about Installing sql server 2005

• praspras42

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  April 5, 2012 at 9:33 am

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  Hi all

  i am new in the sql server world.please anybody tell me what kind of sql server product i need to install in my computer.It's my personal computer.

  And the configuration is as follows:

  Microsoft Windows Xp professional version

  2002 service pack 3

  Computer: Intel(R)

  Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz,448MB RAM

  please guide me about this.

• Orlando Colamatteo

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  April 6, 2012 at 9:56 pm

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  For development and exploring on an XP workstation i would recommend SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition

  http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26729

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