Please review the article if you are planning to install Microsoft SQL on a domain controller before proceeding. Prerequisites.NET 3.5 and.NET 4.x are required in order to use the Microsoft ® SQL Server Management Studio and Microsoft SQL Server ® 2014 Express. Please be advised that these installation may requires that you restart your machine. Take the following steps from the server/host machine:. Download and install.NET 3.5 from.
Jun 25, 2014 - Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express is a powerful and reliable free data management system that delivers a rich and reliable data store for. Sep 3, 2015 - SQL Server Express with Tools This package contains the core SQL Server database along with the tools to manage SQL Server instances.
Note: If you are using Windows 7 you can install.NET 3.5 from the Control Panel. Open the Control Panel, click Programs and Features, click Turn Windows features on or off on the left side, place a check in Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5.1 and click OK. Download and install.NET 4.x or higher from. This needs to be done before installing Microsoft SQL. Downloading Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express Please be advised that the download of the SQL Server and tools are over 800 MB and can take some time to download. Take the following steps from the server/host machine:.
Verify server meets system requirements and if the system is 32-bit or 64-bit. Note: You can open a run prompt ( Win+R), enter control system and press the Enter key. Look for System type to confirm if it is 32-bit or 64-bit. Navigate to and click Download. Place a check in the appropriate ExpressAndTools option and click Next. Note: Check ExpressAndTools 32BIT SQLEXPRWTx86ENU.exe for 32-bit operating systems or check ExpressAndTools 64BIT SQLEXPRWTx64ENU.exe for 64-bit operating systems. The download should begin shortly and may take some time to finish.
Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express. Open the SQLEXPRWTx##ENU.exe file that you just downloaded.
Note: You may receive a UAC prompt. This may not appear on top. Check for a blinking icon in the taskbar and click Yes to allow the program to run. Click OK on the Choose Directory For Extract Files window. Wait for the SQL Server Installation Center to open. Note: This may take a while to load.
Click New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation. Read through the license terms and if you agree with them, select I accept the license terms and click Next. Note: You do not need to select the option for the Customer Experience Improvement Program. Allow the rules check to proceed. Note: If all rules pass, the setup will automatically continue.
If not, you will need to view the details to see why you cannot proceed. This could range from the system needing to be restarted to specific versions of.NET needing to be installed.
Click the Failed link for more details on what needs to be done in order to proceed. Leave all options as defaulted and click Next. Note: If you want to change these options, you can. However, it can make finding things more difficult if the locations are not defaulted.
Leave the Named instance and Instance ID fields as SQLEXPRESS unless that instance name is already in use. Note: If SQLEXPRESS is already taken, you can enter PCLAW into the Named instance and Instance ID fields. Click Next. Set the Startup Type of the SQL Server Browser to Automatic Note: Do not change the Account Name or Password fields. Click the Collation tab and ensure the Database Engine is set to SQLLatin1GeneralCP1CIAS.
Note: This is typically the default selection. Click Next. Select Mixed Mode (SQL Server authentication and Windows authentication). Enter a password into the Enter password and Confirm password fields. Note: This password usually needs to be a strong password. However, we recommend you keep/remember the password for maintenance purposes. You MUST have this password for maintenance purposes or when converting/creating a PCLaw database in SQL.
Click for more information about strong passwords. Leave all other options defaulted and click Next to continue the installation. Allow the installation to complete.