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I'm trying to: start "" /w ".\smss-setup-enu19.exe" /passive ssmsinstallroot="c:\program files\ssms" but encountering this error:↓ (syntaxes using " around path and etc are checked!)

Powershell:

PS-Err

CMD:

CMD-Err

CMD Result: (Opens a black square then immediately disappears, taskmgr checked, the task ended!)

CMD-Result

MS Reference

  1. I Have VM in VMware workstation with Windows Server 2022 core, 2GB RAM.

  2. And another one with Ubuntu 22.04, installed SQL server 2022.(in docker)

Needs install SSMS in (1) and work with 2's Databases.

Installation logs:

log1 & log2

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  • Have you tried to use the full path: start "" /w "Z:\RawPrograms\MS-Windows\Programming\Database\smss-setup-enu19.exe" /passive ssmsinstallroot="c:\program files\ssms"?
    – Reddy Lutonadio
    Commented Jul 20, 2022 at 8:26
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    Yeah i'm pretty sure a GUI tool like SSMS isnt going to work in server core. Install it on server desktop or a normal windows to remotely manage the sql instance installed on the server core.
    – Silbee
    Commented Jul 20, 2022 at 9:56
  • Start-Process needs an actual file path as the first parameter, not "". You might be better off using call like: & ".\ssms-setup-enu19.exe" /Install /Quiet /Norestart FOO="bar" .... I also recommend adding /Logs log.txt, then checking the log file to see what the installer failed on
    – Cpt.Whale
    Commented Jul 20, 2022 at 14:59
  • @Cpt.Whale, Please take a look the Ref↑
    – mgae2m
    Commented Jul 20, 2022 at 17:42
  • @mgae2m I meant in powershell (Ref commands are only CMD). The CMD command is fine syntax-wise, so you may want to just enable logging and see why it doesn't install.
    – Cpt.Whale
    Commented Jul 20, 2022 at 18:25

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I happened to have a windows server core (2012 R2) VM to test this on. Running this cmd command worked fine. I got a pop-up window with an installation progress bar for each component until it was completely installed:

start "" /w c:\temp\SSMS-Setup-ENU.exe /Passive SSMSInstallRoot=c:\test\SSMS

My SSMS was installed to c:\test\SSMS\. To start it, I ran the exe:

c:\test\SSMS\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe

Be aware that all kinds of stuff does not work in server core (no GUI). Later versions of windows server like 2016/2022 are more stripped-down, so they may not be able to display the various windows until rebooted, if at all

SSMS installation errors and such all get written to a log file in your %TEMP% folder automatically. Look at it if your installation doesn't succeed:

notepad C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\SsmsSetup\SSMS-Setup-ENU_20220727124801.log

If you continue to have issues, try running the .exe directly to attempt to display the install wizard, which might show errors etc:

C:\Users\> C:\temp\SSMS-Setup-ENU.exe

or try running in quiet mode to hide the UI altogether if it can only display black boxes:

start "" /w c:\temp\SSMS-Setup-ENU.exe /Quiet SSMSInstallRoot="c:\program files\SSMS"
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  • C:\temp>start "" /w c:\temp\SSMS-Setup-ENU.exe /Quiet SSMSInstallRoot="c:\Program Files\SSMS" not work! The log file: http://viuna.ddns.net/SSMS-Setup-ENU_20220727151356.log →running the .exe directly, Opens dark square! Would you remote me with anydesk?
    – mgae2m
    Commented Jul 28, 2022 at 0:39
  • I reinstalled windows server, using your mentioned codes, no success returned this log: (viuna.ddns.net/SSMS-Setup-ENU_20220728014718.log ). Try C:\Users\> C:\temp\SSMS-Setup-ENU.exe, appears black square and end task, not succeed. Indeed SSMS not installed and the answer not worked for me!
    – mgae2m
    Commented Jul 28, 2022 at 15:54
  • Your answer is not eligible bounty worth! you copied same the ref (below the question) advise that not work for me. This is not work for me. I tried start "" /w ".\smss-setup-enu19.exe" /passive ssmsinstallroot="c:\program files\ssms" and ask question because the problem!
    – mgae2m
    Commented Jul 28, 2022 at 16:49
  • As I sent two log files in case start "" /w "Z:\RawPrograms\MS-Windows\Programming\Database\smss-setup-enu19.exe" /passive ssmsinstallroot="c:\program files\ssms" and start "" /w c:\temp\SSMS-Setup-ENU.exe /Quiet SSMSInstallRoot="c:\program files\SSMS" not working, what is the problem?
    – mgae2m
    Commented Jul 28, 2022 at 16:54
  • You wrote: start "" /w c:\temp\SSMS-Setup-ENU.exe /Quiet SSMSInstallRoot="c:\program files\SSMS" but SSMS is 32bit program! You want earn false answer?!
    – mgae2m
    Commented Jul 31, 2022 at 13:22

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