December 2017
Intermediate to advanced
434 pages
10h 14m
English
When installing SQL Server 2017 on Windows, a 64-bit system is mostly preferred. Supported versions of the operating system are from Windows Server 2012 higher for non-enterprise editions; desktop operating systems such as Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (including Home edition) are supported as well.
SQL Server uses the .NET framework for some features. The .NET framework of versions 2.0 and 3.5 SP 1 must be present before installation.
The easiest way to check whether everything is in place is to start the SQL Server installation center. It starts automatically when installation media is added to the server or it can be reached from Windows Explorer by clicking on the setup.exe file. This tool provides a central ...
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