Deployment Solution

Open SQL Server Configuration Manager and make sure that you have enabled "Named Pipes" per your SQL Instance and "SQL Browser" service is running

If you will use a SQL auth via SQL user 'sa', then make sure that this user is enabled, since by default it is disabled.

sir iam new to this .I had just istalled this when iam connecting to server it shows error like this

 

A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 2)

 

it is not connected to server .any suggestions plz

 

Thank you :)

This article Perfectly helped me. Thanks Alot.

Hi,, I have a problem after installing sql express and completed succesful. The Management studio is not found anywhere, the start menu no, all programs>Microsoft SQL 2008> No. only the import and export Data and configuration Tools.

 

 please help me to find Management studio tool

Hi,, I have a problem after installing sql express and completed succesful. The Management studio is not found anywhere, the start menu no, all programs>Microsoft SQL 2008> No. only the import and export Data and configuration Tools.

Please Help

 

Hi

Thank you for your helpfull article. I have a small problem when I install the SQL Enterprise. it just hang while installing Support Files. I dont know if it machine problem coz im using Windows & Ultimate bt I also downloaded the Express still no luck.

Can you pplz help me 

I have installed, uninstalled and reinstalled to find exactly the same issue.  The SQL data management studio does not come with my download but Import and Export Data and Configuration tools does come with the download.  I am not sure how this has happened....TWICE.  I have also followed the Utube install that is most up to date and still no luck.  Does anyone have and idea why this is happening?

Thanks for any help you can provide.  

Thank you!!!! This is much easier!

Any work done on automated installs failing alot?  We're constantly dealing with failed installs that we hvae to do a manual gui install with the same options and then it works just fine (in fact we use the same script and just remove the silent flag and just click next a bunch of times)

Thanks

Great post man!

It's a very painful experience to install the service pack to sql express...with all that parameters...come on!...it's just and update! I will translate it and post it on my blog site, obviuosly referencing you, if you are ok with that....

Do you have updated links for windows 7 64 bit? Thanks.

Thank youuuuuuuuu.....Love youuuu....mmmmuahhhhh :)
You saved my day!!!

I spent days trying to handle this problem, including uninstalling SQL Server Express and reinstalling it....again and again... Nothing worked until I followed your instructions. Now it's working like it should.

Hello,
I appreciated this article, but I have a problem with the instalation of SQL 2008 expres. Everything worked OK according to the steps mentioned in the article, but when I want to install SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe over, I receive a message of incompatibility and some sort of recommandation to install sp1 or other newer sp! I tried to deinstal and install SP1(SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe) but I get the same message again. The message is in german, since I have a Windows 7 German Profesional. I want to install some aplications I wrote and I speak English (very poor German, but the client is Austrian...). So could it be a problem that I try to install all these SQL 2008 express in English? I did it before on a Vista (GErman) without problems...
I would appreciate any sugestions,
added 22.04.2009:
OR, is it possible that because I have FAT I can not go further to SP1 and Managemet Studio with my SQL2008 express?

Hello,

Following this post and:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.10\MSSQL\Binn\sqlservr.exe

must be:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Binn\sqlservr.exe

on Windows Server 2008.

See you.

I live in France, I have a french computer but I do not read French very well. I am trying to install MSSQL2008 but it keep defaulting to french. I realise this is because my system is in French but I have managed to get English versions for almost everything but this.

Can anyone tell me how I can stop it defaulting to my system language.

Every Hopeful!

I have only tested this install with Deployment Server. NS6 is not supported to be run on SQL 2008.

In this post, Condorman is only talking about Deployment Solution 6.9. Deployment Solution 6.9 SP1 and SP2 officially support SQL Server 2008. Check the following KBs for more information:

DS 6.9 SP1 Release Notes: https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=42696&p=1
DS 6.9 SP2 Release Notes: https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=46383&p=1

On the other hand, The Symantec Management Platform 7.x  (aka NS7) is scheduled to have SQL Server 2008 support with the 7.1 release. For NS 7 release information, please visit the following KBs at:

NS 7.0 SP2: https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=46035&p=1
Symantec Management Platform Support Matrix: https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=46349&p=1

Thanks,.

