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Have you tried simply running it in compatibility mode for XP?
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Have you tried simply running it in compatibility mode for XP?

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yes, that was the case, and your suggestion helped. Thanks
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yes, that was the case, and your suggestion helped. Thanks

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<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506%28SQL.90%29.aspx" rel="ugc">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506%28SQL.90%29.aspx</a> says <br />
&quot;SQL Server 2005 is supported on Windows 7 in the same manner as Windows Vista, but SQL Server 2005 SP3 is required.&quot;<br />
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But SQL Server Dev edition is probably not SP3. (It is from 2006.)<br />
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What is the process to install 64 bit SQL Dev 2005 on this Win7 machine.<br />
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Thanks
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506%28SQL.90%29.aspx says 
"SQL Server 2005 is supported on Windows 7 in the same manner as Windows Vista, but SQL Server 2005 SP3 is required."

But SQL Server Dev edition is probably not SP3. (It is from 2006.)

What is the process to install 64 bit SQL Dev 2005 on this Win7 machine.

Thanks

SQL 2005 Dev on Win7 Home x64

Windows 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.

Windows 7

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.