How to Install SQL Server 2012 Using a Configuration File: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239405.aspx Example: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/113480/SQL-Server-2008-R2-Unat… Read More

To install Management Studio full tools silently setup.exe /Q /ACTION=Install /FEATURES=Tools To unistall setup.exe /Q /ACTION=Uninstall /FEATURES=Tools Read More

Another way of customizing the installation is by creating an INI file. This is done by running the installation steps untill you have to click the install button. The look into the folder "C:… Read More

Here is an example of a silent installation of Management Tools - Basic and Management Tools - Complete: setup.exe /QS /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS /ACTION=install /FEATURES=SSMS,ADV_SSMS /HI… Read More

There is a bug in the installation that has been around since SQL 2005. The original installation sets the following key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\… Read More