or just download the trial version of SQL 2000 from MS and only install Enterprise Manager :)
jb. On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 11:39:50 -0500, Troy Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MSDE will allow you to run your database but does not provide the GUI > tools to manage the datbase. This means you have to do your > administration through the command-line tools or through coding in > your CF app. > > Microsoft offers a version of SQL Server 2000 for developers. The > cost is $49.95/developer and provides the GUI tools to administer the > database. You can use this version to develop and test your > applications. To me, demoing would fall under the term "testing". > > http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/development.asp > > > On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:54:45 +0000, John Beynon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > yeah, SQL 2005 express is going to be worth waiting for. > > > > You're going to be allowed to use the FREE version in production systems!!!! > > > > jb > > > > > > On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:40:25 -0500, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I remember some discussions of SQL Server (Server instance) > > > > being installed on Windows XP for development purposes. Is > > > > this only available using SQL Server Developers Edition? > > > > > > Yes, I believe so. > > > > > > > If so, is that something that's included with an MSDN > > > > subscription or anything like that or can you only get it by > > > > purchasing at microsoft.com for $49.95? > > > > > > If you have MSDN, it's in there along with Enterprise and Standard (on the > > > same CD, I think). Otherwise, you can purchase it separately. > > > > > > > We have a site we need to demo on a military base and the > > > > portion we're going to is locked down and we can't get internet > > > > access to demo it from our server here so we're planning to > > > > install everything we need on a laptop so we can show it from > > > > there. Any advice that anyone can give would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > You might consider installing a server operating system on a laptop, if > > > you > > > plan to do a lot of these sorts of demos. I've run Windows 2000 Server and > > > Windows Server 2003 for quite some time on laptops. > > > > > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > > > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > > > > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > > > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > > > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > > > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:189931 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54