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• Getting SQL Server 2008 Express on a DVD

  A small but persistent group of developers has been asking for SQL Server Express to be released on media, most commonly from those folks who live in areas without broadband Internet (yes, there are still such areas) for whom downloading an 80 MB package Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:27 AM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Product Info, General

• Announcing the SQL Express 2008 Installation Package

  The SQL Express 2008 Installation Package (Express Wrapper) is a new utility we've created to help customers who are installing SQL Express 2008 from the web. Following the lead of products such as the .NET Framework and Visual Studio Express, we've created Read More... Posted Thursday, November 06, 2008 11:35 AM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Product Info

• FAQ: Switching between SQL Server 2008 edtions

  There is an extra step that you need to take when upgrading from one edition of SQL Server 2008 to another, for example when upgrading from Express to Express with Tools. This extra step is called Edition Upgrade (sometimes SKU Upgrade) and the net result Read More... Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 3:26 AM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: FAQ, Product Info

• SQL Server 2008 Express is now live!

  I promised an update on SQL Express availability in my last post about the release of SQL Server 2008 so here it is. SQL Server 2008 Express is now available along with the release of the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, which is a prerequisite and Visual Studio Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 2:48 AM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Product Info, Headlines

• What's up with SQL Server 2008 Express editions

  Microsoft has announced the release of SQL Server 2008 and that means it time for another post about SQL Server Express. The press release indicated that SQL Express is already available, but those of you who have followed the link have found that it Read More... Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 9:49 AM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Product Info, Headlines

• SQL Server 2008 Express RC0

  It's time for another release post, this time for RC0 of SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services. Here is the information that everyone is waiting to hear about the SQL Express product line. (Note: If you're the impatient Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 1:27 AM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Product Info, Headlines

• SQL Server Express and Hosting

  Several questions have come up lately regarding whether SQL Server Express is an appropriate product to be used in a hosting environment. Here are the answers: · User Instances (also known as RANU) available with SQL Server Express Edition, are NOT RECOMMENDED Read More... Posted Saturday, February 23, 2008 11:49 AM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Product Info, Headlines, General

• Understanding SQL Express behavior: Idle time resource usage, AUTO_CLOSE and User Instances

  I've gotten a number of questions recently asking how SQL Express uses resources during idle time, and how that behavior impacts the way SQL Express behaves "on first connection" after being idle for a period of time. While many of these questions have Read More... Posted Saturday, February 23, 2008 11:07 AM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: FAQ, Product Info, General

• SQL Express SP2 available on Microsoft Update

  Just a quick not to let you know that the SP2 update for SQL Express, SQL Express with Advanced Services and SQL Express Toolkit are being published to Microsoft Update today. These are automatic updates and will apply to computers based on your Microsoft Read More... Posted Thursday, March 08, 2007 3:00 AM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Product Info, Headlines

• SQL Server 2005 SP2 has been released

  It's been a long road filled with many shouts of "Are we there yet?", so I'm happy to say that yes, we're there now. SP2 has finally be released. You can find the SQL Express SP2 bits on the SQL Express download page along with several other related downloads. Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 21, 2007 2:01 AM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Product Info, Headlines

• New benefits for Registration and new Absolute Beginners Videos

  The SQL Express team has been working hard to increase the offerings the help you learn and use SQL Express. Be sure to check out these new offerings. Mike SQL Server Express Registration Benefits Update We recently update the 'Welcome' e-mail sent to Read More... Posted Saturday, January 06, 2007 4:29 AM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Product Info

• Inaccuracies in recent CNNMoney.com article about SQL Express and Windows Vista

  Owen Thomas wrote an article for the Business 2.0 secton of CNNMoney.com on December 15,2006 that made some inaccurate claims about SQL Express compatibility with the upcomming Windows Vista operating system. Mr. Thomas wrote that you "can't run the current Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 4:31 AM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: Product Info, Headlines

• SQL Express SP2 and Windows Vista UAC

  Now that SQL Server 2005 SP2 has been released I thought I should make good on my promise to explain more about how we handle Windows Vista User Access Control in SQL Express SP2. I explained earlier that UAC works by removing the administrator ACEs from Read More... Posted Thursday, November 16, 2006 1:38 PM from SQL Server Express WebLog | (Comments Off) Filed under: FAQ, Product Info