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If you’re installing SSMSE on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, you get some crazy program compatibility error that looks like this when you run the installer: This post describes how to install SSMSE.

For situations like that, you can download and use SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express (SSMSE) to manage SQL Server Express. For example, you might want to back up your data prior to upgrade. But occasionally you may find you need to do some management tasks with your database backend. Often you don’t even install it: another program handles the install for you, as Team Foundation Server can with its basic install. Much of the pain that many of us have already experienced.Two nice thing about SQL Server Express: its low-cost (free!) and ease of use. Include Management Tools - Basic.Continue the process from there and “Select All” to toggle on all of the Shared Features, which should Installation steps until you get to “Feature Selection” and click on

Installation Center and then go to Installation > New SQL Server Then go back through the install process asįollows: Double click on SQLEXPRADV_x86_ENU.exe to load the SQL Server

Server 2008 applications that also appear in the 'Add or Remove Note: You do not need to uninstall any of the other SQL You need to keep going until all instances have been removed and theĪpplication completely disappears from the Add or Remove Programs'ĭialog. Instance at a time and if you have installed more than one instance To delete thatįirst instance, you must go to 'Add or Remove Programs' and remove Installed during installation of the first instance. Much pain and torture I learned that the Management Studio can only be Was installed that did not include the Management Studio. Happened in my case was that I installed Visual Studio 2008 ExpressĪnd during that process a stripped down 'Instance' of SQL Server 2008 Installation (same should apply to the w/ Tools version). Install the Management Studio for SQL Server 2008 Express - Advanced Like many others, I spent countless hours trying to figure out how to The 2008 version of the Management Studio is not a stand alone installation and can only be installed as part of the SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools or Advanced installation. This may be the key from that first article: There are several years (up to late 2011) of comments and discussion here which seem to resolve the problem.Īnd this step-by-step article linked there may also help you. Apparently, a whole lot of people have had this problem for several years now.

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