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as per my knowledge both are same ... 
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what was the name of sql server manager interface thing? ssmsmse?
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what was the name of sql server manager interface thing? ssmsmse?

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refer this <br />
<a href="http://juice.altiris.com/article/5920/install-and-configure-sql-server-2008-express" rel="ugc">http://juice.altiris.com/article/5920/install-and-configure-sql-server-2008-express</a><br />
<a href="http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/t303972.html" rel="ugc">http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/t303972.html</a><br />
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for configure with asp.net <br />
<a href="http://blog.evonet.com.au/post/2008/08/24/Setting-up-SQL-Server-2008-for-an-ASPNET-website-on-IIS-70.aspx" rel="ugc">http://blog.evonet.com.au/post/2008/08/24/Setting-up-SQL-Server-2008-for-an-ASPNET-website-on-IIS-70.aspx</a>
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refer this
http://juice.altiris.com/article/5920/install-and-configure-sql-server-2008-express [http://juice.altiris.com/article/5920/install-and-configure-sql-server-2008-express]
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/t303972.html [http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/t303972.html]

for configure with asp.net
http://blog.evonet.com.au/post/2008/08/24/Setting-up-SQL-Server-2008-for-an-ASPNET-website-on-IIS-70.aspx [http://blog.evonet.com.au/post/2008/08/24/Setting-up-SQL-Server-2008-for-an-ASPNET-website-on-IIS-70.aspx]

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i have winXP pro and previously I have got sql ex 2005 to work with asp.net and sql server smse.<br />
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your link says i need windows 2008 server and iis7?<br />
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I just want to test on my machine so i dont need a server for this.
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i have winXP pro and previously I have got sql ex 2005 to work with asp.net and sql server smse.

your link says i need windows 2008 server and iis7?

I just want to test on my machine so i dont need a server for this.

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PS I already installed sql server ex and i just downloaded and ran the file.<br />
I did nothing of the sort with instructions below so I am confused?<br />
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<a href="http://juice.altiris.com/article/5920/install-and-configure-sql-server-2008-express" rel="ugc">http://juice.altiris.com/article/5920/install-and-configure-sql-server-2008-express</a>
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PS I already installed sql server ex and i just downloaded and ran the file.
I did nothing of the sort with instructions below so I am confused?

http://juice.altiris.com/article/5920/install-and-configure-sql-server-2008-express [http://juice.altiris.com/article/5920/install-and-configure-sql-server-2008-express]

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Is there anything different i need to do to run or install sql server 2008 express compared to the 2005 express version?<br />
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&nbsp;I have a asp.net website worling fine with 2005 sql Ex and have to prt it with 2008 ex which i just downloaded.<br />
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What else do i do to configure sql server 2008 &nbsp;ex? <br />

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Is there anything different i need to do to run or install sql server 2008 express compared to the 2005 express version?

 I have a asp.net website worling fine with 2005 sql Ex and have to prt it with 2008 ex which i just downloaded.

What else do i do to configure sql server 2008  ex? 


asp.net and sql server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. It includes support for managing XML data and allows a database server to be exposed over web services using Tabular Data Stream (TDS) packets encapsulated within SOAP (protocol) requests.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005

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