Installation Requirements
All SQL Server 2008 installations (including client-tools-only or SNAC-only installations) require Windows Installer 4.5, which is freely downloadable from Microsoft. It can also be installed as part of the SQL Server Installation Wizard or manually installed from the SQL Server media. The location of the installer media varies depending on the media you are using but an example of the location is as follows:
D:\English\SQL2008\Enterprise\X86\redist\Windows Installer\x86
The same operating system requirements for server installations apply to client tools and SNAC installations, with one exception: When you install SNAC by itself on top of Windows XP, only SP1 is required, and when you install SNAC on top of Windows ...
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