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Does sql server standard come packaged with windows server 2008 r2?

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No, the SQL Server database engine does not include a Windows license. The Windows license would need to be purchased separately. Be careful which edition of Windows you purchase as different editions have different memory limits.

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  1. No
  2. As usual app it has a setup.exe executable
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Thanks Oleg. Did it use to? I swear I read that it did somewhere.. – Seth Jan 12 at 4:43
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No, never sql server was packaged with windows. THE ONLY EXCEPTION - Sql Server DataCenter or Parallel Data Warehouse Editions - they MAY be supplied with Windows by Microsoft, since they run on specific versions of Windows, but the Setup still comes without windows – Oleg Dok Jan 12 at 4:47
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SQL Server Data Center edition doesn't include the Windows OS. Only the PDW does, but it comes with the hardware as well so it is all just a big package. – mrdenny♦ Jan 12 at 8:17
@Seth see mrdenny correction – Oleg Dok Jan 12 at 8:44
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No, the database that comes with windows is the windows internal database. This is a flavor of SQL server embedded. If you need a free database consider SQL server express.

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