Can't Install SQL server 2005 Help!!!, please!!!!

[gruiz1998]

Hi again!, I reinstalled SQL server 2005 from scratch and even with the installation's summary indicating all components sucesfully installed, SQL server does not appear in "Services", I'm suspicious about tha amount of RAM, according to the technical information it is required 1 GB as a minimum with the Windows XP operating System, even though the physical amount of RAM covers the minimum, "System" in control panel shows 960 MB does anybody know if this has to do with the fact that SQL server does not start?????

Help!!!!, please!!!!!

 

[SQLBill]

I've got to ask, are you sure you installed all the parts and not just the Client Tools? Go to Start>Programs and see if you have Microsoft SQL Server 2005 as an option. If you do, then you only installed the Client Tools.

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[mrdenny]

As you have Windows XP, are you trying to install the Developers edition, or the Standard edition?

Standard and Enterprise editions will not install on Windows XP.

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[gruiz1998]

Thank you for your help!!!!!, It's a Standard Edition, I have just installed SQL 2000 but I had to create a directory in advance, I'm not pretty sure this also applies to SQL 2005.

Thank you!!!!