Error in installing SSMS

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when I try to install Microsoft SQL server management studio I get this error message: "the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process:0x80070020" How to overcome?

sql-server
ssms
sql-server-2016
asked on Stack Overflow Jun 19, 2017 by Namlah

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I just had the same error (SSMS v17.7) on Win7 x64. After downloading a few times (and I'm blushing as I type this), I realised that I was running low on disk space. Cleaned up, ran again, worked :-)

Worth checking?

answered on Stack Overflow May 15, 2018 by EyePeaSea
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I would sometimes receive this error when using an installer we keep in our company drive, especially if there was a possibility of connection issues when transferring the installer to the target machine.

When a reboot doesn't work, using the newest installer from Microsoft works for me. If I get the issue with the newest installer, I download another copy to be sure that there wasn't an issue with the download. For whatever reason, the installer file seems to be sensitive to transfer issues.

Currently, the link to the official download is:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms

answered on Stack Overflow Nov 18, 2020 by undrline - Reinstate Monica

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