Nestor Sulikowski

When installing SQL Server, you’ll need to accept all the defaults except in the following screenshots.

Choose Stand-alone installation

Don’t worry about the Windows Firewall Warning

Select All the features

Server Configuration

Use “NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE” for all the services, and turn “SQL Server Browser” to Automatic

Database Engine Configuration

Add Current User to the SQL Server Administrators. And choose the tab “Data Directories”

In the “Data Directories” tab change these directories to the disk / subdirectories where you want your data to reside. For instance:

1. g:\SAMOA\Data
2. g:\SAMOA\Backup

Analysis Service Configuration

Add Current User as an Analysis Services administrator, and click on the “Data Directories” tab:

Change these directories to point to the disk where you want your data to reside. For instance:

1. g:\SAMOA\AS\Data
2. g:\SAMOA\AS\Log
3. g:\SAMOA\AS\Temp
4. g:\SAMOA\AS\Backup

Search for product updates

Make sure that at the end of the installation you search for product updates

Install SQL Server Service Pack 1

From http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=66AB3DBB-BF3E-4F46-9559-CCC6A4F9DC19&displaylang=en