Installing MS SQL Server 2008 in Windows 7 O.S
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INSTALL THE FOLLOWING IN ORDER for Windows 7 O.S
1. Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer) - dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=0a391abd-25c1-4fc0-919f-b21f31ab88b7&displaylang=en
2. Install SQL Server 2008 a. Throws firewall warning - Ignore it and proceed b. Don't open the sql server management studio
3. Download and instal SQLServer2008SP1 - SQLServer2008SP1-KB968369-x64-ENU.exe http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=66ab3dbb-bf3e-4f46-9559-ccc6a4f9dc19&displaylang=en
4. Download and install SQLServer2008SP2 - SQLServer2008SP2-KB2285068-x64-ENU.exe http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8fbfc1de-d25e-4790-88b5-7dda1f1d4e17