On my way to getting the latest SQL Server installed on one of my Dev PC’s- I ran across the issue of getting prompt for:

msoledbsql.msi

What the hell…

ODBC Driver 17 is what that is about. Apparently, the SQL installed is not smart enough to know that one already has ODBC 17 SQL Driver installed and runs into a major “cannot resolve” the problem. The end result is that one does not get the SQL instance installed…

But after reading lots of “not really helping” blurbs from the Internet, the Solution is simple… well mostly.

You have to uninstall the “Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server” – one can find it on windows 10 in the APPS & Features. Uninstall it and redo the SQL install. One should have better luck with moving forward with getting SQL installed…

~ScottGeek