Troubleshooting: SQL Server installation error: “Fusion ATL” rule failed

Created by Cheng Kah Poh, Modified on Thu, 2 Mar, 2023 at 5:05 PM by Cheng Kah Poh

Scenario:

Failed to install SQL Server, the rule of "Fusion Active Template Library (ATL)" failed." What Can I do for this issue?

Possible Reason:

The SQL manifest file sqlsupport.msi is corrupted or missing.

Solution:

You may skip this rule by executing a command to install SQL Server.

1) Open CMD and run command to redirect to the path of your SQL Server installer.

cd C:\Users\admin\Downloads

2) Run the command to install SQL Server and skip the rule.
SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe/SkipRules=FusionRebootCheck /action=install