This has been an ongoing issue for us, and I wondered if you folks had run into similar issues.
Often, when we install SQL Server 2005 standard edition, the Management Studio doesn't get installed, even though it was selected to be installed. There's a bit of discussion of this on-line; the solution that seems to work best is to locate the msi file that actually installs the Studio and run in manually. It doesn't always work. Sometime you have to remove and reinstall SQL completely. There are other solutions that have varying degrees of success. It's generally a time-wasting pain in the butt. It seems to happen a lot. I'm not sure if it's related to SBS, Backup Exec, installing SQL Express before the full version, or what. So I kind have to ask: what's up with that? What are we doing wrong? /kenw ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
