SAP IDES installation on Win XP

[Former Member]

Please clarify is it possible to install ECC 5.0 SAP IDES (SQL SERVER)

on windows XP with SP2.

I had done on Windows Advance server earlier.

Now it is giving problem on when Win XP , do I need to install SQL server first , before running the SAP installer central instance.

[Former Member]

you can NOT install MS SQL-Server on XP.

regards

Peter

[andreas_herzog]

for non productive use (eg. test/sandbox) you could use vmware/visual pc on winXP...and yes: you have to install sql server first; when finished start sapinst ...

GreetZ, AH

[former_member204746]

IDES installation IS NOT support on Windows XP.

So, use a server version of Windows.