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Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 SP2 Community Technology Preview - Express Edition

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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Service Pack2 is a free and feature-rich database for developing and deploying SQL Server 2008 R2.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Service Pack2 CTP is a free, feature-rich edition of SQL Server that is ideal for learning, developing, powering desktop, web & small server applications, and for redistribution by ISVs.

Top Features

  • Supports stored procedures, triggers, functions, and views
  • Store all kinds of business data with native support for relational data, XML, FILESTREAM and spatial data
  • Improved performance, usability, visualization, in addition to integration with the Microsoft 2007 Office System in SQL Server Reporting Services
  • Simplify development efforts by leveraging existing T-SQL skills, ADO.NET Entity Framework and LINQ
  • Closely integrated with Visual Studio and Visual Web Developer

Three Editions of SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 CTP Express:
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Tools

    • Core edition of Express that supports development. Includes SQL Server 2008 Database Engine and SQL Server Management Studio Express
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced Services

    • Extends SQL Server 2008 Express with tools to include support for Integrated Full-text Search and Reporting Services
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 Express (Runtime Only)

    • Includes the SQL Database Engine only and is designed for deployments and ISV redistribution
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Management Studio Express

    • Free, easy-to-use graphical management tool for configuring, managing, and administering SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Express CTP. It can also manage instances of the SQL Server Database Engine created by any edition of SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 CTP.


For customers looking to download SQL Server Express and SQL Server Management Studio Express for the first time, please download the bundle: SQL Server 2008 Express with Tools.
To learn more about SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 CTP, review SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Release Notes.

Please note: This Customer Technical Preview (CTP) release is not supported by Microsoft Customer Support Services. Please submit feedback using the Microsoft SQL Server Connect Feedback Center. In addition, some of the fixes documented in this CTP release may not be included in the final release. There may also be fixes included in this CTP release that are not documented in the master KB article.
NOTE: These packages are available for testing purposes only in a non-production environment.

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System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

Supported operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista

    • Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
  • Processor
    • Pentium III - compatible processor with a minimum speed of 1 GHz or a faster processor
  • RAM
    • Minimum 512 MB for SQL Server Express with Tools, and SQL Server Express with Advanced Services and 4 GB for Reporting Services that installs with SQL Server Express with Advanced Services
  • Hard Disk Space
    • 2.2 GB of Disk Space

Limitations :

SQL Server Express supports 1 physical processor, 1 GB memory, and 4 GB storage

Installation Instructions


Note: You must have administrative rights on the computer to install SQL Server Express.

    Step 1: Install Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later from the Microsoft Download Center

    Step 2: Download SQL Server Express by clicking the SQLEXPR.EXE or SQLEXPR32.EXE link on this page. To start the installation immediately, click Run. To install SQL Server Express at a later time, click Save.
    Note: SQLEXPR32.EXE is a smaller package that can be used to install SQL Server Express on 32-bit operating systems only. The larger SQLEXPR.EXE package supports installing onto both 32-bit and 64-bit (WOW install) operating systems. There is no other difference between these packages.

    Step 3: Follow the installation instructions provided in the Readme. For known issues, review the Release Notes.

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