This question may look stupid and dumb but I needed to ask this. I installed SQL server 2008 but what I have finally installed is this (see the images).
Is SQL Server 2008 is installed? If not how can I install it?
Start Menu
Control Panel (Add/Remove)
SQL Server 2008 is installed but you might have to install Client tools for Sql Server 2008 to access the installed instance..
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I updated my Windows 7 to SP1 for the purpose to install Visual Studio 2013. I am successfully done my job to install Visual Studio 2013. But the problem arises when I try to install SQL Server 2008 or 2008 R2 Management Studio.
The SQL Server service is not running in services.msc and the SQL Server Browser service is not even listed in SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Please help me because I have install SQL Server 2008 Management Studio several times and update it also to SQL Server SP1 but still not running SQL Server service in services.msc.
Due to this I cannot connect my database engine.
Providing I also enter the correct instance name several times by following the link
Cannot register default instance MSSQLSERVER in SQL Server 2008
I want upgrade my SQL Server 2008 by installing SP2, however, I could not check the instance name as snapshot shows. I can confirm this service is running as I have checked in Administration tool.
The error message on the right is pretty clear - you have SQL Server 2008 (v10.0.1600.22) installed, and you're trying to apply the Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2008 R2 (v10.50.1600.1) on top of it.
SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 are two different versions of SQL Server! You cannot do this. You need to download Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2008 (not 2008 R2!)
From the error screen on the top right says the version is mismatched have you tried using windows update to install service packs?
I had sql server installed in my laptop. I planned to download an update of sqlr2 since I wa not able to attach my previous database in sql server 2008 since it is a 661 version. The update didn't finish as expected hence I decided to uninstall sql server 2008 by deleting it in the control panel.
Now when I tried re-installing sql server 2008 back, I am getting following error prompt
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When I click on continue option, it again comes back to the same promot
Can anyone help me how to fix this error so i can install sql server 2008 again in my laptop?
I think the problem is about .Net framework 4 . your windows is x86 or x64?
try to install it without using sql server 2008 install package base on your OS system type.
I installed Microsoft SQL Server 2008, but there is no SQL Server Management Studio icon.
All the tutorials I found on installing SQL Server 2008 say that in order to start it, I need to go Start -> All programs -> Microsoft SQL Server 2008 -> SQL Server Management Studio, but the icons in the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 are
Import and Export Data (32-bit)
folder Configuration Tools in which are three icons:
SQL Server Configuration Manager
SQL Server Error and Usage Reporting
SQL Server Installation Center
I have Windows 7.
I am not sure if Management Studio is installed by default, but I know there is an option to select it during setup. You may have just missed it. You may be able to go back into setup and tell the installer to install Management Studio.
Run the installer again and make sure you check the Management Tools as well.
BTW: what version have you installed? Express or Standard? Express comes in different downloads
If you have installed the Express version, there are two downloads. Express and Express with Tools. Check out this link for more information (it's R2, but 2008 was the same say): http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/editions/express.aspx
If you do not have Express or you do have the Express With Tools version, then when you install SQL Server (run the install package) you'll have a bunch of check boxes for what components to install. One of those is management tools. You'll need that selected to have SQL Server Management Studio installed with the instance (or a stand alone install).
I have SQL Server 2008 R2 Express installed on my workstation. I’m in the process of learning Entity Framework, and wanted to use the Management Studio Profiler to help understand the SQL commands generated by EF.
Since the Express version does not include the Profiler, I installed SQL Server 2008-R2 Developer side-by-side with Express. The installation went perfectly and I had no problem adding my databases to the full Server installation.
The problem is that Management Studio – Complete was not installed with the full SQL Server so I still don’t have access to the profiler. I re-ran the installer so I could install the Complete version, but it is greyed out and I cannot select it for installation.
Can someone help me get Management Studio – Complete installed?
If I have to uninstall the Express version, will that hurt anything (I have VS2010 Ultimate installed as well)?
Thanks!
I ran into this and had the hardest time getting the Management Tools - Complete to install. I finally got it working by running the upgrade. Even though it was already Enterprise edition with nothing obvious to upgrade I went through the update wizard. After that I was able to do the install of the complete tools.
Steps:
Run the installer -> Maintenance -> Edition Upgrade -> follow the wizard.
Then -> Run the installer -> Installation -> New SQL Server stand-alone ... -> ... "Add features to existing install" -> Management Tools - Complete.
To solve the problem I uninstalled SQL express and the Basic version of Server Management Studio.
Uninstalling SQL Express is not intuitive as it does not appear as a separate item in the “Programs and Features” window.
To uninstall it, I right-clicked on “Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)” and selected Uninstall/Change”. This opened a dialog, from which I selected ‘Remove’. I navigated though the process until I arrived at a screen which allowed me to elect to remove the Express version (all items with 'Express' in the name). I also elected to remove Management Studio Basic.
After SQL Server Express and Management Studio Basic were uninstalled, I started the SQL Server 2008 R2 installer; this time I was able to select Management Studio Complete for installation.
The installation process executed normally; when it finished the Complete version of Management Studio was available and I was able to execute the Profiler.
Uninstalling SQL Server Express appears to have done no harm to my system; I was able to modify the Server Explorer data connection in VS2010 to connect to my database in the full version of SQL Explorer.
This process outlined above worked for me; YMMV.
In my case I was trying to install instance features, while SQL Management Studio is a Shared feature.
Another way of installing SQL Management Studio is to install another instance using SQL With Tools or the Advance Services issue. Do not look into another instance that is already installed.