diff --git a/files/sql_conf.ini.j2 b/files/sql_conf.ini.j2
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+#jinja2: newline_sequence:"\r\n"
+;SQL Server 2014 Configuration File
+[OPTIONS]
+IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS="True"
+ACTION="Install"
+ENU="True"
+QUIET="True"
+QUIETSIMPLE="False"
+UpdateEnabled="False"
+ERRORREPORTING="False"
+USEMICROSOFTUPDATE="False"
+FEATURES=SQLENGINE,FULLTEXT,DQ,RS,SSMS,ADV_SSMS
+UpdateSource="MU"
+HELP="False"
+INDICATEPROGRESS="False"
+X86="False"
+INSTALLSHAREDDIR="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server"
+INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server"
+INSTANCENAME="{{ sql_instance_name }}"
+SQMREPORTING="False"
+INSTANCEID="{{ sql_instance_name }}"
+RSINSTALLMODE="DefaultNativeMode"
+INSTANCEDIR="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server"
+AGTSVCACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE"
+AGTSVCPASSWORD="P@ssw0rd"
+AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE="Automatic"
+COMMFABRICPORT="0"
+COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL="0"
+COMMFABRICENCRYPTION="0"
+MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT="0"
+SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE="Automatic"
+FILESTREAMLEVEL="0"
+ENABLERANU="False"
+SQLCOLLATION="SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS"
+SQLSVCACCOUNT="{{ ansible_hostname }}\vagrant"
+SQLSVCPASSWORD="vagrant"
+SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS="BUILTIN\Administrators"
+ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN="True"
+TCPENABLED="1"
+NPENABLED="0"
+BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE="Disabled"
+RSSVCACCOUNT=""
+RSSVCPASSWORD="P@ssw0rd"
+RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE="manual"
+IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS="True"
+FTSVCACCOUNT="NT Service\MSSQLFDLauncher"
diff --git a/files/sql_conf.ini.j2_working b/files/sql_conf.ini.j2_working
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+#jinja2: newline_sequence:"\r\n"
+;SQL Server 2014 Configuration File
+[OPTIONS]
+IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS="True"
+ACTION="Install"
+ENU="True"
+QUIET="True"
+QUIETSIMPLE="False"
+UpdateEnabled="False"
+ERRORREPORTING="False"
+USEMICROSOFTUPDATE="False"
+FEATURES=SQLENGINE,FULLTEXT,DQ,RS,SSMS,ADV_SSMS
+UpdateSource="MU"
+HELP="False"
+INDICATEPROGRESS="False"
+X86="False"
+INSTALLSHAREDDIR="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server"
+INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server"
+INSTANCENAME="{{ sql_instance_name }}"
+SQMREPORTING="False"
+INSTANCEID="{{ sql_instance_name }}"
+RSINSTALLMODE="DefaultNativeMode"
+INSTANCEDIR="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server"
+AGTSVCACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE"
+AGTSVCPASSWORD="P@ssw0rd"
+AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE="Automatic"
+COMMFABRICPORT="0"
+COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL="0"
+COMMFABRICENCRYPTION="0"
+MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT="0"
+SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE="Automatic"
+FILESTREAMLEVEL="0"
+ENABLERANU="False"
+SQLCOLLATION="SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS"
+SQLSVCACCOUNT="NT Service\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS"
+SQLSVCPASSWORD="P@ssw0rd"
+SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS=“BUILTIN\Administrators"
+ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN="True"
+TCPENABLED="1"
+NPENABLED="0"
+BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE="Disabled"
+RSSVCACCOUNT=""
+RSSVCPASSWORD="P@ssw0rd"
+RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE="manual"
+IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS="True"
+FTSVCACCOUNT="NT Service\MSSQLFDLauncher"
diff --git a/win_sql_install.yml b/win_sql_install.yml
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+- hosts: all
+  gather_facts: True
+  vars:
+   sql_instance_name: benz
+  tasks:
+   - debug: var=hostvars[inventory_hostname]
+   - name: create a directory for installer download
+     win_file: 
+        path: c:\sql
+        state: directory
+   
+   - name: create a directory for installer extraction
+     win_file: 
+        path: c:\sql\installer
+        state: directory
+
+   - name: create the configuration file
+     win_template: 
+       src: files/sql_conf.ini.j2
+       dest: c:\sql\sql_conf.ini
+
+   - name: a pre requisite of sql net-framework-35
+     win_feature:
+        name: NET-Framework-Core
+        state: present
+
+   - name: check downloaded file exists
+     win_stat:
+        path: c:\sql\sql_installer.exe
+     register: installer_file
+
+   - name: get the installer
+     win_get_url:
+          url: 'http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/A/E/EAE6F7FC-767A-4038-A954-49B8B05D04EB/ExpressAndTools%2064BIT/SQLEXPRWT_x64_ENU.exe'
+          dest: 'c:\sql\sql_installer.exe'
+     when: not installer_file.stat.exists
+   
+   - name: extract the installer
+     win_command: c:\sql\sql_installer.exe /q /x:c:\sql\installer
+     args:
+      chdir: c:\sql
+      creates: c:\sql\installer\setup.exe
+   
+   - name: Install the database
+     win_command: c:\sql\installer\setup.exe /configurationfile=c:\sql\sql_conf.ini
+     args:
+      chdir: c:\sql
+