Hi tjdevs,

Thanks for your info.

I have found out what was wrong with the installation.  It is actually a culture issue with Vista in language other than English. 
Thanks to the contributor ChrisTorng from Microsoft Connect https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=312847&wa=wsignin1.0".  From his hints, I made the issue resolved.

The "SQL Sever 2008 Express with SP1" in fact is looking for performance registry enteries 0404 and 0C04 in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib\". 
The key 0C04 is misiing in my case where I am using Vista Business (Traditional Chinese version). 

After I have created Key 0C04 and copy exactly the contents of 0404 to Key 0C04, everything went well.

For Vista in other language, a tool called "Process Explorer" (can be found in Microsoft website http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx) can be helpful in finding out which key is missing. 

Run Process Explorer along-side with the "System Configuration Checker" of "SQL Sever Installation Center" program. 
When the SQL Setup100.exe process is highlighted, Process Explorer would show two items:
(1) "Section  \BaseNmaedObject\NLS_00000C04_Exception_Table_3_2"; and
(2) "Section  \BaseNmaedObject\NLS_00000404_Exception_Table_3_2". 

From here and from running RegEdit, one could identify which one Registry Key is missing.

Hope this would help other users trying to install "SQL Sever 2008 Express with SP1" on Vista in other language.

Regards 

I suspect you are running the SQLServer 2008 XE installer file directly from a CDRom or other portable device, better to extract the archived file SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe to a local volume (e.g. C:\SQLEXPR_x86_ENU folder) and run the setup.exe from there -- that way you will always have the install media available and this should avoid such errors. Also ensure installing with user whom as Administrative system rights.
You must have at least MSi 4.5 version, download and reinstall this from Microsoft.

Prior to installing MS SQL Server 2008 Express with SP1 on my SONY VAIO Windows Vista Business (Chinese version), I perform the following steps:

1) re-install Vista from scratch;
2) update the Vista with all updates available (up to 2009.07.14) including Vista SP2;
3) download and install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and then install its update "KB959209";
4) download and install Installer 4.5, but the installer indicated "this updae is not
applicable to your system", probably it is because my system has already msiexe.exe
version 4.5.6002.18005 installed;
5) download and insall Windows PowerShell 1.0.

When I install the SQL Server 2008 Express with SP1 (run "SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe"), everything goes well but where the System Configuration Checker of SQL Server Installation Center is run, the "Checks if existing performance counter registry hive is consistent" fail (The
performance counter registry hive is corrupted. To continue, you must repair the performance counter registry hive. For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300956.).

Could anyone please help me to resolve this problem?
(The help in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300956 is too too complicated!!!)

Again, when I run the SQL Server Installation Center again, the field "Installation Media Root Directory" of the Options tab is empty, I try to supply the name of the folder created when the above file "SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe" is run, but the error message says "'d:\folder name' is not a valid installation folder".

Does anyone know how to resolve this?

Thanks.
 

Hi, sorry I wrote it was OK using eXpress 2008 with the RC2 NS7, in the final version, Altiris NS7 check the SQL version & refuse the install :-( Grrr. Any body know how to force install running all the same??? Because SQL2008 & W2008 are really best performance for same hardware (because of bloc size I think)... When will NS7 support 2008/x64? I receive an answer about 7.1? When 7.1?

Hi, FYI, I never see the "SQL Server Surface Area Configuration" but directly select "SQL Server Configuration Manager" ;-)
& I don't try with NS6, but with NS7 (RC2), it works (seems to) ! Just care not to say "NS7\MSSQLSERVER", but only server name (like NS7) alone: or you get the error "Could not connect to server NS7\MSSQLSERVER or login failed ... (Error: 25 - connection string is not valid)". For the default name like 2000/2005 version; do not use the 2008 "default" name SQLEXPRESS that is a different: change the instance name to MSSQLSERVER when installing like said above, and you can ignore the warning "SQL 2005 not detected"... ;-) Well done CondorMan !

Just want to clarify that you have tested this with NS6.