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SSMS doesn't list freshly installed instance of SQL Server, only previous deleted/uninstalled version

I uninstalled both SQL Server and SSMS on a Windows Server 2019 machine. I reinstalled SQL Server 2019 and created the default database MSSQL and installed SSMS 20. When I open SSMS, it only lists ...
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SQL Server Management Studio 18 setup fails after splash screen

I'm trying to install the latest SMSS version on Win 10. I also had Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio 2019 Community, and all .Net runtimes and the DevExpress Framework which came also with some ...
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Is there a way to optimize the process of uninstalling and installing SSMS?

in terms of patching sql server 2016 to the latest cumulative patches, I found out that stopping the services helps avoiding lots of inconveniences, specially if there is log shipping and replication ...
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Unable to Create new Maintenance plan in SSMS 2017

Hi I have reinstalled SQL Server 2016 in my database server last day. I am able to connect to SQL Instance(SQL-02) using the SSMS 2017 i had earlier in the same server before reinstall. But when i ...
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SSMS v18.0 failed when installing

Previously, I had installed the SSMS v17.9. I uninstalled it and tried to install v18.0 and I have the error 0x80070643. I tried the following: Installing the latest .Net Framework 4.8 Updating ...
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SQL Server Management Studio SSMS 18.0 General Availability release (GA) install fails

Requirement I wish to install SSMS 18.0 GA (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-2017), on Windows 10 but get error: Uninstall ...
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Unable to install SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) on server

We are experiencing persistent errors when attempting to install SSMS on one of our development database servers. We have tried the installers for versions 17.4 and 17.9.1, but the error messages are ...
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Couldn't install SSMS: A pending restart is blocking setup from completing

SSMS version : 17.7 Log file: Log_file I have SQL Server 2016 and Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition. I tried reinstalling both tools but the error is still the same. Some links mention registry ...
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Microsoft SQL Server 2017 remove all instances

I installed Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for like 4-5 with some failures. I can't manage to have a clean re-install. I think there are some residual files or configurations. I tired uninstall & ...
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Can we move SQL Server installed bit from default location to other drive

My client gave me command line installer for SQL Server. Since it is command line there is no option to select the installation path! So installer automatically chooses the default location C:\Program ...
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Browse for Servers does not display local instance

I just installed SQL Server and SQL Server Management Studio but it doesn't show anything in servers list and I don't know how to connect to it. This shows that I have installed SQL Server: But ...
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SQL Server Management Studio 2012 Application Cannot Start

I'm trying to install SQL Server Management Studio on my laptop. Operating System: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 But I got an error message saying, "The application cannot start.": What shall I do? I'm ...
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Cannot find one or more components. Please reinstall the application

I am getting this error in Windows Server 2012 with Visual Studio 2012 installed trying to open SQL Server Management Studio 2012: Cannot find one or more components. Please reinstall the ...
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Why does SQL Server Management Studio crash?

When I open SSMS I get this message: SSMS - SQL Server Management Studio has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. What can I do? The issue persists after ...
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SQL Server 2014 and SQL Server 2014 Management Studio

I successfully installed SQL Server 2014, but when I look for SQL Server Management Studio it was not on the CD. I have just downloaded SQL Server 2014 Management Studio separately and would like to ...
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