There was a discussion recently at the MSDN forums where I was participating in a thread that discussed about installing 64-bit SQL Express Editions on Vista 64-bit. You can check the thread over here. I thought to record the important points in this blog. There is also a similar thread which discusses about the issues while installing SQL Express 64-bit over here.
SQLEXPR.EXE or SQLEXPR_ADV.EXE, are the full installers that support x64 systems. In order to download 64bit versions of SQL Express, check these links:
For the 64-bit install of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, click here
For the 64-bit install of SQL Server Management Studio Express, click here
Steps to install SQL Express 64-bit on a Vista 64-bit machine:
1. Go to Add/Remove programs and check for an entry for SQL Native client. If there exists one, uninstall.
2. Install the 64-bit of SQL native client from over here X64 Package
3. Then download the Express Editions and Management Studio from the links given at the top.
You just saved my day! Had such a big fuzz with installing SQL express 2005 on a 64 bit machine, your links got it working! Thanks alot!!
ReplyDeleteYou just saved my day! Had such a big fuzz with installing SQL express 2005 on a 64 bit machine, your links got it working! Thanks alot!!
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Link and download are excellent, great. Please notice that SQL Server 2005 Express can be installed on a 64 Bit version of Windows 7, but it is only a 32 Bit application.
ReplyDeleteIt can be installed on a 64 Bit machine but it remains to be a 32 Bit application.
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