Installing SQL Server 2014 step by step

Step 1: - Click setup.exe

Step 2: - Click Installation link from left side

Step 3: - Click New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing Installation link

Step 4: - Specify the edition of SQL Server 2014 to install => Click Next

Step 5: - To install SQL Server 2014, you must accept the Microsoft Software Licence Terms => Click Next

Note: - Turn on Customer Experience Improvement Program…. (optional)

Step 6: - Setup rules identify potential problems that might occur while running setup. Failure must be corrected before setup => Click Next

Step 7: - Check the SQL Server Feature Installation option to individually select which feature components to install, or click a feature role to install a specific configuration => Click Next

Step 8: - Select the Standard features to install => Click Next

Step 9: - Specify the name and instance ID for the instance of the SQL Server. Instance ID becomes part of the installation path => Click Next

Step 10: - Specify the service accounts and collection configuration => Click Next

Step 11: - Specify Database Engine authentication security mode, administrators and data directories => Click Next

Step 12: - Verify the SQL Server 2014 features to be installed => Click Install

Step 13: - Your SQL Server 2014 installation completed successfully with product updates => Click Close

All Done