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SQL SERVER – 2008 – Step By Step Installation

Guide With Images

SQL SERVER 2008 Release Candidate 0 has been released for some time and I have got numorousrequest about how to install SQL Server 2008. I have created this step by step guide Installation Guide. Images are used to explain the process easier.

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Installation Guide With Images”

Kamran Shahid | July 28, 2008 at 2:44 pmVery Nice.Where will be other things like surface area configuration , help e.t.c

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Dhruval Soni | December 2, 2008 at 1:26 amGreat , it was very useful to me

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keongracun | October 19, 2011 at 9:49 amI do not agree with you. u’re liarr #rawrr haha :3

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sri | June 13, 2012 at 8:39 pmare you really a dba?

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Nrusingha Nath Acharya | May 24, 2012 at 6:39 pmThank a lot. This doc was really nice to have , and was very useful to me.:)

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srikanth | February 6, 2011 at 12:59 amHiii Pinal,im using windows 7 home basic 64 bit os,when im installing sql server 2008,some error r occured.wnen installing .net framework 3.5 sp1 it would not be install,furthur it stops and some times showing error message.please let me know d exact answer.

Regardssrikanth.

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nep | June 4, 2011 at 7:25 pmjust download the .net framework 3.5. sp1 search at google.com then shows directly to microsoft website.only that and you can install your sql server 2008.

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keongracun | October 19, 2011 at 9:51 amagreeeeee!!!!! ^_^8

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madhan raj | December 21, 2008 at 11:52 pmHi,

I think u have missed the image for Analytical services configuration … instead u have placed two copies of Database Services configuration ..



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Waquar | May 7, 2012 at 9:27 ammee too noticed the same …..

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Jack Waterson | January 15, 2009 at 6:17 pmCannot install server 2008 evaluationinstalls setup support files and then stops.

Running xp.

any help would be appreciated

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Dmitri.Mironov | February 8, 2009 at 3:02 amThanks for such a useful post!it really helped me!Take care! :)

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Martin Anderson | March 6, 2009 at 6:26 amThis was God Sent!

THANK YOU PINAL DAVE THANK YOU AND WELL DONE.

The screen asking for account and password was misleading as you needed to direct it system folders.

I want to sent money to Pinal Dave as he saved me lots of time.

Thankful,Marty

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Mohan | May 4, 2009 at 7:34 pmHi its nice Guide but you missed the comments on each step its just a screen shot document needs to be more clear thanks

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VladimirS | June 15, 2009 at 8:25 pm



Thanks, it was very useful to mewhen on set accounts (page “Service accounts”)were received messages as:“The credentials you provided for the SQL Server Agent service are invalid. To continue, provide a valid account and password for the SQL Server Agent service.”, …

(.. and really presented two same images,see madhan raj note)

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BrianG | September 22, 2010 at 1:57 am@VladimirS – I assume you solved your credentials issue since this post? I’m having the same issue now, and I’m a bit stumped. I tried using my own windows domain account, which the msdn docs seem to suggest should work, but I get the same error. Any ideas?

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swati | June 24, 2009 at 9:34 amYou had missed an image. But, it was of great help. Also, comments for some of the steps would have been more helpful

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Ramesh | July 3, 2009 at 6:29 pmSir,Realy Good Manual

Thanks Lot

REgards,Ramesh Chandra

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Sim | July 13, 2009 at 8:20 amHi there,

I facing some problems when try to connect to SSRS 2008.When I go to ‘Reporting Services Configuration Manager’, I can see the default server name, the report server instance not auto detects the ‘ReportServer’ database that available in the database.

When I click ‘Find’, it prompt out ‘Invalid Class’ warning message.

How can i solve it?Thanks.

regards,



Sim

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Naina | July 24, 2009 at 11:30 amthanks…its really helpful :)

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bharathi | July 28, 2009 at 5:17 pmDear how to install sql server 2008 with Unicode…

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Steve Williamson | August 11, 2009 at 9:14 amThanks for that – very helpful. Especially for the service accounts which are not populated by default. I can never remember what should run as system, local service, network service etc..!

Now can I have a custom stepbystep guide to setting it up on my network?… :)

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Madhav | August 14, 2009 at 3:28 pmVery help full!!!!Thanks….!!!

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JESUS | August 18, 2009 at 9:10 amGRACIAS POR EL MANUAL ME SIRVIO PARA MI COMO PAR AMIS ALUMNOS OK BYE

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Wonderful | August 18, 2009 at 1:34 pmYou are the Man!!!.. Simple and neat. Good work.

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sam | September 2, 2009 at 9:45 pmHi

my sqlserver failed with access denied error :

unable to connect to ssqlserver now.please find below details :



Log Name: ApplicationSource: .NET Runtime Optimization ServiceDate: 9/2/2009 7:45:10 AMEvent ID: 1101Task Category: NoneLevel: ErrorKeywords: ClassicUser: N/AComputer: xxxxDescription:.NET Runtime Optimization Service (clr_optimization_v2.0.50727_32) – Failed to compile: W:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\Tools\VDT\DataDesigners.dll . Error code = 0x8007000b

Waiting for your reply

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hany | September 9, 2009 at 1:57 pmhithax for ur steps , i have a question,i had installed it and then uninstall and after awhile i needed to install it again , the setup file can’t start it show the command prompt screen for less than a second and close it and nothing start ,what shall i do??your reply is highly appreciated

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Jose | September 12, 2009 at 2:34 amThis is a good tutorial, but I have not seen anything special about it, since the author is just placed the screen shots of the installation process. I think that it should be much more helpfull if he have explained the steps, why we should select certain options and why we should not select certain options. The explanation of certain options would have helped much more in this tutorial.

Thanks

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max | September 17, 2009 at 8:22 am[Options]USERNAME=ABC => Status OkCOMPANYNAME=XYZ => Status OkADDLOCAL=ALL => Status OkINSTANCENAME=SQLEXPRESS => Status OkSECURITYMODE=SQL => Status Ok*****************************************

SAPWD=sql => Status Ng



Why Mixed Mode Dialog Password Still Blank ??Did i miss some Setting ??

*****************************************SQLBROWSERAUTOSTART=1 => Status OkDISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0 => Status Ok

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Swathi | September 20, 2009 at 7:50 pmThanks! This helped me. Keep up the great work!

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Atbt | September 25, 2009 at 2:34 pmSuper ……………. you helped me dude, Actually i was stucked on Instance configuration step.

Thnx

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Miguel | September 29, 2009 at 2:32 amDo you have step by step procedures on how to do the upgrade from 2005 to 2008.It will be very helpfull to me.

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Albert | September 29, 2009 at 9:19 pmHi,

I had installed a sql server 2008 on a XP Pro. My problem is when I try to register servers I got this error (Framework .NET warning):

“Unhandled exception has occurred in a component in your application.

Key not valid for use in specified state…”

Then if I try to click on the menu Registered Servers I can’t see any kind of tree as in other installations.

I tried to repair Framework and it doesn’t work..

Can you help me? Thank you very much!

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prashant jakkani | October 29, 2009 at 8:27 pm



Hi Pinal Dave,In the insallation rules there i find “previous release of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Failed”So I cannot go further.Please help me

Thank You,

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Raza | September 26, 2013 at 2:59 pmhello first you have to install sql 2008 than install V.S .

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Anil Mahadev | October 30, 2009 at 1:23 am@Prashanth,

Check out this KB article for a solution

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956139

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Anil Mahadev | October 30, 2009 at 1:46 am@Max:

Are you trying to use SQL Server Express in deploying your application and you need to enter the following settings?

Please elaborate?

========================================[Options]USERNAME=ABC => Status OkCOMPANYNAME=XYZ => Status OkADDLOCAL=ALL => Status OkINSTANCENAME=SQLEXPRESS => Status OkSECURITYMODE=SQL => Status Ok*****************************************

SAPWD=sql => Status Ng

Why Mixed Mode Dialog Password Still Blank ??Did i miss some Setting ??

*****************************************SQLBROWSERAUTOSTART=1 => Status OkDISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0 => Status Ok



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SAPWD=sql => Status Ng ==> Does not use Strong SA Password

Thanks

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max | March 26, 2010 at 11:28 amyes, i try to deploy my sql server 2005 setting on my application, but the above issue been solve.

right now i try to do the same setting in sql server 2008, but fail, maybe you can help me.

