How to: Install PowerPivot and Data Mining Add-ins for Excel 2010

For data analysts and BI developers, there are two add-ins for Excel 2010 that might be interesting to be installed for a tryout:

• PowerPivot add-in for Excel 2010
• Data mining add-in for Excel 2010

Where to download?

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 PowerPivot for Microsoft Excel 2010 can be downloaded at
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29074

Moreover, SQL Server 2012 Data Mining Add-ins for Office 2010 can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29061

For both add-ins, you need to decide which version you need since both a 32-bit and 64-bit version are available now. If you have a 32-bit version of Excel,  you need to choose 32-bit version of PowerPivot: ENU\x86\SQL_AS_DMAddin.msi. (Don't get confused with the machine version.) If you don't know which version your Excel is, go to File Tab and click Help. Then on the right of the screen, you will find out detailed information about your Excel including versions.

Memory Considerations

Note that for 32-bit version of Excel, the limit for memory usage is 2GB.  If you need to use more than 2GB of memory to work with your mining model, you must use the 64-bit version of Excel with the 64-bit version of the PowerPivot add-in. For more info, please refer to the article on Technet:  How to Use the SQL Server Data Mining Add-ins with PowerPivot for Excel