Installing SQL SERVER 2008 r2 express

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Installing SQL SERVER 2008 r2 express

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sophie_live
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Posted - 2010-10-20 : 14:52:25

Hi,everyone!I am a beginner in SQL SERVER 2008 Administration.I have a minilaptop,with windows xp,sp3,1gb memory,intel atom.I tryed to install sql server on it,but when i run the .exe it appears that this isnt a win32 application.
What can I do to fix this and next to install the software?

jezemine
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2886 Posts

Posted - 2010-10-21 : 08:48:37

did you download the x64 installer? that's the 64bit version which probably won't work assuming your laptop is 32bit.

notice the 32 vs 64 bit downloads on this page, make sure you downloaded the right one for your processor's architecture.

http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/InstallOptions.aspx

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sophie_live
Starting Member

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Posted - 2010-10-21 : 11:38:13

No..I have installed the 32-bit version.SQLEXPRADV_x86_ENU

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