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SQL Server Management Studio A stepbystep

SQL Server Management Studio SSMS is the official and preferred client user interface which can be
used to manage, configure, deploy, upgrade and administer a SQL Server instance. The tool interface is
quite user friendly and comprehensive. It is shipped with every SQL Server version and is regularly
updated and enhanced. If you are planning on learning how to use SQL Server from scratch, consider
using SQL Server Management studio as a first step on your journey to learning SQL Server.
Why is this installation so important? Like any other technology, in SQL Server too we need to focus on
theoretical knowledge as well as handson practice and in order to achieve handson practice, SQL
Server Management Studio SSMS is essential.
In this SQL Server Management Studio tutorial, I will demonstrate how to install SQL Server
Management Studio SSMS in 12 easy steps. This tutorial will help you to perform the installation
process of the SQL Server Management Studio SSMS.
Step 1:
First of all you need to download SQL Server Management Studio SSMS installation files
SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe / SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe from the SQL Server
download page depending on your server type x64,x86, and keep it in a separate folder.

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Step 2:
Once you downloaded the respective file as per your server type, you need to execute it. It will then
take you to the first screen namely SQL Server Installation Center as shown below. This is the primary
installation screen of SQL Server. Other SQL server tools installations can be launched from here as
well. Once you are on this screen, you need to select New SQL Server standalone installation or add
features to an existing installation to proceed with the installation.

Step 3:
Once you select the New SQL Server standalone installation or add features to an existing
installation option, it will check the setup rules prerequisites on the server and take you to the
license terms screen. The license terms must be read and accepted like with any other applications
license terms. Please note that your server must pass the setup rules in order to proceed with the
installation.

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Step 4:
Once you accept the license terms, it is time to scan all the available product updates. The required
updates, size and details will be displayed. However, if you need further details, you can select More
Information which will take you to the support page where you will find all the details related to the
updates. You can ignore these updates by deselecting the Include SQL Server product updates
option at this stage.
I highly recommend that you download these updates along with the installation. This step might take
some time depending on the size of the update files.

Step 5:
The next step is the Install Setup Files step, where SQL Server Management Studio SSMS setup will
download, extract and install all necessary setup files to your server.
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Step 6:
Once SQL Server Management Studio SSMS setup is done with the install setup files, it verifies the
setup support rules in order to proceed. It then takes you to the feature selection screen. This is a very
comprehensive screen which has detailed information about each feature. When we run the SQL Server
Management Studio SSMS installation, it selects Management Tools by default, so you do not need
to select anything here. In addition you can select Management tools Basic. To get more
information on this feature you can view the detailed feature description on right hand side.
This screen also gives you the ability to select and deselect all features in one go. This saves lots of
time when you need to install multiple features. It also provides detailed information about the
prerequisites, the selected features, which prerequisites have already been installed and which will be
installed through this installation. You just need to click on the Next button to continue.

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Step 7:
In this step, SQL Server Management Studio SSMS setup will check the installation rules prerequisite
for the SSMS. Just click on the Next button to continue.

Step 8:
In this step SQL Server Management Studio SSMS setup will verify the disk space. Please make sure
that you have sufficient disk space available. Not having sufficient disk space may result in a faulty
installation. Just click on the Next button to continue.

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Step 9:
In this step, you have the opportunity to decide whether or not to send the error notifications to
Microsoft. This is highly recommended in order to help Microsoft improve future releases and to fix
any bugs in the existing release.

Step 10:
Once you click on the Next button, setup checks the installation configuration rules and if it passed,
setup continues. This step will take some time to install SQL Server Management Studio. You can sit
back and relax

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Step 11:
This step displays the installation status of SQL Server Management Studio SSMS along with each
feature, like a summary. This screen really helps to view what has been installed and what has not. In
case one of the features could not be installed, you can rerun the same installation procedure and
install that particular feature.

Step 12:
In order to check whether SQL Server Management Studio SSMS has been installed successfully, you
need to select start menu of your server and then further select the SQL Server 2012 menu. You will
find the link to SQL Server Management Studio there.

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Alternate Option:
Please note that above installation procedure is for a standalone installation of SQL Server
Management Studio SSMS. However you can install SQL Server Management Studio SSMS along
with the SQL Server installation as well, just ensure that you have selected Management Tools in the
feature screen as shown below.

Conclusion:
As you can see, the SQL Server Management Studio SSMS installation is not complicated at all, it is
quite user friendly. You just need to read the instructions carefully and follow them accurately, for a
smooth installation.
Now that you have installed SQL Server Management Studio, you can update this software with some
free addins from ApexSQL that will add formatting, autocomplete, refactoring and search capabilities.
Click here to see how to install these.
Useful resources:
SQL Server Management Studio SSMS Basics
StepbyStep: Installing SQL Server Management Studio 2008 Express after Visual Studio 2010
SQL Server download page

Muhammad Imran
A SQL Server expert with more than 13 years of successful & rich
experience in database designing, consultancy, development and integration.
He is not only passionate but has a proven ability to decipher intricacies and has
authored over 350 articles. His spare time activities include swimming, football
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lucia

Jul19,2016

Godblessyou!
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Ves

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May11,2016

IfyouhaveSQLServer2012NativeClient,uninstallitbeforetheinstallationoftheSQLManagementStudio.
Itwillcauseanerror"Thespecifiedaccountalreadyexists".Youcoulduninstallthe"NativeClient"duringthe
installationonceyougettheerrormessage,andpresson"Retry"buttonafterthat.
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CharleyOlude

Mar27,2016

howlongdoesthisfreeversionlastforonthesystem?

