Newbie question about installation

Hi,

I have just downloaded SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and am trying to run the setup. I have Windows XP Home Edition SP2 and I have received an error message saying that my operating system does not meet Service Pack level requirements. The documentation on the website shows that my service pack level is correct. Additionally the message suggests that I install the service pack from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50380 but when I select that I get transferred to another web page which is unrelated.

Any ideas?

Did you install the .NET Framework on the machine (.NET 2.0 with additional fixes) ?

HTH, Jens Suessmeyer.

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I have seen a couple of people asking this question about the service pack, and it was already loaded on... One of the solutions that has been found is to re run the service pack install on the machine, I would try that.

|||Thanks for the suggestion. I have rerun the download and this time I have had no problem.sql

Newbie question - SP2

We are in a diverse workgroup here and I didn't do the install. How do I
know if I have SP2 installed? I tried to check in VS, but it didn't know.
Thanks!to determine the version you are running just type the url of the
report server (ex..http://<exampleWebServer>/reportserver.
Version info is located at the bottom of the page. The final product
release is 8.00.743.00..service pack 1 is 8.00.878.00, and sp2 is
8.00.1042.00
hope this helps

newbe to SQL2005 & MSDE

HELP!!
having on trouble installing, just gettting everything connected.
(xp sp2)
First i loaded MSDE, then realized i needed the web admin tool to create the db...but can't get the web admin tool to connnect to anything..
so I took a stab at SQL 2005 Std ed beta....loaded fine, but then realized i need another admin tool to create db so I loaded the xpress manager...again, loads fine, but doesnt'connec to any DB..
why is this so difficult for me....SQL Svr v6 was so much easier with enterprise manager!!!
HELP!!
DonDon, what do you mean by "the web admin tool"? The utility that comes with Visual Studio .NET 2005?
Can you explain what you mean by "but doesn't connect to any DB."? Are you receiving any error messages?