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Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express Service Pack 3

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) is a free, easy-to-use graphical management tool for managing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services.

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  • Version:

    9.00.4035

    Date Published:

    12/15/2008

    File Name:

    SQLServer2005_SSMSEE.msi

    SQLServer2005_SSMSEE_x64.msi

    File Size:

    43.3 MB

    43.8 MB

    Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) is a free, easy-to-use graphical management tool for managing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services. SSMSE can also manage instances of the SQL Server Database Engine created by any edition of SQL Server 2005.

    Note: SSMSE cannot manage SQL Server Analysis Services, Integration Services, Notification Services, Reporting Services, SQL Server Agent, or SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition.

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

    For a list of new features and improvements that are included in SQL Server 2005 SP3, review the What's New document.

  • Supported Operating Systems

    Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP

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

  • Note: You must have administrative rights on the computer to install SSMSE.

      Step 1: Install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later from the Microsoft Download Center.

      Note: If you have already installed SQL Server 2005 or Visual Studio 2005, you already have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.

      Step 2: Download and install the latest Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 version.

      Step 3: Download SSMSE by clicking the SQLServer2005_SSMSEE.msi link later on this page. To start the installation immediately, click Run. To install SSMSE at a later time, click Save.

      Step 4: Follow the installation instructions provided in the Readme.


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