title: Error while installing SQL Server 2017 Express showing sqlncli.msi is missing in some path
body: <p>I am trying to install SQL Server 2017 Express, but it is throwing this error:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>sqlncli.msi is not found in the path</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>Screenshot illustrating the sqlncli.msi error:
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/uk3oC.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/uk3oC.png" alt="screenshot illustrating the sqlncli.msi error" /></a></p>