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Anil Mahadev | October 30, 2009 at 2:17 am@Miguel,

Check out this MSDN Primer @

http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/ms143393(SQL.90).aspx

On Consideration and steps needed to upgrade from various DB Engine versions to latest releases.

Thanks

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Anil Mahadev | October 30, 2009 at 2:20 am@Jack,

For installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows XP,

one would need XP SP3(Recommended) but minimum SP2,Windows Installer 4.5 and .NET 3.5 SP1

Check out this Article for the same

http://www.packtpub.com/article/microsoftsqlserver2008installationmadeeasy

Thanks

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tabu | June 5, 2012 at 11:57 amI am encountering the same problem as Jack’s, the setup doesnt proceed further than the support files, any solution to this? & also when i try to install the .NET 3.5 SP1 i get an error

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vishwa | December 3, 2009 at 1:40 amGr8 , it was very grateful to us. Keep up nice works……

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bandara | December 8, 2009 at 1:59 pmthanks…its really helpful :)

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Sundar | December 24, 2009 at 6:48 amHi friend,

Thanks a lot.Really it is very helpful. If i want create new account & password how to proceed?

Once again thanks for your preparation.

Regards.

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Anna | January 13, 2010 at 4:45 pmThanks a Ton :)

It was a great manual :) Cheers !!!

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Sorin | January 14, 2010 at 8:21 pmI have the same problem as Albert above:I had installed a sql server 2008 Management Studio + SP1 only on a Win7. My problem is when I try to register servers I got this error (Framework .NET warning):

“Unhandled exception has occurred in a component in your application.

Key not valid for use in specified state…”

Then if I try to click on the menu Registered Servers I can’t see any kind of tree as in other installations.

I tried Repair… didn’t fix it. I tried uninstalling and installing… still can’t register any server.

Do I have to wipe out Win 7 for this? :)

Thanks!

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dhiva | January 26, 2010 at 12:19 pmcheers !! finally i installed it now going to start some tips & tricks in sequel server 2008

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Smith | February 3, 2010 at 12:13 pmWhere are the comments?I were refer to this blog post but here there are no commnets on screenshot.Kindly add the commnets on the pictures [Like I wantʹs help on Account info for setting as Local system on 14th screenshot] other wise it would looks very childish type.

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shifty_1981 | February 9, 2010 at 11:25 pmI seem to remember that when you do a SQL install it creates certain groups in Active Directory (in a domain environment). However my account does not have permission to create such groups. I am a local admin on the machine (my domain account is) however. Is this a concern? Exactly what type of permissions are required or recommended for the SQL Server 2008/2005 installer to be run as?

Thank you

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Nick | February 12, 2010 at 2:06 amHi Can anybody help me. i have been trying to install sql 2008 but its giving me the following error.

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Setup——————————

The following error has occurred:

This access control list is not in canonical form and therefore cannot be modified.

Click ‘Retry’ to retry the failed action, or click ‘Cancel’ to cancel this action and continue setup.

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=10.0.1442540System.InvalidOperationException

——————————BUTTONS:

&RetryCancel——————————plz somebody help me with this.

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jo | March 6, 2010 at 2:00 pmwell i install a sql 2008 but when i try to create and drop a table i wont let me drop the table. it ask for a persion. How can i make it work?

and also, i wanna code a VB.net in my sql but i cant see any availbale .net laguage? do i need to install some kinda VB software?? i have Visual Studio im not sure. please help me i really need it in school???

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fabkhush | March 10, 2010 at 12:38 pmHi

while Installing SQL Server 2008 i noticed that on feature selection page the browse is disabled andim not able to install it on different drive (other than C)

what is wrong.

SQL Server 2008 developer edition.named instanceWindows Server 2003 standard edition

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Karlapudi | March 10, 2010 at 5:35 pmHi Pinal

i have installed as the steps given by the Installation Guide..but still i am not able to connect to the Windows Athentication as well as SQL server authentication.plz guide me on this.

regardsKarlapudi

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preetam | June 2, 2010 at 10:05 amgood one …really helpful …thanks a lot …

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Divyesh | June 17, 2010 at 12:58 pmIts really helpful

Thanks a Lot



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DavidNaija | June 17, 2010 at 4:05 pmYou are da bomb!!!!!It was very useful, please keep up with the good work.Thanks

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reetam | June 19, 2010 at 2:49 pmhey i follow the step but i can t log in as server authentication. my pc is windows 7

help me

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Graeme | June 28, 2010 at 1:29 pmHi,

The page is no longer loading the images from your source server, has been that way for 2 weeks….hoping you get it up again soon.

Cheers

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pinaldave | June 28, 2010 at 1:42 pmThe images are fine. Check your browser or try with different location.

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Mehul | July 5, 2010 at 2:57 amHi,

I received below error while installing SQL server 2008.Pls help…



” is not a valid login or you do not have permission.

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=15007&ProdVer=10.00.1600&EvtType=0xBE029E38%25400x12C2466D



——————————BUTTONS:

OK——————————

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Om Rajan | May 11, 2012 at 9:47 amHi.. i have getting exactly same problem on windows 7 64 bit home basic edition os…..

what is the solutions for ths error…

i hv also installed same setup on windows 7 ultimate edition…its installed sucessfully..so what is the meaning of this:? it means its not compitable for win 7 64bit home basic edition

if nothen please give the solutions

RegardsRajan

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ssengu | July 7, 2010 at 4:22 pmhi, during the installation sql server express R2 2008 got error os 2003 ans sp2 and 32 bit

sql server express R2 version 32 bit 235 mb please replay this isse which i got

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Setup

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This access control list is not in canonical form and therefore cannot be modified.

Click ‘Retry’ to retry the failed action, or click ‘Cancel’ to cancel this action and continue setup.

pls help me

ASAP

ssengu

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Reddy | July 8, 2010 at 4:47 am



Hi Pinal,

Thanks for your nice posts on all topics..Today i tired SQL 2008 installtion eith 64bit on win2008 server 64 bit.I m not able to get the “Feature Section” screen after the “Setup support Rules” screen.

Any guess on this.

Please help on the above issue, it helps me a lot.

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arunmanikumar | July 11, 2010 at 6:37 pmthank you

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Bhaskar | July 13, 2010 at 11:54 pmHi Pinal,

thanks for veryfull artical.i am trying install Sql Sever 2008 standred edition on windows 7 Ultimate.

but end i am get error

rule “operating system supported for edition “.

MS Sql server 2008 Standred edition is it not Comparablety problem.

please do needful.

Thanks,Bhaskar

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Bhaskar | July 14, 2010 at 12:13 amHi Pinal,

Thanks for very useful article.i am trying install Sql Server 2008 standard edition on windows 7 Ultimate.

but end i am get error

Rule “Operating system support for edition” failedThis sql server edition is not support on this Operating system. See Sql Server Books online for information about support operating system for SQL small Business edition

MS Sql server 2008 Standard edition is it not Compatibility problem.Please do needful.



Thanks,Bhaskar

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bikash koirala | July 18, 2010 at 10:52 amiam so delightful to get this guide of sql installation////

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krismlj | July 21, 2010 at 7:51 pmthx was confused about service accounts but ur screen shot fixed up that confusion.

thanks again helped lots.

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Mubin Shaikh | July 24, 2010 at 1:15 pmHi,

SSL Server 2008 setup was sucessfully done and all the database created and restored sucessfully, but next time i want to login in sql server specified instance its showing the error that Server conection done sucessfully but specified instance not connected.

Any guss on this issue

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Ashish | July 27, 2010 at 7:33 pmcheck either sql able to get it in the list of available sql server in same environment.To do this, open cmd and runsqlcmd Lif you want this result in text file thensqlcmd L >c:\serverlist.txt

you will get the list of all sql server in your environment. Check if this instance exists here

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Ashish kumar | August 9, 2010 at 1:21 pmit is little bit difficult to install.so more easy way required or installing information should be attach with the software.

