SQL Server 2008 Now Available on Subscriber Downloads
If you haven't noticed....
English downloads are available now and additional languages will be added on a daily basis.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx?PV=42:334
Comments
Anonymous
August 06, 2008
Neither FTM nor the new Akamai download manager are able to get the download on my Windows Server 2008 x64. Both download managers start up, but they do not show any download. Is that a known issue? From the same network with Vista x64 SP1 it does work. -- SvenCAnonymous
August 07, 2008
Sven: From the FAQ regarding FTM and 64-bit. I don't know if the same issue exists for Akamai, but will check into it. Q: Will the FTM work with 64-bit Internet Explorer browsers? A: The FTM is not compatible with 64-bit versions of the Internet Explorer browser. By default, most Microsoft 64-bit Operating Systems install both a 32 bit version of IE and a 64 bit version of IE. You will need to use the 32 bit version of IE to successfully download files from Subscriber Downloads using FTM.Anonymous
August 07, 2008
Am trying to get to the downloads from a Windows Server 2003SE SP1 w/IE 6.0.3790 SP1. What do I have to do to download to the machine? My desktop is 2000 miles and a VPN away from it and I need to install SQL Server 2008 for our development group on this thing, so downloading it locally and transferring it over is a real non-starter. Is the OLD UI still around somewhere? At least it worked with this machine's configuration... In fact, the submit button on this very comment page does nothing except stall on that machine. Most of the javascript links just go away forever...Anonymous
August 07, 2008
I attempted to download the SQL 2008 RTM Developer, but the "download" link is not active.Anonymous
August 07, 2008
Al: From the Subscriber Downloads and Product Keys FAQ(http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/downloads/cc137104.aspx): Q: Why are some files grayed out? A: Download files will be visible to everyone, no matter if you are entitled to them or not. Items will appear grayed out and you will be unable to download them or view their keys if: You are an active subscriber but not entitled to the desired products based on your Subscription program/type and level You are not an active subscriber The product or file you are looking for has legal or geopolitical restrictions on its availability You are trying to download using an unsupported browser or operating system AND Q: I have multiple subscriptions. When I select a new one from the drop-down list and click a link to go to downloads, it doesn’t show me the downloads and keys I expect to see. Why is that? A: If you have multiple subscriptions and you want to switch between them, you must change the default by clicking the “Default” button after selecting a new one in the drop-down. Product and key permissions are based on your “default” subscription. AND Q: I am a VL Subscriber and I have multiple download benefits in my VL Subscription. I click the Downloads tab or the Product Keys list page but I don't see the downloads or keys I expect to see, based on the level. What is going on? A: By default, you will see downloads and keys that correspond to the first download benefit in the list. In order to access downloads and keys that correspond to the other download benefit levels, you will need to click on the specific hyperlink from the Subscription Management page.Anonymous
August 07, 2008
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August 08, 2008
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August 08, 2008
Doug: Actually the Universal level was deprecated about 3 years ago. You need to contact your VL Administrator to have him/her reassign your Universal level to a different level.Anonymous
August 09, 2008
There used to be a page on the subscriptions site showing recently-added products... seems to have gone. A new and improved version of that page ( including a feed of changes by email ) would be welcome! [Chris responds: We've decided to not announce new products by email. We are putting together some new aggregation feeds that'll be exposed via RSS or Atom and we are also working on a "What's new" page that'll be more like the new downloads page. To see the RSS feeds we have today, please see: http://www.microsoft.com/feeds/msdn/en-us/subscriptions/MSDNdata.xmlhttp://www.microsoft.com/feeds/technet/en-us/subscriptions/technetdata.xmlThanks!]Anonymous
August 11, 2008
I found a solution to my FTM not starting the download. I used this other browser F...F.. and there I saw that clicking an MSDN link downloads a dlm file. That FF browser suggested to open that file with FTM and see: the download started. I checked regedit and saw .dlm and a ProgID added to my system. I used IE7 to access the download again, and now it is working as well. Strange, uninstall/reinstall the FTM msi from an elevated cmd-console followed by a reboot didn't help. But have FF associate the dlm extension did it... Just in case anyone else stumbles over the same thing. -- SvenCAnonymous
August 11, 2008
Das Service Pack 1 für Visual Studio 2008 ist nun für MSDN Subscriber verfügbar. Es bestehtAnonymous
August 13, 2008
What subscrtiption do we have to have to get SQL 20008 download? I am in the same situation as Doug - VL MSDN Universal. I am our MSDN admin and I do not see any better VL MSDN subcription options that would give us SQL Server. There is the VS2008 database edition with Premium MSDN - is that the one we need? Or do we need to just buy SQL 2008 by license and get it on the VL download and forget the MSDN? Can you tell us teh answer? I am sure there will be many VL MSDN Universal subcribers trying to figure out which subrciption they need to get SQL Server 2008. Thanks.Anonymous
August 13, 2008
Rich: Go to the RSS at http://www.microsoft.com/feeds/msdn/en-us/subscriptions/MSDNdata.xml and type in SQL in the filter to filter down to the SQL products. I am not sure which vesion you want, but the subscription levels that get each product are listed. You can also pick levels from the "filter by category" to further refine the entries.Anonymous
August 15, 2008
It would make a big difference if the 'What's new' feeds described above could be filtered by language! Regards PeteAnonymous
August 16, 2008
SubscriptionsBlogger2: Something is broken here. I can get to SQL 2005 Standard, Developer , Exchange 2007 , Biztalk Developer, I mean literally everything but nothing on SQL 2008 downloads... Emre AydincerenAnonymous
August 16, 2008
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August 18, 2008
Why was SQL Server 2008 released as several separate ISOs, one for each edition? If you need/want to work with several different editions, you're looking at a 3 GB download for each edition. After downloading them all, it appears that the only real difference is the product key that's embedded in the DefaultSetup.ini file. In fact, using the media from one edition with the product key from another edition appears to allow you to install the version that matches the product key. Why not post a single ISO with no embedded product key, and provide static product keys on the Product Keys page? It seems to me that it would save a lot of bandwidth, and make it easier for any subscribers who want to work with multiple editions.Anonymous
August 19, 2008
when the official releae will be available?Anonymous
August 25, 2008
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August 25, 2008
tengsl: The official release of what? The RTM bits are posted on Subscriber Downloads, for subscribers whose subscription entitles them to the bits.