A bit new to the world of Windows device drivers. Using Visual Studio 2013 I create a new KMDF driver project. The configuration manager has build configs for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, but none for the server OSes (WS 2008, 2012).
Question: Which of these build targets, if any, are suitable for installation on Windows Server 2008/2012 since there are no specific build configs for them?
Thanks
This question was answered for me by Don Burn on MSDN, but I wanted to post the answer here for SO users:
Windows Server 2008 R2 == Windows 7
Windows Server 2012 == Windows 8
Windows Server 2012 R2 = Windows 8.1
As a rule you build for the earliest version of Windows you wish to support, and the driver will run on all versions after that. There are special cases where there are new capabilities that you may want to take advantage of in the newer system, but that is the general approach.
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsdesktop/en-US/64b0a2af-f885-4a9d-8239-7a6de548b298/kmdf-on-windows-server?forum=wdk
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I have Windows 7 running on my machine (I know it's old) and when I try to install SQL Server 2017 using the setup utility, I get this error:
The operating system on this computer does not meet the min requirements for SQL Server 2017. To determine the min required OS supported for this SQL server release, see the hardware and software requirements.
This is the link provided: Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server
I don't see anything there that stands out that my machine does not have. I know people have installed SQL Server 2017 on Windows 7 boxes, so that can't be the issue.
I tried changing the compatibility mode by right clicking the setup file and properties too, to Windows 7 but I still can't get passed that error message.
I think at the link you provided Windows 7 is actually not in the list of OS supported? Here it's also mentioned SQl Server 2017 can only be installed on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 and later versions.
I tried Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 at first, Its installation was going smoothly until I closed my computer to attend to an occasion. Before I tried installing it for a second time, I compressed my C drive(C:) so as to create more storage space. On Installing it again, It couldn't install as a dialog box displayed showing that my attributes doesn't match.
I uncompressed my C: drive and tried installing it again yet it couldn't install. Finally I tried for the last time just to see the image below.
What do I do? My computer is a 32bit OS. and window 7 Ultimate.
You should take a look at the Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2008, some conditions are:
SQL Server Setup will block installations on read-only or compressed drives.
For minimum version requirements to install SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8, see Installing SQL Server on Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681562).
So please read it carefully, you can found it in the MSDN here
I have an install that is made in Advanced Installer that works fine in Windows 8 & 10, but fails on Windows 7. Does a Windows 7-client have any requirements for connecting to a SQL Server (2012, on a different machine), that a Windows 8 or 10 machine does not have? Some drivers that does not exist on a clean Windows 7? The application in a Entity Framework-app and uses Framework 4.6.1 if that matters...
[Edit] Based on all the comments below I refrase my question to this: For a Clean, fully updated, Windows 7 to connect to a remote SQL Server (2008+), is there any other requirements/drivers that is needed to be installed other than .Net framework 4.6.1? For Windows 8 & 10 apparently there are no such requirements...
The problem was partly the firewall, partly my network and partly my code. There are no special drivers etc needed to make a EF-application work in Windows 7. Once network, firewall etc was configured correctly, my application worked.
I've developed an application that uses SQL Server (in particular LocalDB), and, I have just pushed it out to the client.
The client runs Windows 8.1 x64, but, when I try to install either x86 or x64 version of SQL LocalDB direct from Microsoft, I keep getting this error:
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express LocalDB
Installation of this product failed because it is not supported on this operating system. For information on supported configurations, see the product documentation.
I'm a little bit stuck here, and, quite confused as I am using LocalDB on my Windows 8.1 dev machine.
How can I resolve this?
Please right click the LocalDB setup file and check if it is configured with other compatibility mode. And make sure that you choose “Run as Administrator” to start the installation. There is also a similar thread for your reference, which may require you to reinstall the Windows to resolve the OS error.
SQL Server 2014 Express why not support Windows 8.1 Pro
I wanna install SQL Server 2012 Enterprise edition but I have an issue during the installation.
I'm working on a Win 7 OS, i5, x64, sp1.
I tried to install it on my laptop and it doesn't work. After installing rules this error comes up:
SQL server setup has encoutered the following error: There was a
failure to calculate the default value of setting INSTANCEID. Error
code 0x85640001.
Now, I don't know what I can do? =/
Help me please.
i know nothing about that specific error message but maybe it is related with the fact that win 7 is not a supported operating system for that sql server version.
you can check on ms website: the enterprise edition requires a server operating system.
SQL Server Enterprise does not support Windows 7 -
Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2012