQL“Error: -2147467259
database, you encounter an error message. The errorCompact”
message primarily occurs when the database getsThe same error message appears each time you
damaged or corrupted. Few main reasons forattempt to open your database. Furthermore, the data
corruption of database are improper systemstored in your database becomes inaccessible after
shutdown, application malfunction, virus attack, andthe above error message appears.
human errors. The error message halts the mountingCause:
process of your database and makes the data storedThe fundamental basis for the occurrence of the
in it inaccessible. To overcome the problems createdabove error message is the corruption of your SQL
by error message, an ideal way is to restore datadatabase. Therefore, the engine ActiveX code for
from an updated backup. However, in case ofCompactDatabase method aborts when it attempts to
database backup unavailability or backup falling shortinitialize the source database.
to restore the required data, the only option left is toResolution:
repair your corrupted SQL database using a powerfulTo resolve the above error message, you will need to
SQL Repair software.obtain the latest service pack of SQL Server 2000
As a practical scenario, you encounter the below errorWindows CE Edition. In most cases, the above
message when you attempt to open corrupted MSresolution resolves the above problem and makes the
SQL database:database accessible.
“Error: 0x80004005 E_FAILHowever, if the above persists even after installing the
Minor Error: (25017)latest service pack, then you will need to use powerful
Description: Unspecified Error”SQL database recovery software to repair the
The error code iscorrupted database. Such SQL Server Recovery
SSCE_M_DATABASECORRUPTED (database filetools employ effective scanning procedures to scan
or non-database file corrupted).and repair the corrupted MS SQL database. With
Additionally, when you use CompactDatabase methodto-the-point user-documentation and interactive
to resolve the corruption, you further encounteruser-interface, these tools serve as self-explanatory
another error message:and repair-centric applications.