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Santosh | August 13, 2010 at 10:45 amohhhh godd finallllllyyyy sth wrkdd fr me :)



ihv downld ths softw thrice n ihv deleted cos thr ws sum prob withh user n passwd :(

ihv downld it againnn n found the same probbb..thogg to justtt luk aroundd on the forumsss n ihv foundd thsssssss….IT WS AWESUMMMMMMMMMMM !!!!no need of writingg sthhh or givings commentsss cos

U CAN SEEE IN THE SCREENSHOTS WHIC one to SELECT N WHICH ONE SHOULDNT BE !!!!

so … its not at all a concern of havingg comments under the screens LOL !!!!thxxxx so muchh PINAL dave :)lov u bro :)i needed ths stuff fr progrmnnn thx a lot :)

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yaseen | August 22, 2010 at 11:11 amTHANKS A LOT FOR PROVIDING SUCH A GOOD INFORMATION FOR LEARNER.

THANK AGAIN.

REGARDS

YASEEN

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Sunit yadav | August 25, 2010 at 10:35 amVeryvery healpfull….Thanking you.

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S.Kapadia | August 26, 2010 at 6:31 pmHello, I want to install SQL Server 2008 on Server 2008 Enterprise but it failed to install saying that

“sql server 2008 edition not supported on this operating system”

O/S Server 2008 Enterprise Edition.

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Snehal | September 4, 2010 at 3:26 pmIt is really nice.

But what I think is, it will be better utilised if provided some add info. such as how tosaperate .mdf,.ldf,tempdb e.t.c.during setup or after setup. In particular if we use raid 10.



I will be obliged if provided something neccessary.

Any way many many thanks to Pinal Sir.

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santanu | October 21, 2010 at 8:55 pmHi Pinal,

I am working with SQL Server 2008 on Win 7 Pro. Installed successfully, but can’t connect to server instance from SQL Server Mgmt Studio.

I named db as “PHCG” and I see a service running as SQL Server (PHCG).

What should be my Server Name when connecting?

Thanks much in advance,Santanu Bera

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sampath | October 21, 2010 at 9:50 pmHIplease use as below

\

if your server name is server01 then

use as below

server01\PHCG

and use windows or SA authentication for connecting

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Kumaresan | October 25, 2010 at 3:19 pmALL THE STEPS WORKED FINE. FANTASTIC JOB.THANKS A LOT.

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Hugo | November 11, 2010 at 7:00 amTNX very much.!

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dhaval | November 19, 2010 at 2:49 pmThanks very much.!



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Syed Wajahat | November 22, 2010 at 11:19 amIf you are getting error “the credential you provided for the sql server agent is invalid”

One of the best way of handling this is to install it with a local account first.

Once SQL Server installed, now you can change the service account by changing the user at services.msc

Change the service account, stop & start it. Its now working with your service account.

Thanks.Syed WajahatPrincipal ConsultantTecherz.

SharePointGulf

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Charles | November 24, 2010 at 5:18 pmHi,

I want to do a silent install of SQL 2008 under W7entreprise, But when i install it whith this command “Setup.exe /q /ACTION=Install /FEATURES=SQL /INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER /SQLSVCACCOUNT=AUTHORITY\Network Service”, i receive “the specified credentials for the sql server service are not valid. to continue, provide a valid account and password for the SQL server services”

What is the exact command line for to do an automatic silernt install ??

thanx

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Onkes | December 2, 2010 at 2:07 pmHey dude

you have just saved my butt with this guid, thanks for everything that you are doing in helping when we are having problems.

take care

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Sandeep | December 5, 2010 at 11:17 pmThankx a million Mr. PinaldaveIt really helped me.



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Akshay | December 6, 2010 at 3:43 pmhi, man thanks for putting all this stuffthat was really helpful coz reading all docs and then install takes much time. you saved my time from that.thanks a lot.

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mahabub | December 15, 2010 at 9:26 amIt is really nice.

But what I think is, it will be better utilised if provided some add info. such as how to saperate .mdf,.ldf,tempdb e.t.c.during setup or after setup. In particular if we use raid 10.

I will be obliged if provided something neccessary.

Any way many many thanks to Pinal Sir.

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Ankit Moradiya | December 22, 2010 at 12:16 pmThank u So much dear

Really its very very Helpful …

Thanks

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arianna | January 4, 2011 at 1:37 pmThank you very much for the article, it was soo easy to install it with your screenshots.

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seobridging | January 5, 2011 at 2:08 pmThere is a benefit in agreeing to a recommended set of features and corresponding tags in order to create, interpret and display a common . Thanks for sharing info.

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Jahfar | January 6, 2011 at 11:45 am



I am installing as given above. In “Installation Progress ” step after a few seconds in “validating feature setting” i get the error:“The folder path specified is invalid. Please enter a valid folder path.. Folder Path=C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Data”. If anyone know the solution , please help

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siva | May 9, 2013 at 1:09 pmi am also getting same error.can u pls tell me the solution if u know

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Andrew | January 6, 2011 at 12:12 pmHi Pinal Dave,

Thank you very much for UR fantastic information about SQL SERVER 2008 Installation. It helped me a lot. Keep posting always…God Be with U…

regardsAndrew

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sachin kumar | November 15, 2013 at 7:00 amhello sir my prob is my sql sever is install but i am ckeck this out if proper installed

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sai | January 6, 2011 at 2:03 pmi installed sqlserver2008 in mixedmode.but it is connect only windowsmode.it is not connect sql mode.while connecting to the sql mode it displays error login failed.why? it is not connect.pls reply

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Mengkong | January 22, 2011 at 9:56 amHi,I installed sqlserver2008 and it continued to “Installation Rules” it failed with ‘Previous release of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008′ and the Next button is disable too.So, how can i install it.

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Waleed Mustafa | January 25, 2011 at 3:48 pmThanks alot for the great helpInstallation SQL 2008 is one of my duties at work



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ron | January 27, 2011 at 11:22 pmabsolutely fantastic!!!

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anjan | January 29, 2011 at 10:12 pmGreat .It is very help ful

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ajay | February 6, 2011 at 1:15 amHiii Pinal Im ajay. i installed sql server 2008 express edition on my win 7,64 bit operating system home basic.after installing successfully then im open to sql server it wont be open becose im unable to get the SSMS in option.please give me a suitable ans,im awaiting for your reply.

regardsAjay.

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Shiva | February 10, 2011 at 2:33 amHey, Thanks for the explanation.

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Gopal | February 21, 2011 at 2:20 pmHi Pinal,i am using windows 7 home basic 64 bit os. I’m having a shocking time trying to install SQL Server 2008 on 64bit Windows 7. When I run setup.exe, I get the following error message:

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 installation has failed.

SQL Server 2008 Setup requires .NET Framework 3.5 to be installed

Things I’ve tried:

I’ve checked and double checked. I do have .NET Framework 3.5 installed, with SP1I’ve read about a missing Windows Installer 4.5 installation producing the same error. Win7 comes with Windows Installer 5, which hopefully satisfies this requirement, as I’ve tried to install 4.5 and it won’t let meBurning the ISO to DVD and installing from there.Installing on an XP machine using the same ISO. This works, so the ISO must be fine.Considering SQL Server 2005, but it really needs to be 2008 for the project.

Update I could install SQL Server Express, and then SP1, but couldn’t upgrade to Enterprise.If you’ve come across this issue, or know how to fix it, I’d love to know.



Please note i purchased a new system for learning SQL Server but disappointed with Microsoft for making me to struggle with its compatablity issues and with out any solutions.

Please let me know if you can assist me on this.

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Gopal | March 28, 2011 at 1:35 pmAfter doing lot of research i managed to resolve this issue. I now have installed Enterprise Edition SQL Server 2008 in my system.

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walaasaadh | December 27, 2011 at 11:22 pmCan you please explain how have you solved the problem as I have the same

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Nirmal Kumar.G | February 21, 2011 at 10:12 pmHi Pinal Dave…i Need your helpMy Laptop OS win7 Home Premium 64 bit,I have only one Login Account(Having Administrator Rights)If i try to Install the SQL Server 2008 R2,Iam Getting this Error msg [ʺ is not a Valid Login or you dont have a permissionʺ]

Note:My System Requirement ResultNo Warning and No Faild.I Already Install Service Pack 1 for VS 2008,While i start Install the SQL Server 2008 R2,iam not getting any error msg..but before Complete the finall Installation Progress iam Receiving that above Error…Plz Tell me

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Vaibhav Saran | February 23, 2011 at 4:25 pmyou are such a great man :)

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JIKEN | February 23, 2011 at 9:25 pm@Anil Mahadev

When I installed as per these steps, I got below error between installation and then continue installation process.





