Viewing Product Documentation for SQL Server

Only the components that you use to view and manage the documentation for SQL Server have been installed. By default, the Help Viewer component uses the online library. After installing SQL Server, you can use the Help Library Manager component to download documentation to your local computer. For more information, see Use Microsoft Books Online for SQL Server (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=224683). 

Microsoft Update

For information about how to use Microsoft Update to identify updates for SQL Server 2012, see the Microsoft Update (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=108409) Website.

Samples

By default, sample databases and sample code are not installed as part of SQL Server Setup. To install sample databases and sample code for non-Express editions of SQL Server 2012, see Microsoft SQL Server Community Projects & Samples (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=182887) the CodePlex Web site. To read about support for SQL Server sample databases and sample code for SQL Server Express, see SQL Server Sample Databases (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=182888) on the CodePlex Web site.

Release Notes

For more information about late-breaking changes in this release of SQL Server, see the latest readme (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=182684) file.
Documentation and Links

To install the .NET Framework SDK, see Installing the .Net Framework SDK (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=141693).

For information about SQL Server 2012 Surface Area Configuration, see Surface Area Configuration (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=182685), in MSDN Library of SQL Server 2012.