Install Windows PowerShell for SQL 2008 R2

I was recently installing SQL Server Management Studio Express 2008 R2 and the installation failed temporarily because Windows PowerShell wasn’t installed. There wasn’t a link, so I thought a quick search would get me the file on Microsoft’s website. I was wrong. I found plenty of documentation and getting started guides for Windows PowerShell, but no installation downloads.

It was frustrating, but I finally found the PowerShell installation file. I thought I’d share the link here to help everyone find this file a little faster. (And so I can find it easily in the future.)

If the links below don’t work, you should have enough detail here to refine and shorten your search.

Windows PowerShell 1.0 English Language Installation Packages for Windows Server 2003 and for Windows XP

Microsoft KB Article / Location of PowerShell Downloads: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=926139

After some additional searching, I found the homepage for Windows PowerShell. You should be able to find everything you need there.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd742419.aspx

You can also get Windows PowerShell 2.0 included with Windows Management Framework here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

Posted

January 3, 2011

Microsoft

BusinessHut

Tags:

Microsoft, Powershell, SQL, Windows

Comments

21 responses to “Install Windows PowerShell for SQL 2008 R2”

Aaron

January 5, 2011

Been looking for this forever! Thanks!

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1. this is me
  
  November 29, 2012
  
  then during 2008 sql server R2 installation
  after the powershell
  I got stuck because it need 2005 sql server express tools – fuck it
  
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Strunzo

May 22, 2011

Powershell is an installable feature from 2008 OS … duh!!!

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1. Jason Green
  
  May 23, 2011
  
  Thanks, but this post is mostly for people installing on an OS that doesn’t ship with powershell installed.
  
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2. SteveB
  
  November 14, 2011
  
  Did this guy even read the post?
  
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sayed

June 30, 2011

Thanks for ur Quick links………….. 🙂

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Janice

August 10, 2011

Found this. Thought should share with all.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928439

Scroll downwards and you will be able to find window powershell 1.0. It was recommended in my text to download the WindowsXP-KB926139-v2-x86-ENU.exe.

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Janice

August 10, 2011

Ahhh finally, thought this link will bring you straight to the download.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7217&hash=fIlGb0e6NcXJPmd%2bjNr4%2fzGDi6%2bHzLw76kEukkowzuhdEi%2b2%2bx7F4xqL5vJavcT0fzXQqwHGN7fceGT8ekqwWQ%3d%3d

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kashtro

August 14, 2011

thanks.helpful information .

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Rman

September 11, 2011

thanks man.was in trouble finding it.you are a god!!!

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Kaushal

January 29, 2012

huff, Finally i found PowerShell from different source… still Thanks a lot. You guys show me the real path to get it.

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Raman

February 12, 2012

thanks

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Kunle Ade

February 17, 2012

Thanks very much for providing the link for the exact Windows Powershell download for SQL 2008 R2 that worked on my Windows XP. If I had found your link first, would have saved me hours of futile surfing!

Cheers again 🙂

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1. Jason Green
  
  July 6, 2012
  
  Thank you! To help other people find this page more easily, you could share this link on your website, or on facebook/twitter/google+ etc… More links = more visibility.
  
  If you found this post helpful, providing a link is a great way to thank me and will help more people find it in the future.
  
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Richard

July 3, 2012

Thanks for sharing this – I was about to set off on the search for PowerShell installations on the Microsoft site, but I guess you’ve saved me some time!

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Anand

July 25, 2012

Thank you very much.

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bassam

July 26, 2012

please i cant found this , when i goto page it said sorry cant found or ask me for validating code plz help me

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ahmdsyd

September 17, 2012

Thank you very much.

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sravan

September 20, 2012

thanks for the info.it helped me a lot

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daksh

February 26, 2013

you save my hours . . .thank you

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