Information, see Hardware and Software Requirements for installing SQL Server 2012 at:

For Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, Service Pack 1 or later is required. For Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 operating systems, Service Pack 2 or later is The operating system on this computer does not meet the minimum requirements for SQL ServerĢ012. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Setup It goes into the install process just fine, but just as the progress bar gets to 100% it abends with the error message: SQLEXPRWT_圆4_ENU - (Express + Tools 64-bit).exeįile 02 is the one I apparently needed. SQLEXPR_圆4_ENU - (Express DB only 64-bit).exe There are these 3 most recent files/versions that I could find available for download re SQL 2012 Express: I checked that the system where the install was to take place met the pre-requisites. I don't have any practical experience of installing SQL, but it seemed like it should be straightforward.

Installing the Microsoft SQL Server Express for single usersįor single users, willing to use Tabbles on a single pc, installing the Microsoft SQL Server won't be too complicated. net framework 4 (this is installed by the installer) and the Microsoft SQL Server (the free version, called 'Express' works just fine). Tabbles 3 Requirement: Microsoft SQL Server NET Framework 4, and all updates up-to-date.Ĭurrently, I am running the thing with Tabbles' proprietary Cloud-based database, but I want to run it with a local MS-SQL database. I have installed Tabbles on a laptop with an i7 CPU, OS is Windows 7-64 Home Premium (Build 7601) with SP1. It can use either a proprietary Cloud-based database for the tag data, or Microsoft SQL Express. Tabbles is a sort of file tagging/categorisation tool that integrates with the Windows NTFS filing system. I am trialling out a third-party product called Tabbles.

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