The Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter helps you automatically repair issues when you're blocked from installing or removing programs. It also fixes corrupted registry keys.

Describes how to troubleshoot problems that occur when you install, uninstall, or upgrade a program on a Windows-based computer by using Windows Installer.

When you install SqlLocalDb.msi on a computer, the SQL Server update package does not update the Local database files. However, when you run the SQL Server update package again, you notice that it updates the Local database files correctly.

Windows Installer provides a standard foundation for installing and uninstalling software. Software manufacturers can create the setup of their products to use Windows Installer to help make software installation, maintenance, and uninstallation straightforward and easy.

Alternatively, if installation doesn't start automatically, browse the disc to find the program setup file, usually called Setup.exe or Install.exe. Open the file to start installation.

How to install programs on Windows from online sources, such as from the internet or the Microsoft Store app.

If the external database that you want to access is not supported by the ODBC drivers that are installed with Microsoft Query, then you need to obtain and install a Microsoft Office-compatible ODBC driver from a third-party vendor, such as the manufacturer of the database.

After you install SQL LocalDB 2016 Service Pack 2 (SP2), you can't print the information about the specified LocalDB instance, and an error occurs. You observe the following messages when this fix is not applied (assume that you have a test instance that's named FOO that you created by running a command such as "sqllocaldb create FOO").

You can find full documentation about this release and previous releases here: SSMS documentation. This update is available through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Release 18.7.1 is applicable to previous versions of SSMS 18. x only. This package will fully upgrade any previous 18. x version.

Fixes an issue in which the Resource database is missing after you install updates or service packs for instances of SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014 one after another and then restart the server.