
exe file can be directly executed, or utilized from the command prompt just as SQL Server 2012 Setup.exe would be (See Install SQL Server 2012 from the Command Prompt). exe and a ‘.box’ payload file that contains the original SQL Server 2012 release along with Service Pack 1. The slipstream installation package consists of a compressed self-extracting.


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