Enterprise Or Express Edition?

Hello. Through something called the MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDNAA), I installed what what they told me was going to be SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition. However, using the shared directory on their server, the installation program read "Enterprise Edition." Using a method found at KB article 321185, "How to identify your SQL Server version and edition," I finally figured out that I was using 9.00.1399.06/RTM/Express Edition.

Express Edition The downloadable file at Microsoft is 55MB. My installation is over 500MB. Is there any way I can quickly check whether I have the Enterprise Edition I have a feeling something in the installation was warped.

Example: How can I quickly do something that requires FULL-TEXT SEARCH

Thanks.

Alex




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Enterprise Or Express Edition?

  • GrahamWilliams

    Hello. Where would you do this I did the following,

    SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')

    ...under New Query and ran it. It gives me EXPRESS EDITION. Where would you type in your line -- and what exactly is it you want me to type

    Thanks!

    Alex



  • Aaron Whitney

    Can someone answer my question precisely, please I really need this to get started. If it is the Express Edition I am working with, I have to uninstall and return the product; if the 500+ MB sitting in the directory are in fact the Enterprise Edition, then I can get to work.



  • SmileMrk

    If you do a select @@ version it will tell your the SKU that you have installed.

    Michelle



  • MBiere

    Yes the query you ran works fine. The alternative method is In a tsql window when you are connected to the server you would exectue "select @@version" which also gives you all the properties back in one string.

    Yes you have Express Edition installed.



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