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Installation order for Visual Studio and SQL Server

June 18, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments

If you plan on installing the full version of SQL server (instead of the express version) with Visual Studio, I prefer to install Visual Studio first, preferably without the express instance of SQL server.

If you’re doing a fresh install of VS 2008 and SQL 2008 on Windows 7, install in this order:

  1. VS 2008, WITHOUT SQL Server Express -> requires doing a ‘custom’ install
  2. VS 2008 SP1
  3. MSDN Library for VS 2008 SP1 (if you’re so inclined)
  4. SQL Server 2008
  5. SQL Server 2008 SP1
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  1. Chuck
    July 7, 2010 at 11:53 pm
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    Interesting. I normally install SQL developer edition first and then install VS (custom of course). I also like to install IIS and create projects to use that instead of the built-in web server.

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