You should have 'SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)' service (2000 version was MSDE).
If you need more then I'd suggest you get SQL Server Developer edition.

http://www.microsoft.com/products/in...93ca0&type=ovr

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Erland" wrote:
| Hello all,
|
| I am new to installing Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005. I have
| just installed a visual studio 2005 professional edition on my Windows
| XP-Home SP 2 box. I suppose, SQL Server 2005 was installed with VS 2005
| installation as I saw such option while installation but when I go to
| Start-->All Programs-->Microsoft SQL Server 2005 I just see three
| options, namely
| -SQL Server Configuration Manager
| -SQL Server Error and Usage Reporting
| -SQL Server Surface Area configuration
|
| now I have some experience of developing applications with SQL Server
| 2000, but I have no idea as to how to make SQL Server 2005 work and
| what is required to start developing applications in VS 2005 and SQL
| Server 2005. What else I am missing here? Do I have to install more of
| a SQL server 2005, if so what I am missing here?
|
| Any will highly be appreciated,
|
| Much thanks,
| Erland
|