I am getting ready to do bunch of presentations this weekend and I realized half my computers were running the rc of Sql 2008
So I decided to got to the site and downloaded and selected to install SQL Exrpress 2008.
Went to look for SQL Server Express Management Studio Express 2008 annnnnd nothing!
Few search engine searches later and no clear direction found this on SQL Express home page:
You can manually download and install any edition of SQL Server 2008 directly from the Microsoft Download Center:
Which edition of SQL Server 2008 Express is right for you?
SQL Server 2008 Express is available in the following 3 editions (each is available from the Install Wizard):
- SQL Server 2008 Express
- SQL Server database engine - create, store, update and retrieve your data
- SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools
- SQL Server database engine - create, store, update and retrieve your data
- SQL Server Management Studio Basic - visual database management tool for creating, editing and managing databases
- SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services
- SQL Server database engine - create, store, update and retrieve your data
- SQL Server Management Studio Basic - visual database management tool for creating, editing and managing databases
- Full-text Search - powerful, high-speed engine for searching text-intensive data
- Reporting Services - integrated report creation and design environment to create reports
So make sure you download the SQL Server 2008 Express with ToolsSql
Though I save some people some time.
One last thing:
Step 1: Download and install Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1.
Step 2 Download and install Windows Installer 4.5.
Step 3 Download and install Windows PowerShell 1.0.