I am installing SQL Server 2008. I have installed .NET framework 3.5. Then I got folder SQL Server 2008 and performed following steps-
Which folder should I choose? Or is there any other method to install SQL Server?
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If you are using an executable,
Save yourself the hastle of renaming and unzipping etc.!
While installing SQL Server, it extracts contents to temp folder under C directory. You can copy that folder after extraction finishes and then use that one for browsing
If you've downloaded SQL from the Microsoft site, rename the file to a zip file and then you can extract the files inside to a folder, then choose that one when you "Browse for SQL server Installation Media"
SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe > SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.zip
7zip will open it (standard Windows zip doesn't work though)
Extract to something like C:\SQLInstallMedia
You will get folders like 1033_enu_lp, resources, x64 and a bunch of files.
For SQL Server 2017
Download and run the installer, you are given 3 options:
Download Media <- pick this one!
Extract ISO using your preferred archive utility or mount
For the SQL Server 2019 (Express Edition) installation, I did the following:
SQL Server Installation Center
Installation
New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to
an existing installation
C:\SQL2019\Express_ENU
and click OK
Check in Administration Tools\Services (or type services.msc in the console if you a service named SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS). If you do then it is installed.
From Visual Studio open Server Explorer (menu View\Server Explorer or CTRL + W, L). Right click Data Connections and choose Create New SQL Server Database. After that create tables and stuff...
If you want the Management Studio to manage the server you must download and install it from:
I ran into this just now with SQL Server 2014 SP1. The installer gave me the exact same problem and I followed suggestions from other answers to this question, but it got me nowhere.
In the end I figured out that I needed to download and install SQL Server 2014 first, and then apply SP1 to it. (doh)
For the SQL Server 2017 (Developer Edition)
installation, I did the following:
SQL Server Installation Center
Installation
New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation
C:\SQLServer2017Media\Developer_ENU
and click OK
Problem is about too long setup file name. Change setup.exe parent folder name(short a name). And try it!.
For me the Issue was I didn't run the setup as Administrator, after running the setup as administrator the message go away and I was prompted to install and continue process.
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