Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Service Pack 1

Brief Description

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a free, easy-to-use, lightweight version of SQL Server 2005. It is fast and easy to learn, allowing you to quickly develop and deploy dynamic data-driven applications.

Overview

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (SQL Server Express) is a free, easy-to-use, lightweight version of SQL Server 2005. It is fast and easy to learn, allowing you to quickly develop and deploy dynamic data-driven applications. SQL Server Express provides powerful and reliable data management tools along with rich features, data protection, and fast performance. It is ideal for embedded application clients, light Web applications, and local data stores. Designed for easy deployment and rapid prototyping, SQL Server Express is available at no cost, and you are free to redistribute it with applications. If you need more advanced database features, you can upgrade SQL Server Express seamlessly to more sophisticated editions of SQL Server.

Free to download, free to deploy, and free to redistribute as an embedded part of an application, SQL Server Express is the fast and easy way to develop data-driven applications.

For more information about SQL Server Express, including other editions and downloadable components now available, see the SQL Server Express page on MSDN.

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System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2

Computer with Intel or compatible Pentium III 500 MHz or faster processor (1 GHz or faster is recommended.)
Minimum of 192 MB of RAM (512 MB or more is recommended.)
600 MB of available hard disk space

Note: There is no support in this release for Windows XP Embedded Edition.

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Instructions

Note: You must have administrative rights on the computer to install SQL Server Express.

Step 1:

the 32-bit version of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

the 64-bit version of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

Step 2:

Download

Run

Save

Step 3:

Readme

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Additional Information

Get updated product documentation for SQL Server Express from the SQL Server 2005 Books Online.

Download samples and sample databases from the Microsoft Download Center.

SQL Server Express is supported on x64 and EMT64 systems in Windows On Windows (WOW). SQL Server Express is not supported on IA64 systems.

If you have questions about SQL Server Express, visit the SQL Server Express forums on MSDN.

If you want to remove SQL Server 2005, we recommend that you use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. If Add or Remove Programs does not uninstall SQL Server 2005, you can follow the steps to manually uninstall an instance of SQL Server 2005 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.