I have installed SQL Server 2008 Express on my machine but I can't find the Management Studio.
I downloaded two versions of SQL Server Management Studio, 2008 and R2
This is the result
I don't know what is exactly the problem, on my machine I have VS2008, VS2010 and VS2012 express for web.
I googled about this topic and i installed the SP1 package.
I had SQL Server 2005 with its management tool and it worked very well, but now I need to change to the 2008's version, I don't know if I made an error when I uninstalled one of them.
So :
What is the reason of this error?
How can i fix this problem?
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After installing SQL Server 2012 Express with SP1, I'm unable to install SQL Server 2012 Management Studio Express. I've followed all the advice here for rerunning the install and checking the "feature" box for this component. However, it seems that 2012 won't install it's newest version of the Management Studio because I still have the 2008 version. Apparently, this is a shared component.
My question: should I uninstall the SQL Server 2008 Management Studio and then go through the install process again to get the 2012 version? Is there a problem with using the 2008 version of Management Studio with the 2012 engine? Are there some benefits for the newest version? I really hate risking some other problems by doing uninstalls if it's really not necessary. Thanks.
I just upgraded from SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2012 but, when opening SQL Server Management Studio and check for the server edition (Help | About) it still shows 2008 R2.
The upgrade seemed to work ok, but do I have to reinstall SQL Server 2012?
Help > About just shows the version of Management Studio, not SQL Server. Just like Help > About in Word shows the version of Word, not the version of Windows.
Connect to the server and check SELECT ##VERSION;. Also check the SQL Server 2012 program folder; you should be using a new version of Management Studio found there. Should be something like:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Ssms.exe
SQL Server 2012 built a brand new version of Management Studio, and as such, unlike when upgrading from 2005 to 2008 or 2008 R2, it allows you to keep the old version of SSMS side-by-side. But really you should be using the newer version of the client tools in almost all cases.
I had Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition installed in my computer. When i installed this VS 2008 version, SQL Server 2005 was also automatically installed. I just had to install SQL Management Studio
Because i want to install SQL Server 2008. I un-installed SQL Server 2005 and tried to install SQL Server 2008. But in the "Installation Rules" section in the installing setup, it prompts a message saying "Previous Release of VS 2008 Failed" (see the image below)
When I google it, i came to Microsoft Support where they say the VS Version i have must be Service Pack 1 and must be a release version (not beta version). Now I'm confused with it.
What should I do?
How do I find the Service Pack Version of VS 2008
How do I find if the version is a release or a beta one
I recently installed VS 2010 C# Express and Web Developer 2010 Express. Without going to SQL Server 2008 can I work with VS 2010 with SQL Server 2005?
How do I find the Service Pack Version of VS 2008?
There are service packs for Visual Studio 2008 express that are different to the VS2008 standard / prof etc service packs.
How do I find if the version is a release or a beta one? No idea.
I recently installed VS 2010 C# Express and Web Developer 2010 Express. Without going to SQL Server 2008 can I work with VS 2010 with SQL Server 2005?
Yes you can work with SQL 2005 with both of those to the best of my knowledge.
You can try uninstalling all instances of visual studio and then installing sql 2008 but that would be a last resort i would think. Trying the vs2008 express service packs would be my first step.
Rgds
AJ
See this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956139 and for a more detailed answer see this
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/psssql/archive/2008/08/11/sql-server-2008-visual-studio-2008-sp1-and-net-framework-3-5-sp1-explained.aspx.
I also had this issue and when I visited Microsoft site, then I found this solution and it worked.
i have installed VS 2010 ultimate on windows 7 machine which by default install sql server 2008. now i want to install SSMSE 2008 i download the following file SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU and tried to install it but it give me error.
[Window Title]
Program Compatibility Assistant
[Main Instruction]
This program has known compatibility issues
[Expanded Information]
After SQL Server Setup completes, you must apply SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or a later service pack before you run SQL Server 2008 on this version of Windows.
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TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure.
SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:
Invoke or BeginInvoke cannot be called on a control until the window handle has been created..
BUTTONS:
OK
how to install SSMSE 2008 after installing VS 2010 please help
I also faced a similar situation, The workaround I tried is,
1)Fire up the Sql Server installation Center from
(start->programs-> Microsoft SQL server 2008-> Configuration Tools)
2)Click on installation(from the navigation menu on the left)
3)Choose the first option(New server installation)
4)A new dialog will appear, click next till you reach 'installation type' screen. Choose new installation here
5)Click next till you reach feature selection, make sure you have ticked Management tools checkbox.
6)Continue installation and if it completes successfully, you can find the SSMSE in the start menu under Microsoft sql server 2008 folder.
Hope this helps.
You must slipstream the SQL 2008 SP1 before installing SQL 2008. The linked article explains how to do that.
An easier workaround is to first install the SQL Server 2008 SP1 package or SQL Server 2008 SP2. The SP1 install will fail, since there is no SQL Server installation to patch, but in the process it will deploy newer setup bits that have the Invoke/BeginInvoke issue fixed. Afterwards you run the normal RTM setup and it will succeed, as it will re-use the newer setup bits already present on the machine from the SP1 instalation. After the installation of SQL Server 2008 RTM succeeds, you still needs to apply SP1 or SP2.
If you're attempting to install SQL Server 2008 Express you should install directly the SP2 bits: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP2 Express Edition Service Pack 2, or better yet Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 - Express Edition. The 2008 R2 Express has the database size limit increased to 10Gb.
When installing SQL Server Express Edition 2008, checklist says
"Previous version of Visual Studio 2008"
and asked me to upgrade to sp1. Unfortunately sp1 for some reason refuses to install on my brand new pc (Windows 7).
So why can't I just bypass this ? Why would SQL Server Express needs VS2008 to install that's insane.
SQL Server install used to be as easy as 123, now it has become a nightmare like installing Oracle.
Will I have to go back to Windows XP ?
Because Sql Server Management Studio is built upon the Visual Studio standalone Shell.
You will find that if you choose not to install the SSMS this requirement will vanish, but this is probably not what you want to do.
Normally you won't need Visual Studio 2008 in order to install SQL Server. This can be caused by some previous versions that you had installed, beside the SSMS problem. Take a look here for required actions before installing SQL Server 2008.
I have to agree that SQL Server 2008 install is probably the worst SQL install ever.
Having said that, 2008 R2 is out now, perhaps the new management studio is built on VS2010? Alternatively, don't install Management studio and use something else like VS2008, or VS2010 express to access the database.