You can install SQL 2005 developer. The designer works without a database,
it is only when you deploy that you need the server around. You can preview
"Traian Stoian" <traian@gironde.ro> wrote in message
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> Hi
> thank you for your quick reply
>
> The problem aroused after I was working on a tutorial (
>
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms170056.aspx ), that is using
> reporting services, after I installed Visaul Studio 2005 Proffessional on
> my
> Windows XP machine.
>
> I think that I need to have an Windows server OS with SQL2005 to work on
> this tutorial.
> Please tell me if am I right.
>
> thank you again
>
> Traian Stoian
>
> "Chris Taylor" <ctaylor7480@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
> news:%23%23J5fjQTGHA.4960@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> It doesn't get installed with VS2005. only SQL2005... and no. not
> Express.
>> "Traian Stoian" <traian@gironde.ro> wrote in message
>> news:O6B9$aQTGHA.5172@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > hi all
>> > I've just installed visual studio 2005 and I can not find reporting
>> > services on my Windows XP machine.
>> > Is this expected or am I doing something wrong ? ( because on another
>> > Windows Server 2000, I saw that was installed ok )
>> >
>> > thank you very much
>> >
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>> >
>> >
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