Any standalone version of SQL2005 Express?

Hello All,
Just want to know is there any stand alone version of the SQL 2005 Express?
As I would need to run a database on a laptop, but the policy is set to not
allowing any installations... Anyway I can unzip/unpack it and run it off
just like that? Thank you!
THanks & Best Regards,
aNewbie :)Many Microsoft applications use a local installation of the Native Client
which you'll find is similar to SQL Express. For example, the Small
Business Contact Manager, the ISA firewall on Small Business Server,
Sharepoint. As far as free goes, it is free to use the SQL Express on your
own machine, but there are limits on connections to the database, limits on
the amount of RAM and number of processors accessible so it is not a fully
functions SERVER but as a server, it runs on your local machine in a way
similar to a server. You can create databases, attach databases, detach
databases, query databases and use much of the functionality that is
available on a full version (Standard or Enterprise) but there will be
limitaions. Don't quote me on this but I believe that the free version of
SQL Express comes with a GUI as well so you won't need to run queries through
DOS. As to why it won't install on your system, there may be other software
there that needs to be uninstalled first, or it is also possible that the
setup of your server is such that it is being denied permission to system
resources.
My suggestion would be to uninstall what you have (Add Remove programs),
redownload (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/aa718378.aspx), and then
reinstall. When you install, accept the defaults on the installation - it
would help if you read the documentation from the link as well.
--
Regards,
Jamie
"aNewbie" wrote:
> Hello All,
> Just want to know is there any stand alone version of the SQL 2005 Express?
> As I would need to run a database on a laptop, but the policy is set to not
> allowing any installations... Anyway I can unzip/unpack it and run it off
> just like that? Thank you!
>
> THanks & Best Regards,
> aNewbie :)|||I guess your laptop belogs to your company or something similar so it's not
allowed installing additional stuff on it?
If so, you can not install any version of SQL Server 2005 on your laptop
because there is no such a version to unzip or something as far as I know.
The installer of SQL Server has to run and install the necessary apps in its
packs included .Net Framework if it's not installed yet.
--
Ekrem Ã?nsoy
"aNewbie" <aNewbie@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B58013A7-E3FA-49CE-BC8F-86010355EED4@.microsoft.com...
> Hello All,
> Just want to know is there any stand alone version of the SQL 2005
> Express?
> As I would need to run a database on a laptop, but the policy is set to
> not
> allowing any installations... Anyway I can unzip/unpack it and run it off
> just like that? Thank you!
>
> THanks & Best Regards,
> aNewbie :)|||Thanks thejamie and Ekrem Ã?nsoy,
And yes, is the company policy that got into way, sorry I didn't state that
clearly earlier...
I know the Setup Wizard will help me to config the nesseary settings and
.Net framework. So that I will not need to do it manual, and I can benefit
the nice GUI too. But sometime when just want to do things quickly on a
laptop, and don't want to go through all the paper work and requests to the
IT dep, a "stand alone" version would be very welcome (and of course, with
the GUI too).
It would be very nice if there is a "stand alone" version... especially when
people just want to do some quick work without installing it. Anyway,...
Thanks again from both of you. Atleast I know there is no standalone SQL
Express... And I would need to move on and find another brand that it has
one...
Thanks & Best Regards,
aNewbie
"Ekrem Ã?nsoy" wrote:
> I guess your laptop belogs to your company or something similar so it's not
> allowed installing additional stuff on it?
> If so, you can not install any version of SQL Server 2005 on your laptop
> because there is no such a version to unzip or something as far as I know.
> The installer of SQL Server has to run and install the necessary apps in its
> packs included .Net Framework if it's not installed yet.
> --
> Ekrem Ã?nsoy
>
> "aNewbie" <aNewbie@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B58013A7-E3FA-49CE-BC8F-86010355EED4@.microsoft.com...
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Just want to know is there any stand alone version of the SQL 2005
> > Express?
> > As I would need to run a database on a laptop, but the policy is set to
> > not
> > allowing any installations... Anyway I can unzip/unpack it and run it off
> > just like that? Thank you!
> >
> >
> > THanks & Best Regards,
> > aNewbie :)
>