Where is installed the sqlbrowser.exe ?

Question

Hello,

for SQL Server 2005 , sqlbrowser.exe is installed in the folder Microsoft SQL Server\90

for SQL Server 2008, it is installed in the same folder

for SQL Server 2008 R2, on a Windows 7, it is installed in the same folder 90 ( for me 90 = SQL Server 2005 )

but in http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181087(v=sql.105).aspx , i found

"By default, the SQL Server Browser program is installed at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlbrowser.exe"

in http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181087(v=sql.110).aspx , i found :

"By default, the SQL Server Browser program is installed at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Shared\sqlbrowser.exe"

I believe to have seen in a Microsoft blog that the sqlbrowser.exe is not installed in the folder corresponding to the version of SQL Server ( 90 ==> 2005 , 110 ==> 2012 ) but in the folder 90 because it is existing only one version of SQL Server Browser common for all the instances ( ==> only one executable possible ).

Maybe , i missed something or i am going wrong or there is now a change in the way that SQL Server is installed.

I retrieved the blog :

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sql_protocols/archive/2008/04/07/why-browser-is-installed-under-90-shared-directory-rathar-than-100-shared.aspx 

Have i misunderstood the documentation, or is a little error occured in the documentation ?

Have a nice day

For the SQL Server Documentation Team : i am not critisizing your work, i know that you are doing an excellent work.But as i am going on with my difficulties in english, an error from me is always possible.

 

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Answer 1

Hi Papy Normand,

I have looked into the location of sqlbrowser.exe on several servers (64-bit), with only SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2012 instances installed respectively. As the blog above pointed, the directly of SQL Browser is ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared’ by default. I think it might be a document bug on SQL Server 2008 and later version, with the location under the corresponding version folder.

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Answer 2

Hello Stephanie,

Many thanks for your reply.

You have confirmed what i was thinking : there is a little bug in the SQL Server Documentation. I will try to warn the SQL Server Documentation Team about it.

It is a shame because, since 4 years, they have worked hard to eliminate every error to give us a documentation near of 20/20 ( the 0 error is of course impossible ).

I have only one regreat about this documentation : they have changed the way the subjects are available  with SQL Server 2012. It is unpleasant especially because the documentations for the previous versions have not changed. It will need a period to get me used with this new way and i seem to waste my time when i am changing of version...

Have a nice day

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Answer 3

Hi Stephanie,

The request for a modification of the BOL has been transmitted to the SQL Server Documentation Team. It should be effective in a month or a quarter.

Have a nice day

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