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# Installation How-to Topics
  Use the following topics to install [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)].  
  
## In This Section  
  
|Topic|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|[Install SQL Server 2014 from the Installation Wizard (Setup)](../../database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server-from-the-installation-wizard-setup.md)|Procedural topic for a typical [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] installation by using the Installation Wizard.|  
|[Install SQL Server 2014 from the Command Prompt](../../database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server-from-the-command-prompt.md)|Procedural topic that provides sample syntax and installation parameters for running unattended Setup.|  
|[Install SQL Server 2014 Using a Configuration File](../../database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server-using-a-configuration-file.md)|Procedural topic that provides sample syntax and installation parameters for running Setup through a configuration file.|  
|[Install PowerPivot for SharePoint 2010](../../../2014/sql-server/install/install-powerpivot-for-sharepoint-2010.md)|Procedural topic that provides links to additional procedures for installing [!INCLUDE[ssGeminiShort](../../includes/ssgeminishort-md.md)] in different SharePoint server configurations.|  
|[Add Features to an Instance of SQL Server 2014 (Setup)](../../database-engine/install-windows/add-features-to-an-instance-of-sql-server-setup.md)|Procedural topic for updating components of an existing instance of [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)].|  
|[Drop a SQL Server 2014 Installation](../../database-engine/install-windows/repair-a-failed-sql-server-installation.md)|Procedural topic for repairing a corrupt [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] installation.|  
|[Rename a Computer that Hosts a Stand-Alone Instance of SQL Server](../../database-engine/install-windows/rename-a-computer-that-hosts-a-stand-alone-instance-of-sql-server.md)|Procedural topic for updating system metadata that is stored in sys.servers.|  
|[View and Read SQL Server Setup Log Files](../../database-engine/install-windows/view-and-read-sql-server-setup-log-files.md)|Procedural topic for checking errors in setup log files.|  
|[Uninstall an Existing Instance of SQL Server (Setup)](../../../2014/sql-server/install/uninstall-an-existing-instance-of-sql-server-setup.md)|Procedural topic for manually uninstalling a stand-alone instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].|  
|[Upgrade How-to Topics](../../../2014/sql-server/install/upgrade-how-to-topics.md)|Procedural topics for upgrading a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] stand-alone or cluster instance.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Planning a SQL Server Installation](../../../2014/sql-server/install/planning-a-sql-server-installation.md)   
 [Upgrade to SQL Server 2014](../../database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-sql-server.md)   
 [Installing SQL Server Native Client](../../relational-databases/native-client/applications/installing-sql-server-native-client.md)