Purpose: To describe how to perform a basic installation of SQL Server 2005.

Version Information: Although this document addresses SQL Server 2005 Developer
Edition, the instructions are very similar or the same for other editions of SQL Server
2005.
Important Notes: Before installing SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2000 databases
should be backed up (if they are required), and the SQL Server 2000 software should be
completely un-installed through the Control Panel, UNLESS there is a technical
requirement for it to exist on the same machine.
Although SQL Server 2000 and 2005 can exist side by side on the same machine, they
have to be installed as separate named instances. This document does not attempt to
address the details of SQL Server named instances if in doubt, consult the DBA for the
project for which the installation is being performed.
Should a user require SQL Server 2000 AFTER SQL Server 2005 has been installed, it
can be installed as a separate named instance, however a check should be made to ensure
that any critical applications that require SQL Server 2000 are capable of supporting
named instances not all are.
1. Insert the DVD into the DVD drive and double-click on the icon:

2. The installation screen should appear:

F
or most installations, if installing on standard 32 bit Windows XP Professional, click on
the x86-based operating systems option. 3. Click on Server components, tools, Books
online and samples:

4
. Read the terms and conditions of the license agreement and click the check box to
accept them:

Then click
Next. 5. The Installing Prerequisites screen appears:

Click on the
Install button and wait whilst the system components are configured. This may take 1020 seconds. 6. Once the prerequisites are installed, click on the Next:

7. Wait for a
few seconds for the following screen to appear, and then click on Next:

8. The
System Configuration Check screen appears:

If the
configuration check completes successfully (Success appears in the top panel, all ticks in
the Details panel), click on Next. 9. Fill in the Registration Information details:

Click on
Next. 10. Select the components to install:

Note that
the components selected in the screen shot above are the most common components that
will be needed for most developers and development DBAs. However, if another
component such as Analysis Services is needed, it can be added easily afterwards by reinserting the installation DVD and re-running the setup program.
Click on the Advanced button to open up further options.

11. The advanced Features Selection screen opens:

IM
PORTANT NOTE
As a general rule it is not necessary to change the default installation path or the
Developer Edition installation, unless your organization has a standard which is different.
If in doubt, check an existing PC or server at your site.
Click on Next.
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12. Select the Default instance:

IM
PORTANT NOTE
If the Default instance radio button is disabled, this probably means that there is another,
default instance of SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005 already installed on this
machine. In this case, consult the DBA for the project as it may not be necessary or
desirable to re-install the database components.
Click on Next.

13. Select the radio button "Use the built-in System account":

The
first step will change the Windows account under which the SQL Server service executes
to the Local System account. In a production environment or certain development
environments, it may be desirable to change this to a domain user account, but this is not
usually necessary for local developer installations. Note that the service account settings
can be changed through the Services applet in the Control Panel at any point after
installation, however SQL Server will require re-starting in order for these changes to
take effect.
Click on Next.
14. Change Authentication Mode to Mixed Mode and set a password for the sa logon.
The users NT logon name could be used as an initial password, but note that whatever is
used, it should NOT be the same for each machine as the sa account gives sysadmin
privileges to any user who uses it:

Clic
k on Next. 15. Keep the default collation settings, UNLESS the DBA for the project
specifies that they should be changed. Be aware that certain applications require nondefault settings:

Clic
k on Next. 16. Select Error Reporting and Usage options it does not matter what these
are set to, as they are completely at your discretion:

Clic
k on Next. 17. The pre-installation screen will now appear:

Clic
k on Install. 18. The Setup Progress screen will appear, informing you of installation
progress:

Thi
s step usually takes 10-30 minutes, but requires no user intervention - so now's a good
time to take a break and make some coffee. 19. The Setup steps have completed:

Cli
ck on Next. 20. The "Completing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup" screen will now
appear:

If
you only want the database server to be accessible from the machine on which it is
installed, click on Finish. SQL Server 2005 installation is now complete.
However, if you wish the database server to be accessible from other machines, click on
the Surface Area Configuration tool link.

21. The "Help Protect Your SQL Server" screen will appear:

Click on the Surface Area Configuration for Services and Connections link. 22. The SQL
Server 2005 Surface Area Configuration screen will appear:

Click on the Remote Connections node in the left hand tree pane, then click on Local and
remote connections. By default, TCP/IP only is selected and is usually sufficient in most
development environments, but if you suspect that you may need SQL Server 2005 to
host legacy applications which require support for the named pipes SQL Server
communication protocol, click on Using TCP/IP and Named Pipes. If in doubt, consult
the DBA for the project.
In addition, if you wish this installation of SQL Server to automatically announce itself
on the network to automatic database server directory queries, click on the SQL Server
Browser Service, set the Startup type to Automatic, click on Apply, then click on the
Start button.
Click on OK, and then close the Help Protect Your SQL Server screen.
Finally, click on the Finish button on the Completing Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Setup screen.
SQL Server 2005 setup is now complete.