Uninstalled SQL Server Express, ReInstalled 2014 -- Where is it?

Question

When I went to programs and features I was horrified because I could see lots of installations of SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2012 and 2014.
So I uninstalled them all and downloaded SQL Server 2014 for a fresh installation. On the third try, I see that SSMS installed. SSMS did not appear on the start menu the first two tries at installing SQL Server 2014.
When I run SSMS I tell it to browse for all the local versions of SQL Sever and it cannot find any even though I just installed it. When I use the control panel to look at Programs and features I see some entries for MS SQL Server 2014. Hmmm...
When I run the Services GUI from control panel to start and stop SQL Server and its friends, I don't see any of them there.
What is going on? How do I connect to my instance of SQL Server I just installed?
Siegfried
P.S. Here is the installation report
Overall summary:
  Final result:                  Passed
  Exit code (Decimal):           0
  Start time:                    2015-02-02 18:52:50
  End time:                      2015-02-02 19:03:46
  Requested action:              Install
Machine Properties:
  Machine name:                  KM
  Machine processor count:       8
  OS version:                    Windows 8
  OS service pack:              
  OS region:                     United States
  OS language:                   English (United States)
  OS architecture:               x64
  Process architecture:          64 Bit
  OS clustered:                  No
Product features discovered:
  Product              Instance             Instance ID                   
Feature                                  Language            
Edition              Version         Clustered  Configured
Package properties:
  Description:                   Microsoft SQL Server 2014
  ProductName:                   SQL Server 2014
  Type:                          RTM
  Version:                       12
  SPLevel:                       0
  Installation location:         C:\Users\siegfried\Downloads\SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU\x64\setup\
  Installation edition:          Express
Product Update Status:
  None discovered.
User Input Settings:
  ACTION:                        Install
  ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      true
  AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 <empty>
  AGTSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
  AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Manual
  ASBACKUPDIR:                   Backup
  ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
  ASCONFIGDIR:                   Config
  ASDATADIR:                     Data
  ASLOGDIR:                      Log
  ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
  ASSERVERMODE:                  MULTIDIMENSIONAL
  ASSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
  ASSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
  ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            <empty>
  ASTEMPDIR:                     Temp
  BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
  CLTCTLRNAME:                   <empty>
  CLTRESULTDIR:                  <empty>
  CLTSTARTUPTYPE:                0
  CLTSVCACCOUNT:                 <empty>
  CLTSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
  CLTWORKINGDIR:                 <empty>
  COMMFABRICENCRYPTION:          0
  COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL:        0
  COMMFABRICPORT:                0
  CONFIGURATIONFILE:            
  CTLRSTARTUPTYPE:               0
  CTLRSVCACCOUNT:                <empty>
  CTLRSVCPASSWORD:               <empty>
  CTLRUSERS:                     <empty>
  ENABLERANU:                    false
  ENU:                           true
  ERRORREPORTING:                false
  FEATURES:                      CONN, BC, SDK, SSMS, ADV_SSMS, SNAC_SDK
  FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
  FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
  FTSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
  FTSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
  HELP:                          false
  IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS:  true
  INDICATEPROGRESS:              false
  INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
  INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTANCEID:                    <empty>
  INSTANCENAME:                  <empty>
  ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
  ISSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
  ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT:         0
  MATRIXCMSERVERNAME:            <empty>
  MATRIXNAME:                    <empty>
  NPENABLED:                     0
  PID:                           *****
  QUIET:                         false
  QUIETSIMPLE:                   false
  ROLE:                          AllFeatures_WithDefaults
  RSINSTALLMODE:                 DefaultNativeMode
  RSSHPINSTALLMODE:              DefaultSharePointMode
  RSSVCACCOUNT:                  <empty>
  RSSVCPASSWORD:                 <empty>
  RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  SAPWD:                         <empty>
  SECURITYMODE:                  <empty>
  SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLCOLLATION:                  SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
  SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 <empty>
  SQLSVCPASSWORD:                <empty>
  SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
  SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           <empty>
  SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
  SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
  SQMREPORTING:                  false
  TCPENABLED:                    0
  UIMODE:                        AutoAdvance
  UpdateEnabled:                 true
  UpdateSource:                  MU
  USEMICROSOFTUPDATE:            false
  X86:                           false
  Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20150202_185221\ConfigurationFile.ini
Detailed results:
  Feature:                       Management Tools - Complete
  Status:                        Passed
  Feature:                       Client Tools Connectivity
  Status:                        Passed
  Feature:                       Client Tools SDK
  Status:                        Passed
  Feature:                       Client Tools Backwards Compatibility
  Status:                        Passed
  Feature:                       Management Tools - Basic
  Status:                        Passed
  Feature:                       SQL Client Connectivity
  Status:                        Passed
  Feature:                       SQL Client Connectivity SDK
  Status:                        Passed
  Feature:                       Setup Support Files
  Status:                        Passed
Rules with failures:
Global rules:
Scenario specific rules:
Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20150202_185221\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm
siegfried heintze

Answer 1

Hi,
You Just downloaded below software
Installation location:         C:\Users\siegfried\Downloads\SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU\x64\setup\
  Installation edition:          Express
As per above you dowmloaded just 64 bit version of SQL Server express. SSMS helps you in connecting to database engine it is not THE database engine. So you would have to download DB engine software.
You can browse
this Link . When you click on download please download below file
Express 64BIT\SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe 196 MB. After download is complete install it.
This link would help you a bit in installation.
Before proceeding I strongly recommend you to read
How to Use SQL Server on windows 8
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