A later version of Microsoft SQL Server Compact is already installed.

———————————————–After installation complete I shown some features not installed. Then go to all programs–> sql server 2008 –> ssms is not display to launch.=======================================I read this below link article

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956139=======================================

I already installed visual studio 2008 and vs2008 sp1 also before sql server 2008 installation

So please give solution in steps. ASAP.

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Anne Lagang | February 27, 2011 at 8:21 pmFirst, let me thank you for this great tutorial. It helped me a lot during my feeble attempts to install SQL Server 2008.

I have a quick question. I followed all your instructions and installed all the components (i.e SSAS, SSRS, SSIS, BIS etc) because I need to study them. When I tried to view my Report Server/Reports in my browser, it prompts me for username and password. I don’t remember setting one up and I tried all possible username – password combinations I could think of but to no avail. Could you please tell me which username – password I need to enter so that I could view my Report Server/Reports?

Thank you for your time and more power! ^_^

Anne

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sandy | February 28, 2011 at 9:17 pmit will be good to create a step by step of this same product but using windows 7 OS

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Ananth | March 3, 2011 at 12:08 pmI learned so many things from this site

It is very useful for very DBA

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Nirav | March 10, 2011 at 2:31 pmHi PinalI am installing share point office server 2007 and so i need to install sql server 2008in meanwhile of installing i go through the “reporting service configuration” step and there is 3



optionjust like you have in this “http://www.pinaldave.com/blogfolder/2008/200817.jpg”so if i want to install share point office server 2007 then which option i need to selectpls provide info regarding this stepso i can go further in sharepoint installation.

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abhi | March 21, 2011 at 12:23 amat end of set setup showing errorEvent type: sql 100msi P1: 10.50.1600.1 P2:10.1.2731.0P3:sqlsupport.msi P4:0xced4a450 P5:1308P6: install_sqlsupport_katmairtm

Plz suggest me

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abhi | March 21, 2011 at 12:27 amat end of set setup showing errorEvent type: sql 100msi P1: 10.50.1600.1 P2:10.1.2731.0P3:sqlsupport.msi P4:0xced4a450 P5:1308P6: install_sqlsupport_katmairtm

and after all above set shows

Feature Name StatusDatabase Engine Services FailedSQL server replication FailedSQL Client Connectivity SDK Success

Plz suggest

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Anil | April 5, 2011 at 1:43 pmReally Helpful document..I have faced many problem to resolve this problem…Thanks again…

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reyad yosef | April 5, 2011 at 8:33 pmVery Nice.Thank you

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Vishvaroop | April 7, 2011 at 3:32 pm



Excellent Job Pinal… You are saviour….. !!!

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essays | April 14, 2011 at 11:36 amThe performance of SQL Server is primarily decided by the disk I/O efficiency. Improving I/O definitely improves the performance. SQL Server 2008 introduced Data and Backup compression features to improve the disk I/O. Here, I will explain Data compression.

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remko | May 13, 2011 at 6:23 pmHi,

When we install SQL Server on vista or windows 7 (Deutch) the problem we face is that instance can not be started.We gat an error code 1814.Annyone experiencing the same problem??

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remko | May 13, 2011 at 6:28 pmThis only happens when we install it under a local account that is added to the administartors account. With the build in account ‘Administrator’ it works fine…

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[email protected] | May 17, 2011 at 2:11 amThank you so much it helps me a lot thanks again

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Kevin | May 17, 2011 at 9:43 amplease can anyone help me installing SQL to my computer windows 7 home premium

i need help “(

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laxman | May 17, 2011 at 7:44 pmi got this error in ssas deployment , am using windows 7 36bit,pls give me a solution .Errors related to feature availability and configuration: The ‘Measure expressions’ feature is not included in the ‘Standard Edition’ SKU.

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RAHUL KUMAR | May 21, 2011 at 7:48 pmHI ALL,I AM GETTING THIS ERROR WHEN TRY TO INSTALL SQL SERVER 2008 IN WINDOWS 7.

TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure.——————————

SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:

The collation was not found.

Error code 0x84B40000.

——————————PLEASE SUGGEST ME WHAT TO DO.THANKS ALL,RAHUL KUMAR——————————

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shailesh | June 1, 2011 at 6:22 pmTITLE: Message Details——————————

The specified credentials that were provided for the SQL Server service are not valid. To continue, provide a valid account and password for the SQL Server service.

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OK——————————

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Imran Mohammed | June 2, 2011 at 6:39 am@Shailesh,

Please post complete question ?

SQL Server Service Account Needs Permissions to specific Folders. So the Account you mentioned when Installing SQl Server, might not have proper permissions, that is why you are getting this message.

You can find here, permissions required for SQl Server Account.

Look for the Topic :



Reviewing Access Control Lists Created for SQL Server Service Accounts

Web Link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/ms143504.aspx

Another, easy way which I don;t recommend, is to give run SQL Server Service under an Account that have Administrator privileges.

~ IM.

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Laxman | June 2, 2011 at 2:09 pmWhen I am running inmort and export wizard i am getting the following error in sql 2008 on XP can any1 give me solution,i did instalation using the above steps===================================

This wizard will close because it encountered the following error: (Microsoft SQL Server)

——————————For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=10.0.1600.22&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.U

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No description found

——————————Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper.ApplicationClass.get_DBProviderInfos()at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.DtsWizard.DTSWizard.GetDtsDbProviderInfos(WizardInputs wizardInputs)at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.DtsWizard.DataSourceCombo.PopulateProviders(Boolean fSources, WizardInputs wizardInputs)at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.DtsWizard.Step1.OnInitializePage(EventArgs e)at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.WizardPage.RaiseEnterPage()at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.WizardForm.NextPage(WizardPage nextPage)at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.WizardForm.Next_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)

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xavier | June 4, 2011 at 2:58 amHi,

You forgot to mention the most important part of SQL Server installation :)…the data directories part (data and log files location).

but still nice work…



Regards,

Xavier

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Md.Nuruzzaman Mithun | June 4, 2011 at 5:27 pmHi,Wishes u all the best. I surf this web site for first time. This site seems to me much more helpful.

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Laurie | June 6, 2011 at 6:11 amI am trying to install SQL Server 2008 on XP. I previously had it installed then had to do a system restore and am trying to install again. When I doubleclick on the setup file it show the command prompt screen for less than a second and close it and nothing start. Any suggestions??

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amns | June 6, 2011 at 10:21 pmThanks Pinal for the great article.

I’m getting an error during sql server enterprise R2 installation (on a Windows Server 2008 R2)“Error reading from file E:\1033_ENU_LP\x64\setup\sql2008support\PFiles\SqlServr\100\Setup\Release\x64\Help\1033gi5cdu2.chm. Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.”” Error: Action “Install_SqlSupport_KatmaiRTM_Cpu64_Action” failed during execution.”

Anyone knows how to solve this?Abhi, have you solved your problem?Thanks

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praveen | June 7, 2011 at 4:52 amHi,

Cannot install Sql server express R2 on windows 7 home premium ( brand new system)

I selected all the options given, but could not install Managment ToolsBasic

I get error below :

“Another version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 has been detected on this system that must be updated to SP1.Please update all Visual Studio 2008 installations to SP1 level, by visiting Microsoft Update”

Then I installed only Database engine, Successful Completed.I would like to have Management studio as well, how can i install this.



Please help …!

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Narendra | June 7, 2011 at 4:35 pmI am trying to install Sql Server 2008 R2 window2008 server.

I Successufly Completed Installed but after 10 or 15 daysSql server not login password..

cannot connect to SCILSINGACHAdditional InformationA network related or instancespecific error occurred while established a connection to SQL Server.The server was not accessible……….