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ricky_zhu

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Mar3,2016

awesome,usefularticle.soSSMSisnotincludedinMSSQLExpressedition?
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FarhanaTuly

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Feb9,2016

Awesome!!JustinstalledManagementStudioinSQLServer2012successfullybyyourstepbystepguide.
Thankyou!
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Guyritch

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Jan19,2016

88Rafeeq
Pleasetryfollowingthestepsasdescribedinthisarticle:http://www.sqlshack.com/howtoinstallsql
server2014managementstudio/
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88Rafeeq

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Jan18,2016

Thisistheerroriamgetttingwheniamopenningthemanagmentstudio2014
Kindlyhelpmetosolvethisproblem

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Sash100

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Jan27,2016

@88RafeeqpleasegotoServicesinWindows,CheckservicerelatedtoMicrosoftSQLserver
(SqlExpress),StartIt.andRelogin
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dvs

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Jun24,2016

@Sash100@88RafeeqIamnotgettingthisserviceinservice.msc.Iamseeingonly
SQLserverVSSwrite
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88Rafeeq

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Jan18,2016

Hieveryone,

Iamabeginnerinsqlserveradmin.ihaveinstalledsqlserver2014
idntknowthismanagmentstudio2012willworkonthatornot
sokindlyianyonehelpmeinthisproblem,iwillbethankful
iwanttostartfromstartingwith
sql,services,adventureworkeverything.
instepbystepmannersothaticanunderstandeasily.

thankingyou
Rafeeq
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dpost015

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Dec9,2015

Thankyouforthegreatinfo,oneinitialstepquestionafterupgradingtoSQLServer2008R2SP2Express
(from2005),whichwentfine,wherechose"Upgradefrom2000,2005and2008..."whentheninstallthisSQL
ManagementStudio2008R2,ifpick"upgradefrom2000,2005or2008"(asdidwiththeExpressprogram),
getavalidationcodeerrorandMgmtStudiowon'tcontinueinstallation.ShouldIbechoosingaNew
InstallationasshowninStep2notsureifshouldpickUpgradesincedidsoonExpressinstall/upgradeor
NewInstallationforthisMgmtStudioinstall.

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SRathore

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Nov25,2015

Hey..
IsitpossibletoinstallExpresseditionofSQLmanagementstudio2012toaccessremoteSQLinstances
builtonSQLServer2012Enterprise??
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ammar125

Nov22,2015

ammar
itcantshowtheservernameandifiputititisgettingitwrongwhatshouldidonow?

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Mark

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Oct7,2015

InstalledManagementStudiosuccessfullyona32bitanda64bitmachine.Thanks!
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HarishChander

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Oct4,2015

Helpfulinallaspect
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MV

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Sep28,2015

NightmaregettingagoodlinkandinstructionsforinstallingtheManagementStudiosothiswasveryhelpful.

Thankyou.

Martin
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Paul

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Sep23,2015

TITLE:SQLServer2014Setup

Therearevalidationerrorsonthispage.ClickOKtoclosethisdialogbox.Reviewerrorsatthebottomofthe
setuppage,thenprovidevalidparametersorclickHelpformoreinformation.

BUTTONS:
OK

InfeatureselectionIreceivethiserrorandamunabletounselectsharedfeatures,anysuggestions

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shekhar1986

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Sep10,2015

HiImran,Thanksalotforyoursupport.Isuccessfullyinstalledthissoftwareonwindows7andwindows864
bitoperatingsystem.Yourguideisveryhelpful.Thanksalot...

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sethusrinivasan

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Jun28,2015

YoucandownloadlatestversionofSQLServerManagementStudiofromhttp://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?
LinkId=531355.

Detailsarehere:http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlagent/archive/2015/06/27/sqlservermanagementstudio
june2015preview.aspx
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JKolar

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Apr27,2015

Soguidetotellustofollowtheinstallwizard?Notreallyneeded.Iexpectedsomethingmore,like
troubleshootingcertainscenarios.I.e.IhavetheSQLstudioinstalled,installerdoesnotcomplainabout
anythingatall.ButIamstillnotabletolaunchit.Itjusttellsmesomecomponentismissingandtoreinstall
theapplication.Reallyfrustratingaftercoupleoftimesyoudothat.:D
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NG2015

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Apr10,2015

niceoneImran,veryhelpful
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NaomiN

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Apr6,2015

CanSSMS2012beinstalledafterSQLServer2008R2Expresshasbeeninstalled(withouttoolsby
mistake)?
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Shaz

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Apr5,2015

veryhelpful:)
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nizamece2005

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Apr2,2015

HiImran,

Thanksforthisposting.Reallyhelpful&quiteclear.

Regards,
Nizam
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sandy

Feb2,2015

goodpostreallyhelpful..thanks

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Jan14,2015

inbothscenariosthesqlserverisinstalled!iwantedtinstallonlythemssqlstudiotoconnecttoaremote
sqlserver!

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