Comments on: SQL SERVER – 2008 – Step By Step Installation Guide With Images

By: Alex Costa

Alex Costa — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:56:35 +0000

I 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.

By: Hammad

Hammad — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:20:18 +0000

Plz Sir ! I need your help, I tried this procedure but failed to Install.. Got several errors during Installation…
Help Plz…

By: riya

riya — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:16:05 +0000

sqqlserver instance name is allready exist for this m getting problem..so give solution 4 dis…plz

By: aqeel

aqeel — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:47:44 +0000

thank you allot

By: Tilli

Tilli — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:34:25 +0000

Hii,
Very nice post, and nicely explained with the help of images.

By: baber

baber — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:27:54 +0000

i have server 2008 server ent. now my SQL is not opening, cannot connect to database. what to do

By: pradeep naidu

pradeep naidu — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:12:40 +0000

thanks its very help u so nice

By: walaasaadh

walaasaadh — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:52:19 +0000

Can you please explain how have you solved the problem as I have the same

By: aqeel

aqeel — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:02:42 +0000

very nice……….thank u alot!

By: soma

soma — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:01:42 +0000

its worked out thanks…
good document for fresher

By: irshad kanwal

irshad kanwal — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:14:31 +0000

very very thanx sir penal dave ,,,you solved my problem ,,so nice of you…
this is very useful …

By: Akshay

Akshay — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:56:18 +0000

hi
I’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

By: Sk

Sk — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:45:39 +0000

Thank 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

By: sqllover

sqllover — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:13:02 +0000

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Setup
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The following error has occurred:

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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By: bayisa

bayisa — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:03:44 +0000

how to install 2008 server

By: Paritosh

Paritosh — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:21:28 +0000

HI 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

By: Arun

Arun — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:19:06 +0000

Dear 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.

Regards
Arun

By: SVK

SVK — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:46:47 +0000

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

my system has visual studio 2008 already installed

By: Sudarshan S

Sudarshan S — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:17:44 +0000

Sir ,

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

By: vaibhav

vaibhav — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:59:01 +0000

it was very helpful.

Killing one of the msi.exe service helped

By: punith

punith — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:27:59 +0000

thanx dave……

By: rajesh

rajesh — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:02:38 +0000

Hi Pinal,

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

By: rajasekar

rajasekar — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:35:29 +0000

excellent work

By: Nitesh Kanal

Nitesh Kanal — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:13:18 +0000

Working Fine!! Thanks a lot buddy… :)

By: manpreet

manpreet — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:57:08 +0000

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.