Installing the Data Mining Add-In

The Data Mining Add-In is available from Microsoft via the Microsoft Download Center at www.microsoft.com/downloads. Utilize the search text box at the top of the screen, and search for Data Mining Add-In Office. Sort the result in order by date, picking the latest release. Opening the location in a browser should yield a page similar to Figure 10-1. Download the file named SQLServer2008_DMAddin.msi by clicking the Download button. Save the file to a location on your local machine.

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Figure 10-1. Data Mining Add-In download page

After the download completes, execute the installer. The first indication of the ...

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