"Gniluy" <Gni***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I just downloaded the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition from MSDN Subscriber
> Downloads site and installed it. But I can not find SQL Server 2005
> Express
> Manager.
>
> I searched Microsoft website, but I can only find community technology
> preview version? The CTP version can not be installed with the release
> version of SQL Server 2005 Express. Where can I find/download the Express
> Manager?
>
> Thanks in Advance.

"Jasper Smith" wrote:

> Express Manager does not exist for RTM. A new management tool (a "lite"
> version of Management Studio) will be available sometime early next year.
> Until then you can use Management Studio from the Dev Edition,Query Analyzer
> from SQL2000 or sqlcmd/osql.
>
> --
> HTH
>
> Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
> http://www.sqldbatips.com
> I support PASS - the definitive, global
> community for SQL Server professionals -
> http://www.sqlpass.org
>

"Gniluy" <Gni***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks a lot, Jasper.
>
> Could you give me a link from Microsoft website about this? Since I need
> to
> show this to my manager.
>
> "Jasper Smith" wrote:
>
>> Express Manager does not exist for RTM. A new management tool (a "lite"
>> version of Management Studio) will be available sometime early next year.
>> Until then you can use Management Studio from the Dev Edition,Query
>> Analyzer
>> from SQL2000 or sqlcmd/osql.
>>
>> --
>> HTH
>>
>> Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
>> http://www.sqldbatips.com
>> I support PASS - the definitive, global
>> community for SQL Server professionals -
>> http://www.sqlpass.org
>>
>

"Gniluy" <Gni***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks a lot!