Add the installation account to the Administrator group of your machine or VM. The Installer must be executed by an administrator.
For fresh installations, the Installer account must have Security admin and DB creator server roles on the SQL server used for installation. (For an upgrade, the Installer account must have the Security admin on DB and DB owner roles.)
Click Yes to affirm permission and continue with the Installer execution. If you want to stop the installation, click
No.
Before the Installer begins execution and the UI is displayed, the Preparing to Install message below is displayed.
- The available system environment.
- The Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client. If this client is not already installed on the system, the Installer will install it.