Installing Sql Server

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.

You need to go and download Express Advanced Services which includes SQL Server Management Studio Express, thats the main GUI for SSE.|||

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...

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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