HOW TO: Install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

I have been teaching Databases in National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences for the past couple of years and in each semester I had to go through this painful process of explaining everyone, HOW TO install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2. Also i had been thinking of what to write in my blog and then light blub...

So yesterday when I was installing it on my office machine thought of taking screenshots of every step.  So here you go ppl, Step by Step installation of Microsoft SQL SERVER 2008 R2.

ello World

Hello World,

This is my first blog, I've been thinking what to write over here for a while now but couldn't think of any stuff.
The words are not coming out... its very difficult and I want a pill from Limitless the movie i watched the other day half a pill so that i can use some more part of my brain and pour some words over here.
So lets start with the common stuff. The movies for instance, i watched quite a few in the last couple of weeks when i was on annual leaves. Limitless, Just Go with It, The green hornet, No strings Attached, The Kings Speech and lastly the most beautiful of all "The Lake House".
Yeah just leave that stuff there, and start thinking about what i should write in my blogs. because its 12:58PM on Friday and my manager just got up for wazoo. So i should be wrapping this up so that i also go and get prepared for Jumma prayers. So what i think is that my second post should be about installing Sql Server 2008 R2. I've been thinking about that since i started teaching Databases in FAST. Whenever a new semester starts students keep asking me question regarding the installation of Sql Server. so i would go with that first.
and then as i am installing SharePoint 2010 on my office machine i would write a HOW TO blog about that as well.
So here you go my first Blog, i better be off now...
Do remember me in your prayers...