Sql server 2005 download for windows 8.1 64 bit
The error message was indeed accurate, but the error was not that I was trying to run a 32-bit installer on a 64-bit machine, but that the 64-bit installer for the SQL Native Client is not included in the package! What’s even worse, some other essential 圆4 packages are also not included in the smallest SQL Express 2005 SP2 download. Of course, what you don't see is that SQL is first installing the SQL Native Client in the background (as a prerequisite) and the error message conveniently forgets to mention that this is in fact the installation that is not succeeding. " The installation package has a missing file, or you are running a 32-bit only Setup program on a 64-bit computer" So why does it complain about installing a 32-bit version on a 64-bit machine then? That is very comforting to know, and I hadn't expected a true 64-bit edition for free. Secondly, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 is supported to run under WOW64.
![sql server 2005 download for windows 8.1 64 bit sql server 2005 download for windows 8.1 64 bit](http://www.aamailsoft.com/upload/how-to-install-sql-server-2005-1.jpg)
#Sql server 2005 download for windows 8.1 64 bit install
The short answer is: if you want to have a painless install of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, take the download that includes the “ Advanced Services” and simply don’t install them.
![sql server 2005 download for windows 8.1 64 bit sql server 2005 download for windows 8.1 64 bit](https://www.pdffiller.com/preview/412/171/412171323.png)
This turned out to be less trivial than I thought. Since this is only on my home network, I don't run a dedicated SQL server so I went for the natural choice of installing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 on my freshly installed Windows 2008 圆4 App-V server. While experimenting with the Microsoft App-V 4.5 Release Candidate (more on that soon), I decided to go for a full-blown installation on Windows 2008 圆4.