

- SQL MANAGEMENT STUDIO 2008 R2 WILL NOT START INSTALL
- SQL MANAGEMENT STUDIO 2008 R2 WILL NOT START UPDATE

SQL MANAGEMENT STUDIO 2008 R2 WILL NOT START INSTALL
Because I like to have options and to choose what to install on my machine, I decided to find this download and share here with you. It looks like now the reccomendation is to install Express (wich includes a database instance) to get your SSMS up and running. The download links are hidden in the end of the paragraph. (search for the “SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Management Studio Express” string in the page. Sql server 2008 r2 sp1 management studio express sp1 direct link: Below are the links for your (and mine) delight:
SQL MANAGEMENT STUDIO 2008 R2 WILL NOT START UPDATE
UPDATE as of : It looks like the product site from SQL2012 will not list the SSMS for 2008 anymore (I tried searching for it in several ways), so I google around a bit to find the correct links to get the most recent version of it directly from Microsoft (before they remove the download and we have to start using torrents to get official software). And a lot of links to download your version of SSMS 2008R2 of choice (remember: this version does not include Job Activity Monitor neither BIDS (SSIS Designer), Profiler and advanced stuff).

It turns out the updates were going to be too big, because Microsoft is re-organizing some of it’s download and product pages – with a strong focus on latest versions, so we poor users of previous versions are left in the dust. I was going to update an old post with some links to download the SSMS from SQL 2008 R2, because this was related to the original post subject.
