When I installed VB 2005 Express, the installation process also downloaded and installed:
1) .NET Framework 2.0
2) MSDN 2005 Express
3) SQL Server 2005 Express
However, it seems to me that it has installed a very limited version of SQL Server 2005 Express! All that the installation did was to put just the configuration shortcuts for SQL Server 2005 Express in my Start Menu.
I have also separately downloaded SQL Server 2005 Express. Should I install it over what is already installed Do I need to do anything in addition to simply installing it
TIA
Install SQL Server 2005 Express again?
I posted this on the Visual Basic Express Edition forum but haven't gotten a reply inspite of 129 viewings. I'm hoping for better luck here. Here it is:
Install SQL Server 2005 Express again?
Mirgle
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx FamilyId=82AFBD59-57A4-455E-A2D6-1D4C98D40F6E&displaylang=en
In addition, you can use VB Express to create databases and schema.
jeff.
MarioMor
Jeff,
I meant even more limited than the limited SQL Server 2005 Express!
I am wondering what I would have gotten if I had installed SQL Server 2005 Express by itself first. Would I have gotten just the Configuration shortcuts for it in the Start Menu If yes, what possible use would that have been
As it happens, I asked this question during a Microsoft webcast I attended yesterday and got just about the same answer. Essentially, I did not need to install SQL Server 2005 Express again because I could work through VB XE (Visual Basic Express Edition). But that still left me wondering.
Oh well, I can always try installing SQL Server 2005 Express again anyway and see what happens.
Thanks for the SSMSE CTP link.