

NET package, you’re likely to get the message: 'You must use "Turn Windows features on or off" in the Control Panel to install or configure Microsoft. If you try downloading and installing the. NET framework v.3.5, the issue appears to be, not that 3.5 isn’t installed, but that the program is not recognizing this fact. So, before you rush off to install, uninstall and reinstall.

(There is a dotNet Version Checker out there as well, you can Google) Otherwise, you can navigate to this registry path to get the version: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP. I found this neat and simple, one line JavaScript javascript:alert(erAgent) (remove the square brackets and word "COLON")Ĭopy and paste that line of JavaScript code to IE Address bar and press ENTER key, you will see a pop-up dialog box with the versions installed. There is a quick way to find out which version you have installed. Windows Installer 4.5 is installed and enabled by default, so it shouldn’t be an issue, just keep it in mind. Also, to install SQL Server 2008, Windows Installer v.4.5 is required. OK, but doesn’t Windows 7 already come preinstalled with. NET Framework 3.5 installation has failed.

When running setup.exe, you almost instantaneously receive the following Microsoft SQL Server Setup error: Well, before you revert back or go into panic mode, here is some help from those brave pioneers that took the plunge some time ago. Ok, if you’re like so many other brave after-the-fact adapters J, just when you’re all excited about SQL 2008, you double-click your setup, and find that you can’t even get passed the initial installation screen, faster than you can say R2. Microsoft has been trying to persuade users to move to Windows 7, launched last year, by boasting of its increased security and functionality. While the option to just apply SP3 to XP still remains, it is recommended to get onto Windows 7. So, you finally decide to make the move (about time!) and install SQL Server 2008, explore all its features, and at the same time, get onto Windows 7, and leave the comfort of XP behind! If you don’t know, Microsoft recently ended mainstream support for XP SP2, and Windows 2000 too. Hopefully, this information will help and ease your experience! Whatever edition of SQL Server 2008, regardless of it being 32-bit or 64-bit, chances are, if you’re installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7, you may encounter some of the frustrating issues below.
