Posted by <wfoneill001 on 12/06/05 23:41

Thank you for responding Erland. No, I didn't get any box, as you
suggested. When I click on the Icon to start MSE, the disk spins for about
10 seconds, and that's it. This is in the properties section of the Icon:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\ssmsee.exe" Is this the correct
calling program? Any other suggestions???


"Erland Sommarskog" <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote in message
news:Xns9723EEF36565AYazorman@127.0.0.1...
> (wfoneill001@bellsouth.net) writes:
>> Am attempting to use SQL Server 2005 EXPRESS on WINXP. Have
>> successfully downloaded SQL Server 2005 Express and Maintenance Studio
>> Express. No errors were received duing the installation of either
>> program. However, when I click on the icon for MSE, the hard disk spins
>> for about a minute, but nothing comes up on the screen. Isn't MSE a
>> graphical user interface to manage the DBs. What do you think my
>> problem might be here???
>
> Yes, Management Studio Express is a graphical tool. I can't really say
> why you do not get it ro run. The first time you get some box "Preparing
> for first use". Did you see that part?
>
> --
> Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se
>
> Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/downloads/books.mspx
> Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/previousversions/books.mspx

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