Install Powershell V1
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FineBuild can install and configure Powershell V1 as part of the SQL Server install process.
It is recommended that the latest stable version of Powershell is always installed on your operating system. For Windows 2008 R2 and below this is Powershell V2. For Windows 2012 and above this is Powershell V3.
If you are using Windows 2008 or below, it is recommended that you Install Powershell V2 instead of installing Powershell V1. Powershell V1 will only be installed by FineBuild if no install media is present for Powershell V2.
If the install media for Powershell V2 is not available, then for some versions of Windows the install media for Powershell V1 must be downloaded, for others the install media is included. The table below shows when you must do a download.
| Operating system | SQL Server Version | Express Edition | Other Editions |
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| Windows 2008 R2 or above | Any | Included | Included |
| Windows 2008 | Any | Included | Included |
| Windows Vista or below | SQL 2008 R2 | Download | Download |
| SQL 2008 | Download | Included | |
| SQL 2005 | Download | Download |
This covers Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows 2012 and above
If you are installing on windows 2012 or above, then Powershell V3 is built in to this version of Windows. No download or install is needed.
If you are installing on windows 2008 R2 or Windows 7, then Powershell V2 is built in to this version of Windows. No download or install is needed.
If you are installing on Windows Windows 2008 then Powershell V1 will be installed using the media built in to windows. No download is needed.
This covers Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Windows Vista
If you are installing a server edition of SQL 2008 then the install media for Powershell V1 is included with the SQL install media. For all other version of SQL Server being installed on one of these operating systems a download is required.
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Obtain a copy of the SQL Server 2008 Evaluation Edition media
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Copy the following folder containing the Powershell V1 media
Source Destination \x86\redist\Powershell Additional Components\Redist
Automated silent installation of Powershell V1 is performed by Process Id 2AI.
Powershell V1 will always be installed if the install media is available and no install media is available for Powershell V2.
The following steps show what you would have to do to install Powershell V1 manually. FineBuild does all of this work for you automatically.
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Navigate to the Additional Components folder
Double-click on the following file:
Windows Version File Location Windows Vista 64-bit \redist\Powershell\x64\Windows6.0-KB928439-x64.msu Windows Vista 32-bit \redist\Powershell\x86\Windows6.0-KB928439-x86.msu Windows XP or Windows 2003 64-bit \redist\Powershell\x64\WindowsServer2003.WindowsXP-KB926139-v2-x64-ENU.exe Windows 2003 32-bit \redist\Powershell\x86\WindowsServer2003-KB926139-v2-x86-ENU.exe Windows XP 32-bit \redist\Powershell\x86\WindowsXP-KB926141-v2-x86-ENU.exe 
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The Software Update Installation Wizard window is displayed
Click Next to continue
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Accept the License Agreement
Click Next to continue
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Wait while the updates are applied.
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The PowerShell installation is complete
Click Finish to end
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