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Download and install client tools (management tools) in the express edition for SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2012.<br />
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Links:<br />
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23650" rel="ugc">http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23650</a><br />
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062" rel="ugc">http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062</a><br />
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Download with tools versions.
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Download and install client tools (management tools) in the express edition for SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2012.

Links:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23650 [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23650]
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062 [http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062]


Download with tools versions.

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Hi<br />
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I have VS 2010 and I want to install sql server 2012 express edition. Which one should I install first.
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Hi

I have VS 2010 and I want to install sql server 2012 express edition. Which one should I install first.

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if you are having multiple instances in machine the you have to write like :<br />
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&nbsp;&quot;.\&lt;InstanceName&gt;&quot;<br />
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.If you don't know Instance Name then go to sql server configuration manage and check its service.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Nishant
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if you are having multiple instances in machine the you have to write like :


 ".\<InstanceName>"

.If you don't know Instance Name then go to sql server configuration manage and check its service.

Thanks,
Nishant

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Hi<br />
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I have windows 7 installed on my machine. I have downloaded sql server 2005 express edition on my machine. When I open sql server instance I don't see the server name (which is local to my machine). When I use .\SQLExpress I am getting error as shown in the screen shot.<br />
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Can I get the free SSMS for windows 7.<br />
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2013/02_w06/632799/error.png" target="_blank" title="error message when connecting using sqlexpress (23 KB)"><img alt="error message when connecting using sqlexpress" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 621px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2013/02_w06/632799/error.png" /></a>
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error message when connecting using sqlexpress

error.png

Hi

I have windows 7 installed on my machine. I have downloaded sql server 2005 express edition on my machine. When I open sql server instance I don't see the server name (which is local to my machine). When I use .\SQLExpress I am getting error as shown in the screen shot.

Can I get the free SSMS for windows 7.



no server name appears in sql server 2005

Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.

Microsoft SQL Server

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

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.