Sql 2008 R2 Native Client 64 Bit Download
I want to install sql server client in my windows 7 64 bit version. But I am unable to do that please provide some help. i want to install only Client not sql server. is this possible.
When installing the x64 SQL 2008 native client, it also installs the 32bit binaries. It depends on whether the process is running in 32-bit or 64-bit mode. This is also true of DSNs. Sep 26, 2014 - The Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone packages which provide additional value for SQL Server 2008. Create a 32-bit DSN on 64-bit machine for SQL Server. By: Jugal Shah| Last Updated. Before creating the DSN make sure the SQL Server Native client component is installed on the machine. Recently we are doing migration from windows 2003 server to windows 2008 server (32- bit to 64- bit).
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Just install the SQL Server management studios. Download SQL Server Express (the whole thing) and at setup, it will ask which components you would like to install. The components are split into two lists. The top list is the server instance.
The bottom components are the ones you want to select.
I've had no problems installing the Feature Pack for SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows 7 Systems. It can be obtained from Microsoft here:
The feature pack contains the SQL Server Native Client. This client should be backwards compatible with previous SQL server versions (2005, 2008).