Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management in Windows 7 64 bit
The Problem : When you try to run the installation of SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express Edition SP3 on a machine with Windows 7 64 bit incompatibility the following error occurred: "Installation of this product failed because it is not supported on this operating system. For information on supported configurations, see the product documentation " The Solution See the step by step 1. download a new installer is compatible with Windows 7; the link http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/6/c/a6c820bb-9043-4ef6-8a7b-a0cd327cf8c5/SQLServer2005_SSMSEE_x64.msi 2. Open command prompt ( CMD ) as Administrator . See the example in the image below: 3. at the command prompt, navigate to the location where you saved the installation of SQL Server 2005, and then run the following command: MSIEXEC/I SQLServer2005_SSMSEE_x64.msi See the example in the image below: 4. follow the step of the installer-Basically, Next, Next, Next, Next and Install