To suppress the compatibility prompt running SQL and Visual Studio add the following registry entries. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\C… Read More

To suppress the compatibility prompt running SQL and Visual Studio add the following registry entries. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\C… Read More

If you want to also install Visual Studio 2005 (the free version that comes with Business Intelligence Development Studio) add this entry to your ADDLOCAL list: SQL_WarehouseDevWorkbench Read More

Re: removing the 'Customer Feedback' and 'Customer Experience Improvement Program' nags, if you were hoping to hook the key path to an advertised shortcut so that a self-heal creates the HKCU k… Read More

ForSQL Server 2005 SP2 Service Pack 2 I used the following... Run Parameters: /quiet /norestart Full Command Line: sqlserver2005sp2-kb921896-x86-enu.exe /quiet /norestart Read More

; This is an example template.ini file that will install all the components except Report Services and the DB Examples. ; To use this .ini file, use the /settings switch on the SQL Server 2005 … Read More

To remove the CustomerFeedback: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\90] "CustomerFeedback"=dword:00000000 To remove Customer Experience Improvement Program Dialog Box: … Read More

The install files need to be kept in the directory structure that they are on the CD, so you need a folder named "Servers" and a folder named "Tools" on the top level, with the appropriate file… Read More

SQL 2005 Client Tools and SSMS The following commands can be executed to install the SQL 2005 Client Tools and SQL Server Management Studio. Install setup.exe /qb ADDLOCAL=Client_Components,C… Read More

SQL Server 2005 SP1 Installation for Client Tools The following options can be used when updating the SQL 2005 SP1 Client Toos and SSMS installation. Install (x86-English) SQLServer2005SP1-KB… Read More

The template.ini states that you should use: start /wait setup.exe /qn ....... as the command line. This fails with an invalid switch /qn, but i fyou drop the start /wait from the command li… Read More

This application uses chained .MSI files for it's deployment. A template.ini file is provided that details all configurable settings. You can make the changes in the template.ini and include it… Read More