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SQL Server 2005 Express Edition

Hi,

Can we connect any edition of SQL Server using SQL Server Management Studio 2005 Express Edition?

For example; can we use SQL Server Management Studio 2005 Express to connect to SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition ?

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Fatherjack avatar image Fatherjack ♦♦ commented ·
no chance you could mark the answer as correct is there please?
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yes you can. there may be a few features that will be missing or disabled when compared the the SSMS that is installed from the paid-for editions so you might want to install those instead. They obviously can manage SS Express instances

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thanks a lot :) ..that confirms what I thought.. nw i can go ahead and install SSMS 2005 Express for now.
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