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SS2008 can be installed on Win8 only if sql server service pack 3 is also installed.<br />
See the section for minimum requirements for windows 8 here (third under &quot;more information&quot;) : <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681562" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681562</a>
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SS2008 can be installed on Win8 only if sql server service pack 3 is also installed.
See the section for minimum requirements for windows 8 here (third under "more information") : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681562 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681562]

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Thanks - both posts - I installed SQL Server 2012 instead - works fine
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Thanks - both posts - I installed SQL Server 2012 instead - works fine

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Hello Experts,<br />
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SQL Server 2008 installation fails at Setup Support Rules Check with &quot;Restart Computer&quot; fail. This is a Windows 8 computer.<br />
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I restarted the computer but same thing.<br />
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I jumped on the web to find out about this issue. I found an article that said to delete the environment variables in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\<wbr />CurrentCon<wbr />trolSet\Co<wbr />ntrol\Sess<wbr />ion Manager to fix this problem.<br />
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Will I harm anything else by deleting this folder in thr registry???<br />
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Thanks
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Hello Experts,

SQL Server 2008 installation fails at Setup Support Rules Check with "Restart Computer" fail. This is a Windows 8 computer.

I restarted the computer but same thing.

I jumped on the web to find out about this issue. I found an article that said to delete the environment variables in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager to fix this problem.

Will I harm anything else by deleting this folder in thr registry???

Thanks

Server Restart failed SQL Server 2008 Express installation

Windows 8 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, with an emphasis on improving its user experience on tablets. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's "Metro" design language, the Start screen, a new platform for developing apps with an emphasis on touchscreen input, integration with online services, support for USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing. Additional security features were introduced, such as built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering service and support for UEFI Secure Boot on supported devices with UEFI firmware.

Windows 8

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.