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16.

On the following screen, you can select to send error and feature usage information
directly to Microsoft. You will not be enabling this function here. So, leave the defaults,
and click Next.

17.

On the Ready to Install screen, review your settings, and then click Install.

18.

The setup progress appears during the install process. When the setup is finished (which
may take several minutes), click Next.

19.

The final screen gives you an installation report, letting you know whether any errors
occurred and reminding you of any post-installation steps to take. Click Finish to com-
plete your install.

20.

Reboot your system if requested to do so.

Criteria for Completion

You have completed this task when you have a running instance of SQL Server 2005 installed
on your system. To verify this, select Start

All Programs

Microsoft SQL Server 2005


Configuration Tools

SQL Server Configuration Manager. Select SQL Server 2005 Services,
and check the icons. If the icon next to SQL Server (MSSQLServer) service is green, then your
installation is a success (see Figure 1.1).