#Install sql server 2014 on windows 7 download#

#Install sql server 2014 on windows 7 download#

Wait, where is my download? I need to download Akamai what? Why canвЂ™t you just serve the file over HTTP like a normal web server? I had to double back to this page since I assumed English would be the default, like most people I would imagine. Step 7: For some reason this list selects the first item by default which happens to be вЂњChinese (Simplified)вЂќ. I have no idea what version вЂњOtherвЂќ might be and at this point I donвЂ™t care. Of course thereвЂ™s no description of what the versions contain on the page that actually matters. Oh and donвЂ™t forget which version of SQL Server Express you want to download. вЂњBy Downloading SQL Server 2014 Express software, you may receive emails from Microsoft with SQL Server 2014 Express resourcesвЂќ.ДЄnd at the top of the page вЂњif you do not want to submit your information, click CancelвЂќ might sound like a good deal but youвЂ™ll just get sent back to the previous page without a download. Of course this is fruitless because theyвЂ™ll email anyway. Step 5: Why am I filling out a form with my name and email address? No I donвЂ™t want any marketing emails from Microsoft or MicrosoftвЂ™s partners.

Step 4: Wait, I have to log in to download this? I get another chance to read about all the different versions of SQL Express in case IвЂ™ve changed my mind from a second ago. Step 3: This is definitely not the download page but thereвЂ™s a green button so I must be on the right track. TheyвЂ™re not having any of this standing desk business. The two guys at the front of the office seems to be enjoying their Aeron chairs. Every single one of the five buttons all link to the same URL. Step 2: Good to see there are now explanations for each of the download versions, but the вЂњdownloadвЂќ button turns out to be a con. The hip developer guy not using his ergonomic Aeron chair instead opting for a standing desk certainly looks like heвЂ™s enjoying his SQL Server.

Step 1: I guess I want to вЂњevaluateвЂќ SQL Server 2014 Express. But this year, with SQL Server 2014, they have done their best work yet. In previous years, the team has employed the confusing file-name strategy. The other is to make said-software difficult to download. One of them is to create an industry-leading, high-performance, scalable and resilient database software. The Microsoft SQL Server team has many goals.