Installing SQL Server 2014 on a VM

Before we install SQL Server 2014, we need to ensure that .NET 3.5 and .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 are installed on your VM.

.NET 3.5 is a feature you can install from Server Manager.

.NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 can be downloaded from https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=22.

Once these are installed, the following steps will walk you through installing SQL Server 2014 on your virtual machine:

  1. Launch VMWare Player.
  2. Play SQL2014VM and log in using the administrator domain account.
  3. Go to Player | Removable Devices | CD/DVD | Settings.
    Installing SQL Server 2014 on a VM
  4. Change the ISO image file path to the SQL Server 2012 ISO file and click on ...

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