Installing SQL Server 2012 Enterprise on Windows 7

• hoolash

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  October 4, 2013 at 4:43 am

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  Hi all,

  I'm totally new to SQL Server. Forgive if my question look a stupid one but I've gone throught the Microsoft website searching for the answer but just can't locate it.

  Can I install SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition on a Windows 7 machine? I just can't can't seem to find the system requirements for the Enterprise Edition!

  Thanks for your help!

• Koen Verbeeck

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  October 4, 2013 at 4:47 am

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  Yes, but I would install the Developer edition, unless you have too much money to spare

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• hoolash

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  October 4, 2013 at 4:50 am

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  Thanks Koen...but I need the BI part!

• Sean Pearce

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  October 4, 2013 at 5:31 am

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  hoolash (10/4/2013)

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  Thanks Koen...but I need the BI part!

  Developer Edition includes the same features as Enterprise Edition, but is limited by the license to be only used as a development and test system, and not as production server.

  

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• hoolash

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  October 4, 2013 at 6:26 am

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  Thanks Sean...I will look into that!

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  October 4, 2013 at 9:35 am

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  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506.aspx

  But as someone else pointed out, installing the developers edition which has all of the features of the Enterprise edition cost around $50. The enterprise edition could end up costing you $40K depending on how many cores you have