If you want to install Oracle SQL Developer on your Windows computer for free, check if you meet the requirements and then go through the instructions mentioned here.

The primary benefit of a new installation is that, by installing the operating system from scratch, you are starting with a known good server and brand new SQL Server 2008 implementation.

Get Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools – Business Intelligence for Visual Studio 2012, then download it. The installer should start and any updates should be included. Type of installation. Now we come ...

Installing SQL Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit is not as simple as it appears Most of my test servers are still 32-bit machines.

So I have my new shiny DMZ setup with my RODC and now am trying to setup SQL 2012 on a clean Server 2008R2 server. This server only has access other machines in DMZ, including the RODC. RODC has ...

Microsoft posted on April 18, 2006 the RTM version of Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2005 Developer, Workgroup, Standard, Enterprise, and Express editions. Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, ...

Okay, a co-worker typed this up for me to post. I am simply cutting and pasting from e-mail...quote:I just built a new Windows 2003 box, fresh install. The only things I installed after that was ...

Arthur Fuller recounts his less-than-smooth installation of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and offers a few suggestions based on what he learned along the way.