3. Click the checkbox to accept the End User License Agreement then click Next.

4. Click Install. Then the SQL Pre-requisite components will be installed.

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5. Once the required components are installed, click Next.

6. Then the Microsoft Server Installation Wizard appears. Click Next to continue.

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7. Wait until the System Configuration Checking gets completed. Then click Next
to continue.

8. Click Browse then map the directory for your SQL Express to be installed in
C:\Programs. Then notice that the Client Components is marked X.

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9. Click on the X mark next to Client Components then select Entire feature will
be installed on local hard drive. Then the X mark will disappear in the
Connectivity Components and Software Development Kit. Click Next to proceed.

10. Enter the Name and Company for Registration Information then click Next to
proceed.

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 11. Then the Authentication Mode page proceeds. Select Mixed Mode (SQL and
Windows Authentication), though it is possible to choose ONLY Windows, a lot of
web hosts do NOT support it. Therefore it is a MUST to choose both. Then supply
a STRONG password (alphanumeric characters) on both box, take note of this
password. Click Next to proceed.

12. For the Error and Usage Report Settings page, UNCHECK the two (2) boxes
so it would not send any Error and Feature Usage Report to Microsoft or your
corporate error reporting server. Click Next to proceed.

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13. Click Install to proceed.

14. Then click Next when the configuration has been completed.

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15. Then setup has completed. Click Finish.

16. Check if its successfully installed by going to Start>All Programs>Microsoft

SQL Server 2005 and the Configuration Tools appears containing the three (3)
components: SQL Server Configuration Manager, SQL Server Error and Usage
Reporting and SQL Surface Area Configuration.