Install SQL Server 2005 under Windows Vista

SQL Server after SP2 out, Vista installed SQL Server 2005 is very easy, ignore all prompts, has been installed, installation completed, directly hit SP2 patch on it.

Such a simple process, is not necessary to write a blog. But I'm still writing a blog because I forgot a bit, and it took me a morning to install SQL 2005 on Vista. Guo Hongjun

This is:

Installing the Enterprise version of SQL 2005 database service is not supported on Vista

However, it supports the installation of the SQLEXPRESS version and the Developer version of the database service.

As for several other versions of SQL Server 2005, Vista supports the installation of the database service, because I did not test, I do not mention.

If you want to install the Enterprise version of SQL 2005 database service in Vista, when installing the option, you will see the following situation, the database service is not selectable, is gray.

Guo Hongjun sorted out this blog to remind you that if you find a similar problem, maybe your version of SQL 2005 does not support Vista installation, and install SQL 2005 on Vista, I strongly recommend that you install the developer version of SQL 2005.

Related downloads:

English version Microsoft SQL Server 2 Download Address:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID= D07219b2-1e23-49c8-8f0c-63fa18f26d3a

Chinese version Microsoft SQL Server 2 Download Address:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=zh-cn&FamilyID= D07219b2-1e23-49c8-8f0c-63fa18f26d3a

New features of SQL Server SP2

Http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/2/b/e2baa171-0995-42f9-befc-526ae4683ea2/WhatsNewSQL2005SP2.htm