I have installed SQL 2005 standard (and SP2) on a brand new WIN2003 server
fully patched
and although I selcted to install the management tools they are not there.
All I get are the config tools. When I tried to install them again I get the
message that they are already installed. Where are they? This is driving me
nuts. What a crazy setup

please

David Morris

Hello David,

I would like to know whether you are install the SQL Server from CD? If so,
I would like to suggest you copy all the CD content to local server and try
to install the management tools again.

1. Create a folder in the local drive. And create 2 folders under it named
Servers and Tools.

2. Copied the SQL 2005 CDs to local drive. CD1 to Servers and CD2 to Tools.

3. From Add/remove program, uninstalled workstation components.

4. Started the setup from tools folder.Selected and installed all
workstation components.

After that, please run "sqlwb" in the command line prompt to check whether
the management studio is installed.

Hope this s.

Sincerely,

Wei Lu
Microsoft Online Community Support

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Wei

This worked - thank you!

Why is this issue not included in documentation - it would save us time and
considerable frustration.

Regards

David

"Wei Lu [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hello David,
>
> I would like to know whether you are install the SQL Server from CD? If so,
> I would like to suggest you copy all the CD content to local server and try
> to install the management tools again.
>
> 1. Create a folder in the local drive. And create 2 folders under it named
> Servers and Tools.
>
> 2. Copied the SQL 2005 CDs to local drive. CD1 to Servers and CD2 to Tools.
>
> 3. From Add/remove program, uninstalled workstation components.
>
> 4. Started the setup from tools folder.Selected and installed all
> workstation components.
>
> After that, please run "sqlwb" in the command line prompt to check whether
> the management studio is installed.
>
> Hope this s.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Wei Lu
> Microsoft Online Community Support
>
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>
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> that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
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>
>
>

Hello David,

Thank you for the update and glad the information is ful.

You could send your feedback to the product team for this document issue.

http://connect.microsoft.com/sql

Hope this s. If you have any question, please feel free to let me know.

Sincerely,

Wei Lu
Microsoft Online Community Support

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