Installing SQL Server Express Edition on Windows Vista - Video Series Video Category: Getting Started with SQL Server 2005 Express Editions Skill Level: 200 (Beginner - Intermediate) Versions/Editions Covered: SQL Server 2005 In this 4-part video series Scott Whigham will take you through the process of installing SQL Server Advanced Series Express Edition( SSASEE)on a Windows Vista OS, as well as discuss some compponents of documentation and Management Studio ( SSMS) Highlights: Administrative Privileges in Vista Common Real World System Configuration Check Warning Messages Step by Step Feature Setup Installation Detailed Discussion of different installed version components of SSASEE Books Online Version Discussion Advanced Technique for speeding up SQL Server Management Studio

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Title Skill Length Download Pt. 1 - Installing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition on Windows Vista   200 9 mins. Download Pt. 2 - Installing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition on Windows Vista   200 15 mins. Download Pt. 3 - Working with the Documentation and Books Online   200 17 mins. Download Pt. 4 - Working With SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express Edition   200 15 mins. Download

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You can use the "PSS Service Center Labs - 2003" to see how Microsoft Product Support Services works with SQL Server problems. Check out Microsoft's Download page and search for "PSS Service Center Labs" for more. Careful - geeks only! Did you know that the fixed server role "Database Creators (dbcreator)" can drop any database on the server? Ouch! Security Tip: Do not allow applications to issue SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE, or DELETE statements to your database. Instead create a set of stored procedures and require that your applications use these "interfaces" into your database