How to solve the failure of Win8 installation mssql2005?

To use the Win8 system database server, you must first install mssql2005. However, some Win8 users have encountered problems when installing mssql2005, resulting in installation failure, then how to solve Win8 installation mssql2005 failure?

Solution

1, the normal install a version of SQL Server 2005.

2, when attached to the SqlServer services prompted to start the service fails, this is The key, download the two attachments of this article, which is SP4 (2005.90.5000.0) version of sqlservr.exe and sqlos.dll. 32-bit download sqlservr32.rar, 64-bit download sqlservr64.rar.

3, your \\binn, first backup sqlservr.exe, and then copy the corresponding sqlservr.exe and sqlos.dll to the original file, such as "C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\MSSQL.1\\MSSQL\\Binn”.

4, click & ldquo; retry & rdquo;, the installation continues, the installation program is successfully installed.

5. After the installation is complete, stop the SQL Server service and restore the backed up sqlservr.exe file (otherwise the SP4 installer thinks you have applied the SP4 patch), and then immediately patch the SP4. (Do not run any SQL software before this)

6. After installing SP4 patch, SQL Server runs normally.

The above is the complete content of Win8 installation mssql2005 failure, after the above steps of debugging, you can normally install mssql2005, you can use Win8 database server after installing mssql2005.