The eG Installation Guide - eG Innovations

Installing and Configuring on Windows Environments
Pre-requisites for installing MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
Processor 600-megahertz (MHz) Pentium III-compatible or faster processor; 1-gigahertz
(GHz) or faster processor recommended
Framework Before installing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, you must download and
install the .NET Framework 2.0 from this
Operating
System
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-
AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en.
Windows Installer 3 should also be installed.
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later
Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter editions with
Service Pack 1 or later
Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1
Windows Small Business Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or later
Vista Home Basic and above (SQL Express SP1 and SQL Express Advanced
SP2)
Windows XP Embedded SP2 Feature Pack 2007
Windows Embedded for Point of Service SP2
Memory 192 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more; 512 megabytes (MB) or more recommended
Hard Disk Approximately 350 MB of available hard-disk space for the recommended
installation
Approximately 425 MB of additional available hard-disk space for SQL Server
Books Online, SQL Server Mobile Books Online, and sample databases
Drive CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
Display Super VGA (1,024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
Other Devices Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
Other
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
Requirements
Once the software and hardware pre-requisites are fulfilled, download the free MS SQL Server 2005
Express Edition installable from the URL, http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=220549b5-
0b07-4448-8848-dcc397514b41&displaylang=en, to any location on your local disk. Then, open the command
prompt, and move to the directory to which you have downloaded the executable. Next, issue the
following command at the prompt: /x
This command attempts to extract the installation-related files from the executable. When prompted
for the directory to which the files are to be extracted, specify a directory on your local host and click
the OK button therein to proceed with the extraction. All the necessary files will then be extracted
from the executable into the specified directory.
Then, follow the steps given below:
1. Click on the Yes button in Figure 3.45 to confirm MS SQL Server 2005 Express installation.
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