Installation of SQL server 2016 express

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Can SQL Server 2016 Express be installed (safely) over SQL Server 2014? I don't want to have to uninstall any of the SQL Server 2014 if I can avoid it.

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Yesterday I tried to uninstall all the SQL Server 2014 before installing SQL Server 2016 Express. Caused a problem I couldn't figure out, and I wound up having to restore the whole disk drive.

Posted 27-Jul-19 13:52pm

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Updated 27-Jul-19 18:43pm

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Bill S 27-Jul-19 23:23pm

Win7 or Win10? SqlServer 2016 Not officially supported on Win7.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-27T18:44:00

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See here: Work with Multiple Versions and Instances of SQL Server - SQL Server | Microsoft Docs[^]

Posted 27-Jul-19 18:44pm

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Member 11298827 28-Jul-19 11:08am

Thanks O'Griff, I read the article carefully and then installed SQL Server 2016 Express over the 2014 install. No problems. This question relates to a previous one I posted "Application cannot find DLL file". I will update that one now, so if you could look at it, I would appreciate very much.