dhnriverside wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> Currently, SQL Server 2005 Express ships with Visual Studio 2005 Beta
> 2. Does anyone know if this will be the case when the final VS2005
> ships in November?
>
> OR... can we guarantee that SQL Server 2005 Express will remain a FREE
> download? I need to buy Windows Server SBE, but didn't want to buy
> Premium (with SQL Server 2000) if I know I can get 2005 Express for
> free.
>
> Cheers for any info!

"Andrea Montanari" wrote:

> hi Dan,
> dhnriverside wrote:
> > Hi Guys
> >
> > Currently, SQL Server 2005 Express ships with Visual Studio 2005 Beta
> > 2. Does anyone know if this will be the case when the final VS2005
> > ships in November?
> >
> > OR... can we guarantee that SQL Server 2005 Express will remain a FREE
> > download? I need to buy Windows Server SBE, but didn't want to buy
> > Premium (with SQL Server 2000) if I know I can get 2005 Express for
> > free.
> >
> > Cheers for any info!
>
> SQLExpress should remain free as MSDE is...
> please ask SQLExpress and SQL Server 2000 questions in the dedicated ng..
> http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=sqlserver2005&slcid=us
> --
> Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
> http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtm http://italy.mvps.org
> DbaMgr2k ver 0.14.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.59.0
> (my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
> interface)
> --------- remove DMO to reply
>
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