How to Install SQL 2005 in Windows ?

Here are step by step screen shots for easy installing of SQL 2005. Follow it and SQL 2005 will installed easily.

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In this given screenshot one IIS Feature is not configured successfully so SQL setup is showing 1 warning when it checks windows configuration before installing. This warning is not a big issue and you may continue with this given warning. If you are not comfortable with this warning you may remove it by turning on all windows features with  'Turn Windows Features on or off' option which is available inside of 'Program and Features' option in Control Panel.  But you should take this option before Step 1 (Before going to install SQL).

 

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After Step 14 when you click on install then all component and services of SQL 2005 will be installed within 20 minutes and after installing it you get a Finish option of this setup. Now Click on Finish and you are ready to manage your database in SQL Management Studio.