Where is SQL Server Management Studio 2012?

Question

I had SQL Server 2008 R2 and Visual Studio 2008 and 2010 on my laptop. I\'ve installed SQL Server 2012 and have finally got SQL Server Data Tools to show up, so that I can c

Answer 1

I just ran into this problem. I had to open back the installation for SQL Server and click Installation -> New SQL server installation or add features to existing installation. Then when we follow the instruction until we reach feature selection, just check the SQL Management tools checkbox and continue.

I have no idea why this software is considered a feature and hidden like this. It should be a stand-alone software installation.