hELP SOLUTION INSTALL SQL SERVER 2008 R2

hELP SOLUTION INSTALL SQL SERVER 2008 R2

Before installing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 on your 64-bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, make sure its edition supports your operating system. The following are the SQL Server 2008 R2 editions that support 64-bit Windows 7:

• * SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard edition – for 64-bit Windows 7, you should have Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate edition
• * SQL Server 2008 R2 Workgroup edition – for 64-bit Windows 7, you should have Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate edition
• * SQL Server 2008 R2 Express edition – for 64-bit Windows 7, you should have Professional, Enterprise, Home Basic, Home Premium, or Ultimate edition
• * SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced Services – for 64-bit Windows 7, you should have Professional, Enterprise, Home Basic, Home Premium, or Ultimate edition

If you have 64-bit Windows 7, please verify again your computer’s specifications. If you’ll look at the error message, part of the message says “processorArchitecture="86", type=”win32””, which means your computer is actually 32-bit and not 64-bit. If your computer belongs to the 32-bit architecture, you shouldn’t be installing 64-bit Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2. To fix your problem, install the 32-bit edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2.

Additionally, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 prior to installing SQL Server 2008 R2.