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sql server 2008 installation error
So this error occurs directly when you click on Setup.exe?
Which operating system are you running?
I hope you are aware of that SQL 2008 is no longer a supported version.
Your question is not related to Azure SQL Database so please remove the azure-sql-database tag. Add the OS version of the machine you are attempting to install on.
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Hi payalpatil-2580,,
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Best Regards,
Amelia
Make sure Windows on that computer has installed Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 and .NET Framework 3.1.
After that you need install the following components from here:
Once you install above components, try to install SQL Server again.
Hi payalpatil-2580,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A.
Please first check the following list from this doc to make sure the SQL Server 2008 is supported in your OS:
If your SQL Server is not supported in your OS, please try to upgrade you OS. Or suggest you use SQL Server 2019 instead because SQL Server 2008 are no longer supported by Microsoft, and this lack of support means your databases might be vulnerable to security attacks that have been addressed by recent upgrades.
If your SQL Server is supported in your OS, please try to use this solution from this similar thread which might be helpful:
Assuming you've already:
Step 1: Download and install Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1.
Step 2: Download and install Windows Installer 4.5.
and it hasn't worked (It didn't for me, or most others with this problem), do the following:
Delete the "C:\Users{Username}\AppData\Local\Microsoft_Corporation\" folder
Best Regards,
Amelia
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