Comments on: Can't Install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express

By: Ariel

Ariel — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:10:26 +0000

Hey! You’re right, you save a lot of time to tons of people with this article..!
I hope I can do that one day…
Peace

By: Kishore S Kumar

Kishore S Kumar — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:31:53 +0000

Bang on target, mate. This was the only to make this work. Thanks for the post, else I would have given up.

By: Trixster

Trixster — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:54:53 +0000

If like me you’re still struggling to find out where the install media is located, take a look at this:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/bf8570c3-ef9f-4eed-9a09-055ef42108fc

Why o why is this such a rigmarole?

Thanks for all the help guys!

By: bobble

bobble — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:03:27 +0000

thanks.
Hours lost already on this baby.
VS2008 already on machine, SSMS 2005. Installed VS2010 and can’t use SSMS anymore. so am now uninstallingbits ready to start the approach above.

By: Brad Delp

Brad Delp — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:08:26 +0000

i downloaded Google Adwords for my desktop. Piece of cake.

Tried downloading this AdCenter for desktop piece of crap on a BRAND NEW Toshiba with Vista. Cant do it. it says it cant verify this file …VSD3cc1.tmp\sqlexpress2008\sqle xpr_x64_enu.exe

i just dont understand how this POS company Microsoft stays in business. It shouldnt be this hard. I despise you Steve Balmer and Bill Gates.

By: Solution to the Problem of Loading Sql Server 2008 Management Studio Express Edition on Windows 7

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:11:26 +0000

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By: Jerry in San Diego

Jerry in San Diego — Thu, 27 May 2010 21:57:27 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I had the same experience with _86. Your solution worked there too.

I also found an install file for SQLEXPRESS SP1, but when I ran it, it would not simply upgrade the existing instance of SQLEXPRESS, it installed a new instance, called MSSQLSERVER. I eventually uninstalled both of these and followed your procedure, and haven’t fooled with the supposed SP1 install again.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:11:08 +0000

Thanks a lot for this post. It saves me some time of trial and error to get around this problem.

By: RobinL

RobinL — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:16:30 +0000

I have been trying on and off for weeks, I have had no problem with SQL or management studio express, but I have been unable to get reporting services working. When I use the configuration option for reporting services and click on find I get an error message saying can’t connect to the report server even when I ente the name of the server manually or as localhost. SSIS works fine and SQL works fine but nothing I try can get reporting services working.

windows 7 64 bit

By: Raymond

Raymond — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:13:36 +0000

Stuck! Can’t get sql server installed. Tried 3 times today