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I have sql 2005 express edition. &nbsp;The free download. &nbsp;I am purchasing the SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition. &nbsp;Will there be any problems upgrading to the 2008?<br />
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Can I access it using the SQL Management Studio Express still?
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I have sql 2005 express edition.  The free download.  I am purchasing the SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition.  Will there be any problems upgrading to the 2008?

Can I access it using the SQL Management Studio Express still?

sql 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.