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7/17/2020

SQL Express 2005 SP2 VS Bootstrapper manifest - product.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <Product...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 08/23/2007

Backup and Restore with User Instances

Backup and Restore is an important part of any application, but when you're writing an application...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 03/20/2007

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...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 03/07/2007

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,...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 02/20/2007

SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition - Final Release available!

If you've been reading this blog or the SQL Express Forum you've undoubtably seen me write about SQL...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 01/15/2007

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...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 01/05/2007

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...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 12/19/2006

Connecting to SQL Express User Instances in Management Studio

Many of you are working with User Instances, sometimes without even realizing it. Briefly, a User...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 11/22/2006

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...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 11/15/2006

Database Publishing Wizard - CTP2

Our web hosting team within SQL Server has reached another milestone with the second CTP of the...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 11/15/2006

SQL Express SP2 - November CTP now available

The November CTP of SQL Express SP2 is available at a download center near you. As I've written...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 11/07/2006

Database Publishing Wizard CTP

Getting a database from your development computer onto your web hosters computer can be a challenge....

Author: sqlexpress Date: 10/18/2006

Getting things working on Vista (aka - Dealing with User Account Control)

Update: After a recent article on CNNMoney.com (see my post with the link to the article) I thought...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 10/11/2006

"Windows is searching for devenv.exe" when launching BIDS

A number of people have been experiencing a problem launching the Business Intelligence Developer's...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 09/27/2006

Configuring SQL Express During Installation

In this post I'm going to explore the various ways you can configure SQL Server Express during...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 09/20/2006

Source code for Embedding Webcast (Finally)

Updated Sample Available! Steve Lasker (of SQL Server Compact fame) and I spent some time reworking...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 08/21/2006

SQL Express Embedding Webcast - Source Code

using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.ComponentModel;using System.Data;using...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 08/21/2006

Community Voting Now Open in Made In Express Contest

The Made In Express Contest finalists have built and submitted their projects. It's time for our...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 08/17/2006

FAQ: Detecting SQL Server 2005 using WMI

I've gotten a number of e-mails asking how to detect if SQL Express is installed on a computer. I'm...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 07/29/2006

Keeping Express up to Date

Two of the tenets that were important to us as we designed SQL Server 2005 were called "Secure by...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 07/27/2006

FAQ: My data doesn't get saved in Visual Studio

The problem of data not being saved is usually the result the Copy to output directory property of...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 07/17/2006

Best Practice Analyzer for ASP.NET

Joe Morel, from the Developer Solutions team just blogged about the Alpha release of the ASP.NET...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 06/30/2006

New Starter Kit and Sample Applications

We've release a number of samples that will help you explore the functionality of SQL Express (and...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 06/12/2006

Answers to Embedded Database webcast

Asked: Can you, i.e. is it legal, to sell a product that includes the free SQL Express dB???...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 06/06/2006

Answers from the Access to SQL migration web cast

If you attended the Access to SQL Express migration webcast that I gave back on May 1 ,2006, I've...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 06/04/2006

Questions from the Access to SQL Server migration webcast

Asked: One of the most difficult tasks of the migrating process was the query upgratings. Most of...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 06/04/2006

Webcast on deploying embedded databases

Update: Q & A from the webcast is available here. I'm still working on getting the source code...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 05/11/2006

Update -- Update -- Update (6/1/2006)If you downloaded Express Advance prior to 6/1/2006, please...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 04/20/2006

How to upgrade from SQL Express to SQL Express Advanced

Update -- Update -- Update (6/1/2006) As of 6/1/2006 we have posted a corrected Express Advanced...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 04/20/2006

More Exciting Express News

Dan Fernandez writes today about some of the great content and news his team over at Visual Studio...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 04/19/2006

Exciting New Features in SQL Server Express with Advanced Services

As a part of the release of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1, we’re happy to announce the...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 04/19/2006

Report Packs and SQL Server Express

The SQL Server team recently released eight new SQL Server 2005 Report Packs for download. Use the...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 04/11/2006

Management Studio Express white paper

We've just released a new white paper that discribes Management Studio Express and gives some of the...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 03/24/2006

Tell Us Your Story and Win $100!

We're looking for heroes! Want a chance to show off a cool way you’re using Visual Studio...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 03/21/2006

SQL Express Family CTP now available

I’m happy to announce the release to public CTP of the following SQL Express Family...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 03/16/2006

Demystifying the MSDE Workload Governor

If you don't frequent Euan Garden's BLOG and you're interested in a history lesson on the Workload...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 03/13/2006

Build a cool application with Visual Studio Express or SQL Server Express and win $10,000!

We’re very excited to announce this innovative new contest, designed to highlight cool people...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 03/13/2006

SQL Server Express Featured in ASP.NET Webcast Series

Microsoft, in conjunction with O'Reilly and Dr. Dobb's, is sponsoring the ASP.NET 2.0 Webcast...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 03/03/2006

Announcing: SQL Express with Advanced Services Beta

Are you using SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and want to contribute to helping us continue to...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 02/02/2006

The knowledgeable folks over at Windows IT Pro offer a great resource for SQL Server Express users:...

Author: sqlexpress Date: 01/18/2006

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