Please help me to come out this problem……

Thank you

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Prajeesh | June 8, 2011 at 2:15 pmVery excellent

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UCHE | June 14, 2011 at 2:03 pmi want to learn more about the lastest in SQL 2008THANKS

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madhivanan | June 14, 2011 at 6:42 pmSearch for “What is new in SQL Server 2008″? in google/bing

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sk gupta | June 18, 2011 at 9:35 amhallo sir,i have just installed sql server 2005. after installation when i conncect database to server. it reflect a massage “can not connect to server Error Code 4″

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Prakash N B | June 24, 2011 at 10:49 pmIn installation rules at last .i’m getting error ‘ visual studio error’



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Varun | June 26, 2011 at 8:25 amGud Work. Little bit Confusing, but it works. Really Thanks. Its d proper guide.

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Anusha | June 26, 2011 at 1:05 pmHiii All

When i tried to instal SQl server 2008 with windows xp sp3 i got an error saying “Read error in G:/sql/SQLserver 2008.rar

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Anand | June 30, 2011 at 11:25 amThis installation steps for SQL 2008 has helped me a lot …… Thanks a lot

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Matthias Fleschütz | July 2, 2011 at 12:58 amSorry, to say that, but:The way you described setting the users is definitely the way you should NOT do it…it is hardly recommended to use a different user for each service!

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IGV Systems | July 6, 2011 at 7:08 pmThe images are not coming up, only getting the red X icons on this page.

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madhivanan | July 7, 2011 at 2:42 pmThey are displayed correctly. Check your internet policy and see if they are blocked

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balaji | July 16, 2011 at 3:00 amDear sir/madam

Sql installation am getting this below error

error 03 how can i solve ,

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Adil | July 19, 2011 at 8:27 pmHiI am installing SQL Server 2008 R2 on Server but When I try to map a Datafile to Shared location it gives an error message that Shared location or in this case Y drive is not a valid drive? I dont want to install Datafiles on C since its not large enough so I want to store all datafile in Shared location but getting error that it is not a valid drive? does it have to do with read write access?

Appreciate your input.

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Piyush Bajaj | July 20, 2011 at 11:17 amHey Pinal,Its a very nice blog and quite useful.Well i have also posted an article based on the same topic.So the link is:www. sqlservergeeks .com/articles/ sqlserverbi/32/installationguideforsqlserver2008

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lark77 | July 21, 2011 at 2:22 pmThank you so much finally i am able to install SQL Server in my system.Wish u had a live video demonstration it would be much more helpful as we would be able to understand what exactly is goin on

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David Davis | July 22, 2011 at 6:56 pmIf you are trying to install SQL2008 and you also have visual studio 2008 installed with service pack one (SP1) and get the error

“A previous release of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 is installed on this computer. Upgrade Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 to the SP1 before installing SQL Server 2008”

Then welcome to the Microsoft beta testing program even if you purchased the faulty software.

With XP the most common solution seem to be renaming the registry keyHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DevDiv\VS\Servicing\9.0And replacing ‘9.0’ with ‘9.0Old’ however this does not solve the problem if you are using windows 7 and the only solution I managed to find that worked was to uninstall VS2008 and all the components and to then install SQL2008 and finally reinstall VS2008.

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srichandar | July 28, 2011 at 4:06 pmThis really has made a gr8 help to me..



thanks dude..

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Pramit | July 29, 2011 at 7:21 pmNice Blog..Thanks

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nitin | August 1, 2011 at 2:20 pmReally HelpfulThanks

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uday | August 4, 2011 at 11:45 amHi,

Myself uday,I want to install on SQL server 2005 on windows 7 of 64 bit.Can u help me.when i try to install in get the error message i.e “The program you want to run is not compatible”.

Kindly provide your suggestion on this.

ThanksUday

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Web Developer | August 5, 2011 at 7:33 amMake sure you meet all of the requirements first, operating system, memory, ect.

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Ganesan K | August 9, 2011 at 2:06 pmvery good article. it was helped me to install sql server 2008.

Thank you

Ganesan K

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steve | August 11, 2011 at 1:16 amthank you friend; i was stuck at the server configuration screen trying to avoid account/password setup for my standalone pc and you saved me!



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Achea | August 19, 2011 at 11:31 amgood but You have to explain what to do at each diagram

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Santana | August 31, 2011 at 3:23 amAfter the installation of MS SQL Express 2008, how do I do the settings below?SAPWD=SECURITYMODE=SQLDISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0

Thanks

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Thusitha | August 31, 2011 at 10:55 amThis is a superb guide. Thanks

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khurram | September 7, 2011 at 9:02 pmIts easy and workable………… thanks

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dinesh | September 10, 2011 at 2:30 pmi am not applicable for Sa user

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Vic | September 11, 2011 at 2:31 pmDatabase Engine – FailedFull Text – SuccessReplication – FailedAnalysis Service – SuccessReporting Services – FailedIntegration Services – SkippedClient Tools – SkippedSQL Server Books Online – SkippedBIDS – Skipped

Please help… What did i do wrong and how can i correct this?

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pavan | September 19, 2011 at 4:06 pmi am install .net frame for 64 bit win7 but there is error that the set up will say it is all ready install and after installing sql 2008 it say install .net framework ,so what can i do

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sumanth | September 28, 2011 at 7:32 amHi Pinal,

After installing sql server 2008 in windows 7,I cant able to access the database using windows authentication and sql server authentication .This is the error coming,so help me plz

TITLE: Connect to Server——————————

Cannot connect to PRAVEENPC\PRAVEEN.

——————————ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

A networkrelated or instancespecific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 –Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 1)

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=1&LinkId=20476

——————————BUTTONS:

OK——————————

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jubpas | September 28, 2011 at 9:28 amI have installed the SQL Server 2008 on Windows XP successfully in just one go. I am lucky to access the database from my VB6 application running on the same machine. But I am unable to connect to this SQL Server from a remote Window XP machine. Any one help me how to connect to

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madhivanan | September 28, 2011 at 5:10 pmMake sure that the system where the application is deployed has enough permission to access the server. Also did you get any error?

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jubpas | October 9, 2011 at 2:52 pmThank you very much

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bala | September 30, 2011 at 1:51 amvery goooooooooooooodddd

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sareshwathi2011 | October 11, 2011 at 7:29 pmHi…I have installed sql server 2008 R2 (sql management studio _X86 ENU) in windows 7 Home premium.I mentioned server name as (local).While connecting i am getting the following error.

cannot connect to (local)Additional informationnetwork related or instance specific error has occurred while establishing connection to sql server.server was not found or not accessible.Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL server is configured to allow remote connection.(Provider:Named Pipes Provider,error40could not open a connection to Sql server)(Microsoft sql server,error:2)

Then i changed server name as (local)\sqlexpress.Now i am getting getting error message as follows.

cannot connect to (local)Additional informationnetwork related or instance specific error has occurred while establishing connection to sql server.server was not found or not accessible.Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL server is configured to allow remote connection.(Provider:Sql Network interfaces,error26Error locating server/instance specified)(Microsoft sql server)

Kindly assist me to resolve this issue.Thank You.

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Gopal Ghelani | October 12, 2011 at 3:15 amhi friends,

i m trying to install the sql server 2008 in microsoft vista but it gives me a error“Wait on the database Engine recovery handled fail” so please give me a suggestion what i have done wrong and how can i solve this problem.

Thank you!



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STR | October 18, 2011 at 6:19 pmhi

i unable to install sql server 2008 on windows xp sp3.

the following system configuration i have:

1.Internet Explorer 8.02.windows installer 4.53.Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP14.MSXML 4.0 SP2 Parser SDK

Problem:When i clicked on Setup file (native SQL install bootstrapper) nothing was opened and it just shown anything.

I tried to install as administrator and Firewall also OFF.

Please help me out.

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doy | October 19, 2011 at 9:45 amless any explanation on each image. euh ______

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harsh jhaveri | October 31, 2011 at 4:30 pmIs it possible to install sql server 2008 when already 2005 and vs 2008 installed ?

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madhivanan | November 1, 2011 at 7:41 pmYes you can install it as a new instance

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rinku | November 4, 2011 at 2:30 pmthanks

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manpreet | November 7, 2011 at 4:27 pm



On my machine SQL server was working fine when I installed it first time later on I uninstalled .net and sql and reinstalled sql i was not able to restore the datbases. So again I have uninstalled and also after uninstalltion deleted folder created in program files.While trying to install it again I am not able to use default instance it gives me error that instances are already in use.Could you please tell me what I should do to get use of default instance of SQL sever 2008.

