I have installed MS SQL Server Express, MS SQL Server Express Advanced, and all the associated tools downloads, and I still cannot find an SQL Server Management Studio Express exe or icon or menu item anywhere.

I know I chose to install it during the setup, and I'm sure I have installed SQL Server Express correctly as I am working thru two Wrox's Visual Web Developer texts with it supporting my MS VWD install. I just can't find an exe anywhere.

Any ideas?

hi there.. the Management tools is a separate download.. are you sure you instaled it?? it's installed in the same program group as the SQL 2005...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/download/ it's clearly said:

SQL Server Management Studio Express (more...)

SQL Server Management Studio Express is installed by running the setup program for either SQL Server Express with Advanced Services or SQL Server Express Toolkit. Before you install SQL Server Management Studio Express, you must install MSXML 6.0.

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HTH

Gonzalo

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Yes ... I even saw it listed as installed after one round. I finally removed everything and installed the advanced edition by itself. That worked.

Thanks.