[dba-SQLServer] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition

Lawhon, Alan C Contractor/Morgan Research alan.lawhon at us.army.mil
Tue Nov 8 14:57:51 CST 2005


Hey folks,

 

Look what Microsoft just released - for "free" no less!

 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=220549b5-0b07-4
448-8848-dcc397514b41&displaylang=en

 

It's advertised as the replacement for MSDE in the "Introduction"
section of the "ReadMe" file.  You also need to have the Microsoft .NET
Framework version 2.0 installed - which is a HUGE download - before you
download SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.  (I guess I should ditch
dial-up and get broadband ...)

 

Looks to me like this is the "training wheels" version of SQL Server
2005.

 

Alan C. Lawhon

 

 




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