sql server express localdb.msi offline installer

sql-server localdb
Rahul picture Rahul · Mar 22, 2017 · Viewed 69.3k times · Source

I am not able to install with online installer. Can anyone point me where I can find the offline installer. I tried searching google with no help.

This is similar but not for offline installer.

How to install localdb separately?

This is the repeated error I encounter with online installer. (might be due to firewall) enter image description here

Answer

ErikEJ picture ErikEJ · Mar 22, 2017

Go to this page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-editions-express

Click the download link to download and launch the 5 MB installer.

In the Installer, select "Download Media"

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Direct URL: https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/0/7/907AD35F-9F9C-43A5-9789-52470555DB90/ENU/SqlLocalDB.msi

Direct URL for SQL Server 2017 LocalDb: https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/F/2/EF23C21D-7860-4F05-88CE-39AA114B014B/SqlLocalDB.msi

**UPD 2019-03: Current LocalDB version has a bug which can be fixed by installing the latest Cumulative Update (CU)

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