Where is the SQL Server Management Studio?

12 May 2005 1:35 AM

clintonG

Try as I might I can't find the download tonight.

** MSDN Subscriber dowloads would be where?
** CTP choices to use with

I'm confused about it SQL Server Management Studio and the SQL Server 2005
Express Manager the latter of which seems to be SQL Server Management Studio
Lite. At the moment I'm probably better off with the manager that has the
easier GUI.
Your comments about either manager in comparison to one another?

<%= Clinton Gallagher

12 May 2005 7:35 AM

Cristian Lefter

SQL Server Management Studio can be found in SQL Server 2005 Developer
Edition (and I recommend you April's CTP).
On the other hand Express Manager is a free tool designed for SQL Server
2005 Express Edition.
Sql Server 2005 Express Edition and Express Manager are free downloads and
Sql Server 2005 Developer Edition can be downloaded from MSDN Subscribers
Downloads or can be ordered free (with Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2, If you are
in EMEA zone) from "The Visual Studio 2005 Beta Experience"
http://www.microsoft.com/emea/msdn/betaexperience/

As a comment, Sql Server Management Studio is a very powerful tool and
Express Manager cannot be compared to it. But if you don't like command line
administration and need a free tool Express Manager will be a great choice.

Cristian Lefter, SQL Server MVP

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"clintonG" <csgallag***@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com> wrote in message
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> Try as I might I can't find the download tonight.
>
> ** MSDN Subscriber dowloads would be where?
> ** CTP choices to use with
>
> I'm confused about it SQL Server Management Studio and the SQL Server 2005
> Express Manager the latter of which seems to be SQL Server Management
> Studio Lite. At the moment I'm probably better off with the manager that
> has the easier GUI.
> Your comments about either manager in comparison to one another?
>
> <%= Clinton Gallagher
>

13 May 2005 12:03 AM

clintonG

Thanks Christian. I found the CTP at MSDN Subscriber Downloads...

<%= Clinton Gallagher

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"Cristian Lefter" <nospam_CristianLefter@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> SQL Server Management Studio can be found in SQL Server 2005 Developer
> Edition (and I recommend you April's CTP).
> On the other hand Express Manager is a free tool designed for SQL Server
> 2005 Express Edition.
> Sql Server 2005 Express Edition and Express Manager are free downloads and
> Sql Server 2005 Developer Edition can be downloaded from MSDN Subscribers
> Downloads or can be ordered free (with Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2, If you
> are in EMEA zone) from "The Visual Studio 2005 Beta Experience"
> http://www.microsoft.com/emea/msdn/betaexperience/
>
> As a comment, Sql Server Management Studio is a very powerful tool and
> Express Manager cannot be compared to it. But if you don't like command
> line administration and need a free tool Express Manager will be a great
> choice.
>
> Cristian Lefter, SQL Server MVP
>
>
> "clintonG" <csgallag***@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com> wrote in message
> news:O9UHkLpVFHA.3004@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Try as I might I can't find the download tonight.
>>
>> ** MSDN Subscriber dowloads would be where?
>> ** CTP choices to use with
>>
>> I'm confused about it SQL Server Management Studio and the SQL Server
>> 2005 Express Manager the latter of which seems to be SQL Server
>> Management Studio Lite. At the moment I'm probably better off with the
>> manager that has the easier GUI.
>> Your comments about either manager in comparison to one another?
>>
>> <%= Clinton Gallagher
>>
>
>