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Version Feature | |||
Database engine | X | X | |
Client software | X | X | X |
Full-text search | X | ||
Reporting Services | X | ||
Management Studio Express | X | X |
Version Feature | SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP1 | SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services SP1 | SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Toolkit SP1 |
RAM (minimum) | 192 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB |
RAM (recommended) | 512 MB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
Drive space | 600 MB | ||
Processor (minimum) | 600 MHz | ||
Processor (recommended) | 1 GHz | ||
IIS 5 or higher | No | Yes | No |
Operating systems supported | Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1, Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1, Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition SP1, Windows XP Professional SP2, Windows XP Home Edition SP2, Windows XP Tablet Edition SP2, Windows XP Media Edition SP2, Windows 2000 Professional Edition SP4, Windows 2000 Server Edition SP4, Windows 2000 Advanced Edition SP4, Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Edition SP4 | ||
Software prerequisites | .NET Framework 2.0 & MSXML 6 | ||
Other requirements | Server joined to your Active Directory domain. |
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The new Native Client and the Setup Support Files need to be installed. |
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If you have any serious problems, correct them before you continue. |
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Provide registration details for your server installation. |
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Decide which features you want to install. The only one you absolutely need is the Database Services option, but the others are very useful. |
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Choose your instance. |
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Use the account you created before as the service account for SQL Server 2005. |
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Choose the mode under which you want to authenticate SQL Server users. |
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Choose your collation method. |
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Decide whether you want to enable support for user instances. |
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Reporting Services is a welcome addition to SQL Server. |
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Decide what information you want to send to Microsoft. |
Figure L |
The installation's progress. |