I got a pointer to the 2008 studio.  SB installed Express 2005.  Can this 
studio be installed on a machine (allegedly) running a SQL2005 Express DB 
(with no damage)?

Thanks...
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"Michael B. Smith" <[email protected]> wrote on 03/10/2010 07:50:55 
AM:

> Sorry, I haven't been following this entire thread, but just thought
> I'd throw this in...SQL Management Studio Express Edition (SMSEE) is
> also available - for "free" - from Microsoft.com/downloads.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Michael B. Smith
> Consultant and Exchange MVP
> http://TheEssentialExchange.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 11:54 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Why SQL. (Was: VIPRE 4 Enterprise)
> 
> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 19:01, Angus Scott-Fleming <[email protected]> 
wrote:
> > On 9 Mar 2010 at 16:03, Kurt Buff  wrote:
> >
> >> Well, one further limitation: SQL Express doesn't (at least didn't, 
> >> this may have changed) have a backup/dump/data deletion/truncate 
> >> utility that comes with - one has to be written. This has actually 
> >> bitten at least one product I know of.
> >
> > FWIW http://www.google.com/search?q="sql+express"+backup
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Which does pretty much make my point. It's sort of available, but 
> you have to work to do it. Not that it's horrendous, or anything 
> like it, but more thought has to be put into it. Of course, that's 
> why it's 'Express', and not 'Full'.
> 
> Of course, pretty much the same effort would have to be expended for
> the OSS alternatives. Perhaps more, even.
> 
> I am *not* trying to say that the OSS is better, in this case. I was
> just looking for insight into whether or not a conscious decision 
> had been made to go with SQL Express vs. the OSS alternatives, and 
> if so what made the SQL Express the viable alternative. Let's just 
> say I have a different motive than simply promoting OSS in this caseat 
least.
> 
> Kurt
> 
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> 
> 
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