Canot install management studio in sql server express 2012

Question

I wanted to install management studio sql server express 2012.

1. LocalDB was installed successfully and I worked with it from VS2010.

2. When installing management studio unzipped stage goes successfully BUT

3. after unzipping the command windows is appeared during 0.5-1 sec and it closed. Even I cannot read teh message in it.

4. The envirinment: Win 7 32-bit SP1. VS 2010 SP1.

Thank you very much in advance.

Boris

Answer 1

Open a command window and run setup from there. The error should stay on the screen after it completes. (I had this (or at least a similar) problem when I was installing a 32-bit instance on a 64-bit computer.)

---

Rick Byham, Microsoft, SQL Server Books Online, Implies no warranty

Answer 2

I did this. Unfortunately, I not received some important information. Simply after input the setup command (*. exe file) the extracting began and after finishing extracting NOTHING happened - command windows is shown and nothing (messages) not apeared.

Answer 3

Does the /? parameter give you some options to output the installation response to a file?

---

Best Wishes, The Redman; If something helps, please help show it by voting, if it solves, bonus!

Answer 4

Not, it does NOTHING!

Answer 5

Hi Borisplm,

Please make sure that you have 32-bit SQL Server Management Studio to setup. If you have wrong setup, you can download "ENU\x86\SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe" from: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28151 

For more support, please post the error log which logged into the setup log files, which would record the reason while Management Tools Basic was failed.

---

Best Regards,
Iric
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.

Answer 6

Hello Iric ,

I have worked with 32-bit version and downloaded it from the link that you gave! I am sure in that and checked twice.

Boris

Answer 7

Boris,

Could you please post the error log? It is located at %programfiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\

You can refer to this reference: How to view and read SQL Server setup logs

---

Best Regards,
Iric
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.

Answer 8

Iric,

Unfortunately, I cannot find log for this version!

What I have - since I attempt to install SQL Server 2012 Express, I installed LocalDB (sucessfully), and under Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/110/ I see ONLY following folders:

KeyFile

License Terms

LocalDB

Shared

Tools.

Setup bootstrfap is absent!!!

Boris

Answer 9

Boris,

How did you install your SQL Server? By using SQL Server 2012 installation CD? What services did you install in the machine?

Please try to repair your SQL Server using setup program. If you have any other "program files" such as "program files(x86)", check if that folder has setup bootstrap.

---

Best Regards,
Iric
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.

Answer 10

Iric,

I have installed LocalDB by following way:My environment: Win7 32 bit Enterprise. SQL Server 2008 installed, VS2010 Pro SP1. So I haven't Program Files(x86).

1. I downloaded SqlLocaLDB32.MSI and installed it. Setup was silent and OK. Its result I saw that LocalDB was added to installed programs items. I worked with it via VS 2010. All was OK.

2. I downloaded SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe., All the downloads were from Microsoft site.

3. And all the attempts to install management studio were unseccessful.

Boris

Answer 11

Boris,

I’m afraid we had downloaded a wrong SSMS setup. As you mentioned, you have only SqlLocaLDB32.MSI installed, so we need download ENU\x86\SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe.

Express with Tools (with LocalDB) Includes the database engine and SQL Server Management Studio Express)
This package contains everything needed to install and configure SQL Server as a database server.

---

Best Regards,
Iric
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.

Answer 12

OK, now the problem is understandable (:-)).

I will download this in soon.

Should I UNINSTALL LocalDB?

Boris

Answer 13

Boris,

There is no need to uninstall it. But if it has some problem to connect it, I suggest you reinstall the localdb, before that, please refer to this blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlexpress/archive/2011/10/27/net-framework-4-now-supports-localdb.aspx 

---

Best Regards,
Iric
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.

Answer 14

Iric,

I have read the blog that you gave. I have installed .net framework 4.02/4.03 patches the week ago before playing with installing (after reading the documentation about sql 2012 RC0.)

Now after downloading SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe I have attempted to install it. The result is the same (i.e. nothing and full silence).

Additionally I did 2 experriences:

1) uninstalled LocalDB, ran SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU - the same.

2) stoopped all the sqlservices (mssqlserver and sqlserverexpress) and again attempted run SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU - the same.

Installed LocalDB again - this is OK again.

Answer 15

Boris,

Installed LocalDB again - this is OK again.

Is the SSMS running well now?

---

Best Regards,
Iric
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.

Answer 16

Iric,

No, No - the problem is the same - the silence full!!!

Boris

Answer 17

Boris,

have installed LocalDB by following way:My environment: Win7 32 bit Enterprise. SQL Server 2008 installed, VS2010 Pro SP1. So I haven't Program Files(x86).

You mentioned that you have SQL Server 2008 installed in your server. Is it installed with the Visual Studio? The error log in SQL Server 2008 may have the information about this issue. Please have a check in Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/100/setup bootstrap.

---

Best Regards,
Iric
Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help.

Answer 18

Iric,

I looked setup bootstrap under ../100/. I have installed SQL Serverf 2008R2 in January 2011 as standalone software outside off VS. The logs haven't any records after 8/01/2011!!!

Boris