Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Tools Free Download

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Tools

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services (SQL Server 2008 Express) is a free, easy-to-use version of SQL Server Express that includes a graphical management tool and powerful features for reporting and advanced text-based searches. SQL Server 2008 Express provides powerful and reliable data management tools and rich features, data protection, and fast performance. It is ideal for small server applications and local data stores. SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services has all of the features in SQL Server 2008 Express, plus you can:

*Easily manage and administer SQL Server 2008 Express with a easy-to-use graphical management tool – SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Basic.
*Issue full-text queries against plain character-based data in SQL Server tables. Full-text queries can include words and phrases, or multiple forms of a word or phrase.
*Run SQL Server Reporting Services reports on local relational data.
Free to download, free to deploy, and free to redistribute as an embedded part of an application, SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services is the fast and easy way to develop and manage data-driven applications with powerful built-in reporting and full-text search functionality.

System Requirements:

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista; Windows Vista Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Service Pack 3

32-bit systems
*Computer with Intel or compatible 1GHz or faster processor (2 GHz or faster is recommended. *Only a single processor is supported.)
*Minimum of 512 MB of RAM (1 GB or more is recommended)
*1.9GB of free hard disk space

Note: There is no support in this release for Windows XP Embedded Edition.

Connecting to Visual Studio 2005 requires downloading and installing Visual Studio 2005 Support for SQL Server 2008, Community Technology Preview.

Please read important information in the Release Notes before installing SQL Server 2008 with Visual Studio 2008
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