| title | Upgrade Advisor Prerequisites | Microsoft Docs | ||||||||
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| ms.date | 03/06/2017 | ||||||||
| ms.prod | sql-server-2014 | ||||||||
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| ms.technology | database-engine | ||||||||
| ms.topic | conceptual | ||||||||
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| ms.assetid | d21a39e5-5f81-4096-a7dd-f244e4779992 | ||||||||
| author | mashamsft | ||||||||
| ms.author | mathoma | ||||||||
| manager | craigg |
This topic describes the software requirements for Upgrade Advisor.
The prerequisites for installing and running Upgrade Advisor are as follows:
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[!INCLUDEwiprlhext] SP1, [!INCLUDEfirstref_longhorn] beginning with SP2, Windows 7, or [!INCLUDEfirstref_longhorn] R2.
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Windows Installer 4.5. You can install Windows Installer from the Windows Installer Web site.
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The [!INCLUDEdnprdnshort], beginning with .NET Framework 4. The [!INCLUDEdnprdnshort] is available on the [!INCLUDEssCurrent] product media, and from the SDK, redistributable, and service pack download Web site.
- To install the .NET Framework 4 from the [!INCLUDEssCurrent] media, locate the root of the disk drive. Then double-click the \redist folder, double-click the DotNetFrameworks folder, and run dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe (for both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems).
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The [!INCLUDEmsCoName][!INCLUDEssNoVersion][!INCLUDEtsql] ScriptDom is a prerequisite for installing [!INCLUDEssCurrent] Upgrade Advisor, and is not installed by Upgrade Advisor Setup. The Setup requires you to download and install the [!INCLUDEmsCoName][!INCLUDEssNoVersion][!INCLUDEtsql] ScriptDom from the [!INCLUDEssCurrent] Feature Pack.