Installation Guide
24 October 2007
Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2005
An abbreviated installation procedure is given below. For detailed information about
how to install Microsoft SQL Server 2005, see the Microsoft SQL Server 2005
installation documentation.
Complete the following steps of the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup utility:
1. On the Registration Information window, fill in your name, company, and
product key.
2. On the Components to Install window, select the SQL Server Database
Services and Workstation Components check boxes and any additional
components if desired.
3. On the Instance Name window, select either Default instance or Named
instance.
NOTE: If you select Named instance, you must specify the instance
name.
4. On the Service Account window, select Use the Built-In System Account, then
select Local System from the drop-down list. Under Start Services at the End
of Setup, highlight SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, and SQL Browser.
5. On the Authentication Mode window, select Mixed Mode. Enter a password
for the SQL Server System Administrator (sa) logon.
6. On the Collation Settings window, under Collation Designator and Sort Order,
select Latin1_General from the drop-down list, then select the
Accent - sensitive check box. Do not select any of the other check boxes.
NOTE: The SQL collation name is SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS.
For more information about SQL Server collation settings, see
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms180175.aspx.