I downloaded the Management Studio from the Microsoft Website. I'm pretty sure I downloaded the English Version of the file. But still I get these strange symbols when I try to install it.





Is this only because of a different language other than English?

Thanks and Regards,

Nisar.

Are you sure that English is installed correctly and completely on your system? Have you tried downloading it again? Can you try it on another computer?

I'm guessing that whatever language that you d-loaded has to be installed on your system. What is your OS?

I'm on Windows XP (SP2)

I'm pretty sure that the language chosen was English. I remember it because, if one had to download a different language download, then he had to click on 'Change' button on the download page which I didnt. I used the default language selected which was English.

What language is installed on your system?

Its English.

Was this the source of the download?

Download details: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services

Originally Posted by jephree

Was this the source of the download?

Download details: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services

Nope. I did it from here:

Download details: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express

Well sorry I don't have much to add besides trying a different download at this point.

Those boxes just indicate that your Windows cannot interpret the character set (language).

As it goes all the way to the Windows installer you might try that cleanup utility:

Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility