There are various downloads available in the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition family to allow you to customize your installation.
Available SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Downloads:
Do you want SQL Server Express with all the additional development tools? Download SQL Server Express with Advanced Services and the SQL Server Express Toolkit.
Install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services
In addition to the features of SQL Server Express, certain additional capabilities are also available as part of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services (SQL Server Express). SQL Server Express with Advanced Services contains the following features:
SQL Server Management Studio Express, a graphical management tool based on SQL Server Management Studio that makes it easy to manage and administer SQL Server Express databases.
Reporting Services, an integrated report creation and design environment to create reports.
Full-Text Search, a powerful search engine for searching text-intensive data.
SQL Server Express Toolkit provides tools and resources to manage Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, and to create reports by using SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services. The kit includes Connectivity Components, Business Intelligence Development Studio, Management Studio Express, and a Software Development Kit. To create reports by using Reporting Services, you must use Business Intelligence Development Studio.
Download (223.9 MB)Besides the features and components that are installed with your Microsoft SQL Server download by running the setup programs for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services, you can also install these additional components:
SQL Server 2005 Samples
The AdventureWorks sample database and programming samples work with SQL Server Express, but are not installed with SQL Server Express. To learn more about working with SQL Express, download the samples. Be sure to read the SQL Server 2005 Databases and Samples Overview.htm file to learn which Samples are applicable for SQL Server Express.
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SQL Server 2005 Books Online
The information in the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Books Online has been incorporated into the full version of the SQL Server 2005 Books Online starting with the April 2006 update of SQL Server 2005 Books Online. You should use the SQL Server 2005 Books Online as the primary source of documentation for SQL Server Express.
After installing Books Online, you can use the SQL Server Express filter in the Contents pane to hide the content that does not apply to SQL Server Express edition. For more information about SQL Server Express documentation, see the topic "Using SQL Server Express Books Online".
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