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Nitesh Kanal | November 9, 2011 at 10:43 amWorking Fine!! Thanks a lot buddy… :)

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rajasekar | November 9, 2011 at 2:05 pmexcellent work

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rajesh | November 14, 2011 at 11:32 amHi Pinal,

Need your quick suggest, does Mssql 2008 R2 inplace upgrade requires SSL reconfigure?

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punith | November 15, 2011 at 2:57 amthanx dave……

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vaibhav | November 16, 2011 at 6:29 pmit was very helpful.

Killing one of the msi.exe service helped

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Sudarshan S | November 21, 2011 at 6:47 pmSir ,

Can you also please tell me how to install a sql server 2005 on a machine which has got sql server 2008 already installed.

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SVK | November 22, 2011 at 12:16 pm



i have installed & uninstalled sql server 2008 7 times but same thing repeatsif i select Management tools i get the error message Previous version of vsiual studio 2008 failedif i dont select the Management tools option Sql get installed sucesfully but without ssms.exei even tried regedit with SPINDEX & SP values but still samei tried everything available online but the issue persists

my system has visual studio 2008 already installed

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Arun | November 23, 2011 at 11:49 pmDear All

i have installed sql server 2008 r2 on 64 bit windows 7. i connect on local computer with no network means Ncomputing network with RDP. sql is running fine on local server but not work on remote desktop ncomputing. please suggest what can i do in this case.

RegardsArun

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Paritosh | November 24, 2011 at 5:51 pmHI ALL:Can any body can tell me how to find the edition of SQL Server 2008r2 from Setup files. means is it STD or ENT edition.without installing the software

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bayisa | November 25, 2011 at 1:33 pmhow to install 2008 server

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sqllover | November 25, 2011 at 8:43 pmTITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Setup——————————


Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=10.0.1600.22&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%25400x4BDAF9BA%25401306%254024

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BUTTONS:

OK——————————

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Sk | November 28, 2011 at 3:15 pmThank you

I trying to install SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7 ultimate 32bit but it doesn’t want to when it surpose to install Setup Support Files. Also doesn’t want to install MS Visual Studio 2008.

What could be the problem

Please help

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Akshay | December 1, 2011 at 4:26 pmhiI’m trying to install sql server 2008 on vista and at the time of final installation it is showing “is not a valid login or you don’t have permission” hey dude please help me…Akshay

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irshad kanwal | December 15, 2011 at 1:44 amvery very thanx sir penal dave ,,,you solved my problem ,,so nice of you…this is very useful …

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soma | December 17, 2011 at 2:31 pmits worked out thanks…good document for fresher

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aqeel | December 21, 2011 at 4:32 pmvery nice……….thank u alot!

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pradeep naidu | December 28, 2011 at 9:42 amthanks its very help u so nice



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baber | January 15, 2012 at 6:57 pmi have server 2008 server ent. now my SQL is not opening, cannot connect to database. what to do

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Tilli | January 20, 2012 at 11:04 amHii,Very nice post, and nicely explained with the help of images.

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aqeel | January 21, 2012 at 11:17 pmthank you allot

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riya | January 24, 2012 at 12:46 amsqqlserver instance name is allready exist for this m getting problem..so give solution 4 dis…plz

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Hammad | February 7, 2012 at 12:50 amPlz Sir ! I need your help, I tried this procedure but failed to Install.. Got several errors during Installation…Help Plz…

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Alex Costa | February 10, 2012 at 8:26 pmI need help, please! I have installed the program, but I am stuck at the screen where it’s asking for server name. I downloaded to my laptop, I don’t know what name to put, and the installation will not be completed until I do so. Thank you.

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Subhash | February 12, 2012 at 6:20 pmThanks a lot Pinal.

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Alex Costa | February 13, 2012 at 12:15 am



My question is: the installation process asks me to put down a server name. I have downloaded the program into my laptop, what name should I put when it asks for the server name? Where should I go to to find that name? Thank you.

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Sripathy Iyemgar | February 18, 2012 at 1:49 pmHi Dave,I am still having problems installing SQL Server 2008 R2. No matter what I do i keep getting the following message:“Specified Credentials that were provided for the SQL Server Service are not valid.Provide a valid Account & PWError 0x84B40000

Am installing on Server 2003 SP2. Part of a Domain. No internet access.Appreciate any help

Sripathy

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praveen | February 27, 2012 at 9:29 pmThanks Pinal,It really helped me a lot….

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Bereket | March 1, 2012 at 8:22 pmHi…I have installed sql server 2008 R2 (sql management studio _X64 ENU) in windows 7 ultimate.I mentioned server name as (local).While connecting i am getting the following error.

cannot connect to (local)Additional informationnetwork related or instance specific error has occurred while establishing connection to sql server.server was not found or not accessible.Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL server is configured to allow remote connection.(Provider:Named Pipes Provider,error40could not open a connection to Sql server)(Microsoft sql server,error:2)

Kindly assist me to resolve this issue.Thank You.

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M.R | March 7, 2012 at 11:53 amHi,This post was very useful, but images not load now… :(



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raja | March 10, 2012 at 1:42 amI installed SQL server 2008 R2 Evaluation version on my Windows 7 home OS .The installation went successfull..when i go to Start > All programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 folder is is empty..i dont know why..but when i go ro Run command and type ssms.exe the management studio opens up.Can anybody help me out why i am not able to see anything under SQL Server 2008 folder in programs?

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Bhushan | March 14, 2012 at 7:59 pmThanks Pinal,Your post helped us a lot in installing sql 2008 on windows server 2008 R2.

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Emping | March 16, 2012 at 8:01 amDear All need your advises as I can not connect to my SQL Server 2008R2 here is the situation:

SQL Server 2008 R2 64 Bit installed in Windows 2008 Server (64 Bit)

Installed SQL client 2008 R2 in Win XP SP3 (32 BIt)

I can not connect to server SQL 2008 Server with this XP work station, although the server browser services was started, but can connect to other SQL server with 32 Bit environment.

Kindly advice for solving this problem

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JoseLuis | March 17, 2012 at 10:11 pmThanks Pinal

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Akshay | March 18, 2012 at 12:20 pmThanks Mr. Pinal Dave for guidance.Keep posting good articles like this one !!

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kartheek | March 19, 2012 at 7:19 pmHi All,I am unable to install SQL server 2008 r2 on windows server 2003 64 bit os(Vitual machine)I have installed



.net framework 3.5 sp1MSXML 6.0windows installer 4.5

I got the following errorTITLE: SQL Server Setup failure.——————————

SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:

Failed to retrieve data for this request..

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Bill Iaquinto | March 24, 2012 at 2:03 amHi, I am trying to install SQL server 2008 R2 full eval and everytime I get the error at the end of the install saying can not connect to server, uninstall and reinstall software. Please help thanks.

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niyifasha Robert | March 25, 2012 at 4:40 pmHi, how to connect web base application(made in php and html) with sql server 2008 r2thx Robert

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kiran k | March 29, 2012 at 3:53 pmwhen i instaling sql server 2008 it gives collation related error message.what do i need to do to instal sql 2008 in my system. my system havewin7 os

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Darshit Pandya | April 2, 2012 at 2:01 pmHi Pinal,

I am unable to install ms sql server 2008 in my system. As I am using Windows vista home basic x64 . I have also installed .net framework 3.5 sp1 So is there any specific installation guide?. Please let me know ASAP.

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jatin | April 3, 2012 at 2:44 pmthanks bro

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sindhu | April 6, 2012 at 12:41 pmhi…i have created a database…no one is able to submit data there apart from me…they get a error ” a network related/instance specific error…” i am using vb 2010 ans sql 2008 r2..plese help me

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ashok kumar | April 16, 2012 at 12:45 pmUR SQL DB is not responding,is it local or server.

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Tia | April 28, 2012 at 9:11 pmhi,i have installed sql server 2005 but it is not connecting to database engine giving server name error. please help me to resolve it

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Gourav | May 1, 2012 at 11:59 pmReally Helpful Pinal, Thanks a lot

From Gourav

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vyas | May 4, 2012 at 6:33 pmi have faced an error which gives like this:windows could not start the sql server on local computer(MSSQLSERVER),review the system event logservice specific error code 3414.

what should i do? i could not find my local server.i need help.please give methe steps in order to connect to my local server

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Waquar | May 7, 2012 at 9:28 amHii pinal ….the all I can say is you are awesome created!!!

