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14 Chapter 3 – Installing Pre-Requisite Software
To install SQL Server 2005 Express:
1. Download SQL Server 2005 Express from the Microsoft Download Center at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=31711D5D-725C-4AFA-
9D65-E4465CDFF1E7&displaylang=en.
2. Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
3. From the Command Prompt, navigate to the location of the downloaded installation file.
Important:
In the following steps, the examples provided assume the batch file referred to was
placed in a folder on your hard drive named C:\BatchFiles. Your drive letters and
folder names may be different; please make the appropriate adjustments.
1. From the command line while at the location of the downloaded installation file, either:
Invoke the batch file (with a Product Key Argument) as follows:
o
C:\BatchFiles\SetupSQLExpress.bat
OR
Invoke: SQLEXPR.EXE q /norebootchk /qb reboot=ReallySuppress addlocal=all
o
instancename=MSP SQLAUTOSTART=1 SQLBROWSERAUTOSTART=1
SECURITYMODE=SQL SAPWD=11!Noxlet DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0
2. Press Enter.
Note:
You should have minimal interaction with this installation. A series of dialog
boxes will appear and disappear as they complete their functions. The Setup
Progress dialog box (Figure 2) alerts you to the status of the install. When the
final product is installed, the dialog box will close automatically.
Figure 2
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