Install Sql Server 2008 In Windows 7
Whatever edition of SQL Server 2008, regardless of it being 32-bit or 64-bit, chances are, if you’re installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7, you may encounter some of the frustrating issues below. Hopefully, this information will help and ease your experience!So, you finally decide to make the move (about time!) and install SQL Server 2008, explore all its features, and at the same time, get onto Windows 7, and leave the comfort of XP behind! If you don’t know, Microsoft recently ended too. While the option to just apply SP3 to XP still remains, it is recommended to get onto Windows 7. Microsoft has been trying to persuade users to move to Windows 7, launched last year, by boasting of its increased security and functionality.Ok, if you’re like so many other brave after-the-fact adapters J, just when you’re all excited about SQL 2008, you double-click your setup, and find that you can’t even get passed the initial installation screen, faster than you can say R2. Well, before you revert back or go into panic mode, here is some help from those brave pioneers that took the plunge some time ago.Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 issueWhen running setup.exe, you almost instantaneously receive the following Microsoft SQL Server Setup error:'Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 installation has failed.SQL Server 2008 Setup requires.NET Framework to be installed.' OK, but doesn’t Windows 7 already come preinstalled with.NET v.3.5?
Yes, and it should be sp1. Also, to install SQL Server 2008, Windows Installer v.4.5 is required. Windows Installer 4.5 is installed and enabled by default, so it shouldn’t be an issue, just keep it in mind.There is a quick way to find out which version you have installed.I found this neat and simple, one line JavaScript javascriptCOLON:alert(navigator.userAgent) (remove the square brackets and word 'COLON')Copy and paste that line of JavaScript code to IE Address bar and press ENTER key, you will see a pop-up dialog box with the versions installed.
So for the last 2 days I've been trying to install SQL Server 2008 r2 Express with no success. After many many tries I'm ready to give up. I've tried everithing from searching the forums to reinstalling windows 7- nothing worked. Here's the closest I got. When the instalation is 90% finished I. Yes imanol17 that's the same problem I had. Apr 17, 2018 The SQL Server 2008 installation may fail on Windows Server 2008 R2 if the Microsoft.NET Framework is not enabled. This problem occurs because installation of the.NET Framework 3.5 is a prerequisite to this installation. On Windows Server 2008 R2, the.NET Framework 3.5 is included as a Windows component. Comes pre-installed on Windows 2008 Server, but for earlier versions of Windows, you'll need to install. Net Framework 3.5 for SQL Server 2008, also on SQL Server Club. Once this Framework in installed you can commence the installation of SQL Server. STEP 1: Copy. STEP 7: Licence Terms. Enter the product.
It only works with an IE browser. Otherwise, you can navigate to this registry path to get the version: HKEYLOCALMACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftNET Framework SetupNDP. (There is a dotNet Version Checker out there as well, you can Google)So, before you rush off to install, uninstall and reinstall.NET framework v.3.5, the issue appears to be, not that 3.5 isn’t installed, but that the program is not recognizing this fact. If you try downloading and installing the.NET package, you’re likely to get the message: 'You must use 'Turn Windows features on or off' in the Control Panel to install or configure Microsoft.Net Framework 3.5 SP1’The problem here is that SQL Server 2008 installer erroneously states that 3.5 SP1 has not been installed when it has already been installed.
Although it might now dawn on the user why this is happening, if you examine the SQL Server 2008 setup log, you probably will find the following entries, confirming this:Attempting to find media for.Net version 3.5Error: Cannot determine file version of.Net redist: 0x80004005.Net version 3.5 installation failed, so setup will close. Error code: 0x80004005Setup closed with exit code: 0x80004005The message line “Attempting to find media for.NET version 3.5”, may be more informative, as you know, that the SQL Server setup will install the necessary.NET component prerequisites.So, if it can’t find it, it won’t install it. According to the developer team at Microsoft, the error code means the setup can't determine the version of.NET contained on the media for your architecture.
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Therefore, ensure your media contains the following paths and.NET EXE packages:ia64redistDotNetFrameworksdotNetFx35setup.exex86redistDotNetFrameworksdotNetFx35setup.exex64redistDotNetFrameworksdotNetFx35setup.exeIf you find the dotNetFx35setup.exe among the installation files, you can create these paths, and rerun setup again. This particular fix has gotten me past the.NET v.3.5 failed error.List of Known IssuesIn addition, you might want to take a look at this KB article (955725) entitled, “.
This applies to both SQL 2005 AND 2008, and describes the known issues when you install Microsoft SQL Server on a computer that is running Windows 7.Compatibility WarningYou also might get the dreaded “compatibility” warning, “ The version of SQL Server instance Shared Component does not match the version expected by the SQL Server update. The installed SQL Server product version is.4, and the expected SQL Server version is 10.0.1600.22.The error message: There are no SQL Server Instances or Shared Features that can be updated on this computer” This one can be safely ignored and continue on with the installation, keeping in mind to apply SQL Server 2008 SP1 after installation.MS Visual Studio ErrorMany of the known issues that crop up may be due to the fact you are installing prerelease version of SQL Server 2008.
Install Sql Server 2008 Windows 7 64 Bit
The message that appears:Rule 'Previous releases of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008' failed.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.If you have installed Visual Studio 2008 or a prerelease version of SQL Server 2008, certain actions are required before you install the release version of SQL Server 2008.
To determine the actions that you must perform, you can read the KB article (956139),.Only some SQL Server 2008 features install Visual Studio 2008 components. If any of these features are selected at the end of the SQL Server 2008 setup process, SQL Server 2008 Setup blocks the installation if it detects any Visual Studio product that is earlier than Service Pack 1.
When you try to install a SQL Server 2008 feature that installs a Visual Studio 2008 SP1 component, and you have Visual Studio 2008 without a service pack installed, you will receive that message.