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Swapnil Gujar | May 7, 2012 at 11:26 amthanks a lot for this superb presentation!!! it was indeed of helpThanks a lot again.



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sriram | May 10, 2012 at 7:45 pmthanx…………. for information………but some screenshots are missed……….

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Bhavesh Hariyani | May 15, 2012 at 4:07 pmThanks Pinal ….

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alex.lopex | May 16, 2012 at 8:54 pmHi I have such a problem with the error “Invalid user name or password or need. To continue, provide valid credentials for the SQL Server Agent service.I agree I have tried many solutionsput on a NT Authority / System or NT Authority Network Service?please help thanks

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ABDUL SAMAD KHAN | May 19, 2012 at 1:24 pmVery Helpful. Thanks

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surya | May 21, 2012 at 3:07 pmi installed sql server 2008 for connecting sql server database with java jdbc program. But it displays login fail error…any one can answer this…..?

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Alexis Leno | May 27, 2012 at 7:16 pmI’ve installed Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and rebooted. Upon reboot, I only have the Installation Center in my Program Files. When trying to upgrade my installation, it asks me to Browse for the Installation Media. Do you have any idea on where the Installation Media might be?

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Divya | June 6, 2012 at 4:35 pmThanks alot,it was very helpful ..is that same case with windows 2007 ?

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amol Mehare | June 17, 2012 at 11:53 amHI,I am amol Mehareit is nice one

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Balpreet Kaur | June 18, 2012 at 5:05 pmbut if there is an error at the end of the installation that your system is in single user mode . you cant logged in …. then wat shuld i do … ????please resolve this problem

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madia1902 | June 20, 2012 at 3:02 pmi have installed the sql server 2008 r2, i had only one default instance. how can i get more instance? where can jeg install more instance? please show me step by step.. thankxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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rohit | June 22, 2012 at 11:46 amhey, my installation has failed on installation rules step.error is previous release of microsoft visual studio 2008.plz help me

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Pierre | June 25, 2012 at 9:01 pmAn array of screen shots without explanation served no purpose at all. I dumped this and winged it successfully myself. This blog, I conclude is just internet noise.

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Amiya | August 2, 2012 at 6:00 amThanks …..Finally i can start preparing for 70448.God Bless u :)

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wojohullah | August 5, 2012 at 11:10 amhello sir thanks from you outstanding information about SQL server.we use open sources SQL server and i have some difficulties regarding restoring the date and i have problem to create users if you guide me thanks



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Murugan | August 8, 2012 at 11:36 amHi Pinal,

very helpfull. Thank you

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maclaure | August 8, 2012 at 7:37 pmHi Pinal,

thanks a lot for the info.

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sunil bhavsar | August 15, 2012 at 12:36 pmthanx………..its vary usefull post

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Matt B B | August 17, 2012 at 12:31 pmIt was really helpful.Thanks :)

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Gajendran | August 17, 2012 at 3:42 pmI am installing as given above. In “Installation Progress ” step after a few seconds in “validating feature setting” i get the error:“The folder path specified is invalid. Please enter a valid folder path.. Folder Path=C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Data”. If anyone know the solution , please help

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Gajendran | August 17, 2012 at 3:43 pmI am installing SQL Server 2008 R2… The same I have installed in another server and it works without any error.

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Kandhavel | August 18, 2012 at 12:19 pm



Thanks a lot for ur workDuring installation progress,it shows few error regarding this packagei have tried this with SQL 2008 R2 developer version

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mukesh | August 21, 2012 at 3:29 pmTITLE: Connect to Server——————————

Cannot connect to MUKESHPC\SqlExpress.

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A networkrelated or instancespecific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 –Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 1)

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=1&LinkId=20476

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Ajitkumar | August 26, 2012 at 11:39 amHi Pinal,

thanks a lot for the info….

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myseoinnovation | August 28, 2012 at 7:46 amHi Pinal,

I have installed SQL Server 2008 r2 as per your instruction and all process have done successfully but when i tried to connect showing “Login failed for user HOMEB076483C3F (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18456). So please suggest me what should i do now…

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Matt B B | August 28, 2012 at 7:29 pm



Hi,Nice document. it really helped me. can you tell me if there is any link for theinstallation of VS_2008_SP1.

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sivakishore | September 10, 2012 at 12:47 pmhi

i installed sql server 2008 in my system.i worked on ssrs reports for some days.in those days i used windows credencials to login to report server

now those windows credencials are not accepting

can u ply help me in this issue.

at the same i install that one in sever system alsoin server system it is working fine.

can u ply help me how to resolve it

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nandana | September 11, 2012 at 12:32 pmi am trying to install sql server 2008 in my windows xp operating system but always i fail due to the error upgrade to .net 2008 sp1 but already i installed sp1 for .net still the same error is coming what to do?????????

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Anton | September 18, 2012 at 12:26 pmThanks, big help for me :)

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jigar | September 20, 2012 at 6:12 pmEver green post.. works even in 2012 (Year)… Thanks

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kris | September 21, 2012 at 2:01 pmthnx its nice

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anamika | September 23, 2012 at 11:02 am



can some one help me out in letting me know about the process of downloading sql server 2008 to winodws xp, what are all the s/w i require and and how to proceed further

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kousik Acharjee | September 25, 2012 at 6:43 pmThanks, it is a very helpfull manual

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LordDart | October 1, 2012 at 10:37 pmHi,

When I try to install sql server 2008 in Win 7, I get this error:

The folder path specified is invalid. Please enter a valid folder parth Folder Path=C:\Program files\microsotsql server\msas10.mssqlserver\olap\dataError code 0x84b4000

Thanks for your help.

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Sana Shahzadi | October 6, 2012 at 11:41 amthank you very much this tutorial helps me very much .. and it releases most of my tension. :)

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ajay | October 7, 2012 at 12:47 pmhey ! whenever I follow the installation process by clicking on new Sql Server Standalone installation i get up a popup window “browse for sql server installation media” instead of “setup support rules window” as shown above..Can anyone tell me what i am doing???

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Jatinder Singh | October 8, 2012 at 2:01 pmTHANKS SIRVERY NICE STEPS TO INSTALL SQL SERVER 2008

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Ravinder | October 13, 2012 at 9:57 pmThanks thats wonderfull …. so helpfull..

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Amit | December 2, 2012 at 1:33 amI am getting error “sql server 2008 setup requires microsoft .net framework 3.5 sp1 to be installed” when i tried to run Setup.exe.I already have .Net framework 4.0 installed.I have downloaded .Net framework 3.5 from Microsoft site but it is not opening on my machine when i double click it for installation.I read some blogs for this error, it says open the Server Manager and add .Net Framework 3.5 feature from there, but Server Manager is not listed in my Administration Tools.Can someone please help me here.

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kiran murthy | December 5, 2012 at 2:25 pmvery nice….it is very use full for installation of sql server

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syed | December 7, 2012 at 4:40 pmwhen we configure the Authentication of the sql Server from Windows Authentication to Mixed Mode Authentication whether it reflect to the Exist database running of the Sql Server

Kindly reply me back on this

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sarada | December 18, 2012 at 11:31 amIt was very useful to me.Thank u.

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malu | December 18, 2012 at 11:48 pmthank u……….. sir it was very useful

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sampatty | December 19, 2012 at 4:59 pmIt is also working for SQL server 2008 R2 ?

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teg singh bisht | December 24, 2012 at 1:20 pmhi pinal..i have a questtion..earlier i was using sql server 2005..when i right click on database i can see properties windows ..there i was getting features “mirroring and transactional log shipping” ..now i have installed sql server



2008 enterprise edition..now when i right click a database and i look at properties i cant find same two features….. in enterprise edition of sql 2008…help me which sql 2008 version i should install to get that feature………………

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roshanth | December 27, 2012 at 1:55 pmthanks dude….

