Hi,
I downloaded the Sql server 2005 express advanced and installed it in my computer. Everything went well except for a warning message that said "minimum hardware requirements not met". I have dual core pentium 4 computer with 250 G hard disk and 1gb ram.
Anyways, after installing I cannot find the real application anywhere. When I goto start, programs, sql server it only shows sql server configuration tools. I have never used sql server before and how do I start the app
Any help will be much appreciated. Please note I already installed net framework 2 and also visual studio 2005 professional.
Installing Sql Server
Doug Mitcham
Hi Euan,
Thx for yr reply. Actually I downloaded & installed the sql server with advanced options but I did not see any gui. So after posting my question on this forum I downloaded the SQL Server Management Studio Express from microsoft and installed it and now I have got what I was looking for.
What I don't understand is how come if advanced options had the gui builtin it did not work in my computer
Fareez...
Laird
Hi Fareez,
Management Studio Express is included in Express Advanced, but you have to choose to install it from the Feature Tree in the Setup UI. It sounds like you just did a default install without changing the feature set being installed.
For other who experience this, you can go back into the Express Advanced setup from Add/Remove Programs and choose to install Management Studio Express, you don't have to download it separately. Just open Add/Remove Programs, select SQL Server 2005 and click Change. Follow the prompts to modify your installation.
Regards,
Mike Wachal
SQL Express team
JimKillian