Installation Of SQL Server 2014 Express Step By Step

Introduction

This blog explains about the way of installing SQL Server 2014 Express. Developers are confused about how to install a SQL Server; especially the fresher has to struggle to install a SQL Server.

Step 1

You can download from this URL SQL Server 2014 Express. Select the language and click the download button.

Download

Step 2

After clicking the download, it will redirect to the next page and choose the download, that you want. If your system types 32 bit operating system, choose the “MgmtStudio 32BIT\SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe”. In 64 bit operating system, choose the “MgmtStudio 64BIT\SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe” and click the next button.

next

Afterwards, choose specified exe and click the download button, shown below:
download
Step 3

Afterwards, click next and it will open a Window, as shown below and click the save button. Now, SQL server exe will be downloading in your system. Go to your downloaded location. You can see your exe.

downloaded location

Step 4

Double click your SQL Server exe in your system location, your system account controller Window will open.

Afterwards, click yes button. Choose the directory for the extracted files. Window will be open and click OK button. Choose the extracted location in your system and click OK.

location

SQL server exe will be extracting, as shown below:

extracting

Step 5

Automatically, SQL Server Installation Center Window will open after extracting your SQL Server exe. Now, click New SQL Server Stand-alone installation or add the features to an existing installation.

installation

If it is not opened automatically, open the extracted folder and click the setup, SQL Server Installation center Window will open.

SETUP
Step 6

Now, accept the license terms  and then click the next button.

next

Step 7

After clicking, it will open the product updates Window. It is optional and if you need an update, click the update button otherwise click next button.

next

Step 8

Feature selection Window will open. Afterwards, click the next button. Now, click select all features and click next. If you want to change the shared feature directory, you can change your required location.

next

Step 9

Installation Progress Window will open, after clicking the next button. Here, it will take some time. Afterwards, finish the installation progress and click close.

Installation Progress

Step 10

After finishing the installation, it will show the complete Window, shown below: Finally, click close button and installation will finish successfully. After finishing the installation, just restart your system, followed by going to all programs, you can see SQL Server 2014 Express.

Now, click SQL server 2014 Express, inside SQL server 2014. Just click SQL Server management studio after opening SQL server and we can use it.

finish installation

Conclusion

This blog helps those who want to install SQL Server. It will also help the students and the freshers. The step by step processes is really useful to all.
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