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

By: Colin Judd

Colin Judd — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:00:45 +0000

Wish I had googled this after only 2 wasted hours, 4 hours of twisting and turning, un-installing, re-installing, regedit, whiskey, everything, you name it, i tried it, then i find this and reverse the install and hey presto it works, thank you!

By: residentoddball

residentoddball — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:47:47 +0000

Thanks so much for this post! It helped clarify the confusion this particular MS install presents. I linked to your post on another site I found in googling this issue. It’s another option for how to get through this step by step. http://geekswithblogs.net/campuskoder/archive/2008/10/08/125727.aspx

Appreciate you all! Thanks!

By: nick

nick — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:34:23 +0000

thank you very much. it helps

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 01:14:38 +0000

I only have 5 Words so say about this POST THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! THANKS!

What the heck is wrong with MSFT!!!! GEEZ!!!!!!!!!

By: tradjack

tradjack — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:05:57 +0000

You guys are just wonderful and u all are one herald of knowledge…..microsoft should be shut down for this sh*t they are calling SQL server advancement and for making life so difficult for newbies like me…..anywayz thumb up to u guys in the house

By: Dan Nissenbaum

Dan Nissenbaum — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:09:19 +0000

Never let any manager at some company say “Of course we use Microsoft products here” with the implication that they’re better suited for Enterprise-level work.

This is unbelievable that MS hasn’t gotten this working – even with hundreds of developers on this page with the same problem spanning years.

MS is a top-heavy virus upon computer software land.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:17:31 +0000

This post is a live saver. Or at least a sanity saver! I ran into the exact same problems as you. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction

By: Angelique

Angelique — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:58:20 +0000

I cannot even get either files to download without getting the SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe is not a valid Win32 Application – no matter how many times I try and download the file. Really frustrating. Still thanks for your post….I’ll definitely be bookmarking it.

By: Chaz

Chaz — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:10:25 +0000

Hey, having the same problems. Thanks so much for finding out why, I will never know why microsoft thinks so polishly. Thanks, this ass-pain is releived!

By: Justin Moss

Justin Moss — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:41:08 +0000

By the way, I think what your article needs is a the interration (step-by-step 1, 2, 3 ..) list of actions to take to in your “FIX” sectio, eg:

1. Go to technet.microsoft.com to download

2. Install SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe your tools,

3. Install SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe to install your database services.

(OR, if you are happy with an all in one package):

1. Goto technet.microsoft.com to download

2. Install Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Express