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chandu | December 27, 2012 at 3:46 pmHow to resolve the fallowing error in sql server 2005 “this message cannot be copied to the clipboard. (Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio)

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Current thread must be set to single thread apartment (STA) mode before OLE calls can be made. Ensure that your Main function has STAThreadAttribute marked on it. (System.Windows.Forms)

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at System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.SetDataObject(Object data, Boolean copy, Int32 retryTimes, Int32 retryDelay)at System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.SetDataObject(Object data, Boolean copy)at Microsoft.NetEnterpriseServers.ExceptionMessageBoxForm.CopyToClipboard()“

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Krishna Kumar | December 28, 2012 at 5:05 pmThanks you for your great work

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Shams Surani.. | December 29, 2012 at 5:12 pmM very thankful for your help for sqlserver 2008r2 installation… thanks for making easy stepbystep instructions.. :)

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kevin | December 31, 2012 at 10:50 pmHi, on the server configuration does not accept any account name.what should I do? I am a beginner :)

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Aimama | January 9, 2013 at 2:43 pmi have installed SQL server 2008 but my server name is not valid as u giver (PINAL) please help me what i do..

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Mari | January 15, 2013 at 7:21 pmMy server is blocked. Error message is License invalid. How to recover the sql. please help me

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miran | February 5, 2013 at 3:07 pmVery Usefully..thanks a lot…

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[email protected] | February 7, 2013 at 1:26 pmThank u for ur installation step for sql server…. insatalled successfully in my laptop….

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Lava | February 7, 2013 at 8:38 pmThis is nice for someone who just wants to do simple installation, it would have been helpful if there were some extra comments and screenshots about some options such as placing data, log and other files on seperate drives. I can’t complain though as Pinal Dave does a GREAT job documenting and sharing his knowledge. THANK YOU.

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prasad | February 8, 2013 at 9:57 pmCan any one tell me i have windows 7 OS which version of server server i need to install forcomplete reporting service every thing please provide me link of software sql server 2008 download

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aroop | February 9, 2013 at 10:36 amthnx ….finally i installed sql on my acer. Great work …thnx again

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Sudharsanan | February 22, 2013 at 10:03 pmthnx ….finally i installed sqlthnx again



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Nikhil | February 26, 2013 at 1:30 pmThanks a lot

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mrbronz | February 27, 2013 at 9:46 pmHow useless is this… just a bunch of jpg’s??? where is the step by step guide?

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imroz | March 5, 2013 at 9:42 pmthanks dear …….without your this image i cant install .

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Binay | March 15, 2013 at 2:34 pmHi, while I am trying to install SQL Server 2008 R2, getting the following error.Please suggest me to resolve this issue.

The following error has occured:

Error 1935.An error occured during the installation of assembly

‘Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Contract.v9.0,version=”9.0.0.0″,publicKeyToken=”b03f5f7f11d50a3a

729.4462″,culture=”neutral”‘. Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT:0×80070005

Thanks in advance.

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Sruthi | March 21, 2013 at 10:47 pmThanks a lot!!! This really helped me a lot! :)

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Hoa Ngo | March 22, 2013 at 4:31 amYour installation guide just worked great for meThank youHoa Ngo

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| March 26, 2013 at 4:10 pm



Thanks a lot!

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Leebico | April 9, 2013 at 1:39 pmThank you very much.. Very easy to follow ;)

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S Sudharsanan | May 10, 2013 at 8:00 amThanks sirAnd 1 more request is dat i want step by step process for upgrading SQL 2008 to 2008 R2

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vikassangal | May 30, 2013 at 2:40 pmHi, I am tired to search sql server 2008r2 right installation link and try many link unfortunately all failed.Can u pls. provide the right link where i can download the .exe of sql 2008r2. pls. help meThanks in advance

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nani | June 10, 2013 at 8:46 amits very useful to me….thank u for your guidence….

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Ramzay | July 1, 2013 at 9:58 pmI have an older PC which I used on some of my projects. The Windows instance got heavilycorrupted on it to the point that I cannot use SQL Server 2008 R2, cannot uninstall it or reinstalled. It became so bad, that at this point I am planning to completely recreate this PC.However, there are SQL Server databases (in fact the whole server instance), which I would like to preserve. I cannot not extract these databases using SQL Server tools, because SQL Server installation is corrupted and tools do not work. I have all the files (mdf, ldf), registry entries (though these may be somewhat corrupted), etc.

Is there a way to move and use (open, attach, or whatever) these databases on another computer with the valid SQL Server 2008 R2 installation?

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Vinod | July 16, 2013 at 5:44 pm



I tried installing SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows XP 32 bit SP3 32 bit pc which already has DotNet Framework 3.5 SP1 in it. But I am getting an error saying ‘Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 installation has failed. SQL Server 2008 R2 requires .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 to be installed’

Can anyone help me ?

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Ali Moosa Zaidi | July 24, 2013 at 12:59 amThanks this was a lot helpful for me stay blessed (:

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jayaprakash | July 27, 2013 at 2:14 pmThank you …for helping us

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joe | August 3, 2013 at 10:12 amthanks u very much…..

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Pradeep | August 15, 2013 at 9:59 pmthank you very much…. It is good if you can add little description on each photos….

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Shruti Sharma | August 28, 2013 at 2:04 amSir,I have a problem in installation. In the feature selection step I am not getting all the features. Only a few of them are visible.What should I do?

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Oscar.SS | August 31, 2013 at 4:54 pmGood job. Just one comment, I think you missed the “Analysis Services Configuration” step. Instead of that you repeated twice the “Database Engine Configuration” step.

I have taken a print screen of the missed step while I was installing SQL Server, so if you need the image just email me.

Thanks

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Pradeep | September 10, 2013 at 8:27 pmvery very good job…. It is better if u can add little description for each photo.

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M.Zaman | September 14, 2013 at 3:39 pmThanks for ur help

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sreekanth reddy | September 16, 2013 at 1:07 pmthanks………………

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Pawan Kumar Vishwakakrma | September 21, 2013 at 10:47 amThanks To This Idea…

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Abhishek Mishra | September 24, 2013 at 12:38 pmVery Good Answer

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baldev | September 30, 2013 at 7:02 pmI am getting error as :User or group doen’t exists.and not going to next step while selecting Windows authentication mode and Add current user.

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Raymundo Polaron | October 3, 2013 at 2:53 pmthe most stupidest installation guide ive ever seen!

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Maryam Jamil | October 4, 2013 at 9:14 pmwhen going to installation it reuires installation media n browsing what to do with that

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harshad | October 11, 2013 at 12:03 pmGood Articles,Thanks for Help full.



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nolram ojerapa | October 22, 2013 at 5:48 pmtnx Dave pinal… very helpful.

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Umar Scientist | October 25, 2013 at 10:25 pmI appreciate your effort. It was very helpful for me. Tremendous job keep it up….

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niraj mishra | October 26, 2013 at 12:21 pmsolute sir;

thanks a lot

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Venkatesh CH | October 30, 2013 at 1:09 amHi all..can anyone mail me the link for sql server 2008 r2 set up file. i need it..plz help me..

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Niraj Kumar | November 3, 2013 at 2:16 pmSir,Realy Good ManualThanks LotREgards,

again thanks a lotttt

By – NIRAJ KUMAR

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Shubha | November 7, 2013 at 9:02 pmThanks a ton. I wasn’t able to go ahead with installation. This helped me.

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ambika pratap | November 13, 2013 at 5:26 pmsir i very happy of your fourmla

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ambika pratap | November 13, 2013 at 5:30 pmthanks for your instalation gide

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Bhavesh Prajapati | November 21, 2013 at 12:30 amthank you ….it’s really helpful.

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swathy | November 21, 2013 at 5:21 pmhi

thank you very much for this screenshots,this was very usefull to me

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ramya | November 23, 2013 at 12:22 amthank u, this is very use full, more appreciated if little explanation was written for each screen.

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mith | December 2, 2013 at 1:26 pmHi,am trying to install sql server 2008 .After installs setup support files nothing happens.please help.

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kkk | December 5, 2013 at 3:22 pmit’s a realy nice

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Imran | December 21, 2013 at 9:44 pmDear Pinal,I want to install sql server 2008 on windows server 2008 operation systems. please can u provide me clear steps how to install and connect to with application server.please help i am handling a project of 9 clients among which one site is a central site

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