SQL Server Express Editions - Installation and Management - Video Series Video Category: Getting Started with SQL Server 2005 Express Editions Skill Level: 200 (Beginner - Intermediate) Versions/Editions Covered: SQL Server 2005 SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is a free, easy-to-use and easy to learn edition of SQL Server 2005. Did I say it's free? Because it is - free to download, free to redistribute, free to integrate into your applications, and easy for new developers to use immediately. SQL Server Express is a full-fledged version of SQL Server 2005 and, with SQL Server Express, you can create databases, add tables, add data, and even use Express as your database for a website! This series of videos focuses on installation and basic management of SQL Express - perfect for beginners!

Videos in this Series:

Title Skill Length Download Pt. 1 - Introduction to the Express Editions of Visual Studio and SQL Server   100 10 mins. Download Pt. 2 - Installing SQL Server 2005 Express Editions   200 14 mins. Download Pt. 3 - Post-Install: Examining an Installation of SQL Server 2005 Express Editi...   200 11 mins. Download Pt. 4 - Using the SQL Server Configuration Manager   300 14 mins. Download Pt. 5 - Using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Express   200 15 mins. Download

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Miscellaneous Bits & Pieces:

There are so many add-ons and downloads for SQL Server 2000 that it's impossible to list even a quarter of them here. Check out Microsoft's Download page, search for all downloads on SQL Server, and wow! The TIMESTAMP data type name was replaced in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 by the ROWVERSION data type. They are the same; nothing changes but the name SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit - More Helpful Tools: Simple Log Shipper is an ultra-simple set of log-shipping scripts. Very useful