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Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) is a free, easy-to-use graphical management tool for managing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services.

• Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express (SSMSE) is a free, easy-to-use graphical management tool for managing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services. SSMSE can also manage instances of the SQL Server Database Engine created by any edition of SQL Server 2005.
  
  Note: SSMSE cannot manage SQL Server Analysis Services, Integration Services, Notification Services, Reporting Services, SQL Server Agent, or SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition.
  
  For more information about SQL Server Express, including other editions and downloadable components now available, see the SQL Server Express page on MSDN.
  
  For a list of new features and improvements that are included in SQL Server 2005 SP2, review the What's New document.

Files

Status: Live This download is still available on microsoft.com. The downloads below will come directly from the Microsoft Download Center.

File	Size
SQLServer2005_SSMSEE.msi SHA1: 85c973d2b00bb456b8e614d4845126c4e0896d76	40.17 MB
SQLServer2005_SSMSEE_x64.msi SHA1: f94cc97d86ac18665b465381c013a92d78848027	40.32 MB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

• • Computer with Intel or compatible Pentium III 600 MHz or faster processor (1 GHz or faster is recommended.)
  • Minimum of 192 MB of RAM (512 MB or more is recommended.)
  • 100 MB of available hard disk space
  
  

• Note: You must have administrative rights on the computer to install SSMSE.
  
  
  Step 1: For 32-bit platforms, download and install the 32-bit version of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. For 64-bit platforms (x64 and EMT64 only), download and install the 64-bit version of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.
  
  Note: If you have already installed SQL Server 2005 or Visual Studio 2005, you already have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.
  
  Step 2: Download and install Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0.
  
  Note: If you have already installed SQL Server 2005, you already have MSXML 6.0.
  
  Step 3: Download SSMSE by clicking the SQLServer2005_SSMSEE.msi link later on this page. To start the installation immediately, click Run. To install SSMSE at a later time, click Save.
  
  Step 4: Follow the installation instructions provided in the Readme.