what is the proper install order for visual studio 2012 and SQL Server Management Studio 2012 on win7?

Question

I am preparing to do some web development against a SQL Server 2012 server on a fresh install of win 7 x64 development VM.

What should I install first, visual studio or

Answer 1

No direct dependencies found between the two components, installing Visual Studio first then ensure that .NET Framework installed properly is my approach, then installing SQL Server, but in all cases the SQL Server installation installs the following software components - 2008:

• NET Framework 3.5
• SQL Server Native Client
• SQL Server Setup support files

My approach:

1. Visual Studio 2008.
2. Visual Studio SP1.
3. SQL Server 2008.
4. Run Windows updates.

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