I am trying to demo SQL Server Express
I have downloaded and installed SQL Server Express and also downloaded and installed SQL Server Express Service Release 2. I have also downloaded several of the Visual Studio tutorials about how to do things.
However, I have been unable to download SQL Server Management Studio Express Edition, nor SQL Server 2005 Books OnLine, nor SQL Server Samples so I really cannot do anything with the *#$@. thing.
There are no error messages. The downloads begin and then freeze after downloading about 3-4MB. They stay frozen until they time out. I have turned off all firewalls, virus protection, turned off all security in Internet Explorer. I thought at first it was because I had not yet registered but I registered and it still won't download. What else can be wrong?
I am on XP Prof SR 2, not vista, all my software is uptodate, in order to install SQL Server Express of course I downloaded and installed the required installation program and the Net version 2 Framework. Plenty of disk space, 2 GB of ram, dual processor Dell XPS PC on a DSL connection. I have read the info about reasons for download problems and have checked the bitsadmin service, downloaded the update for it (it told me I already had it) and downloaded the latest version of Windows Support Tools and ran the bitsadmin /util /repairservice /force and it said all was fine. I tried it on a second machine with same results. I am not a beginner, I have been writing code for Access for several years. "Support" says this forum is the only place to go since I refuse to pay them $99 to help me demo what is theoretically a sample piece of free software.
I have just successfully downloaded (in order to check the servers), SSMSE and Adv Services, from these urls. (Are they the same ones you are using?)
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (Advanced/SSMS/BI Toolkit)
http://tinyurl.com/yelwr9 (SSMS)
http://tinyurl.com/ovcx3 (Advanced Services)
http://tinyurl.com/23hg7n (BI Toolkit)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/compare/default.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms365247.aspx
Hi Zimm,
Sorry to hear you're having problems download the various parts of Express. The download site isn't part of SQL Server so I'll have to do some investigation as to who can answer this problem. I just tried to download those tools myself to see if there was a more general problem, but I was able to download find, so it seems specific to something in your environment.
In the meantime I can only suggest that you try the downloads directly from the download center pages:
Management Studio Express: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c243a5ae-4bd1-4e3d-94b8-5a0f62bf7796&DisplayLang=en
SQL Samples: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e719ecf7-9f46-4312-af89-6ad8702e4e6e&DisplayLang=en
SQL BOL: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=be6a2c5d-00df-4220-b133-29c1e0b6585f&DisplayLang=en
(I realize you may have tried this already, but it's all I've got right now.)
I've sent out a couple of questions to track down some help, but the weekend just started so I may not hear back until Monday.
Mike
|||They were the same ones I was using. Maybe you could download everything but I could not.
However, I think I have found the key. None of the auxiliaries are available independently.
Only when I downloaded the Advanced version and then only when I downloaded the Advanced toolkit did I obtain them. When I had downloaded and installed the standard version and/or its SP2 update none of the auxiliaries could be downloaded. Even after I installed the Advanced version, they could not be downloaded as individual items despite the message received after installation telling me where to go to download them. However, if the Advanced version is installed, you can then download the whole toolkit and get them all at once. Seems to be the only way. Confusing. But I guess this thread is complete. I hope others can figure it out quicker than I did.
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