2005 client tools

Couple of questions about the current state of things regarding client tools.
Are just the client tools freely downloadable and installable, or is a
license required, or are the client tools not even available outside of a
full product install (even if it's just express)?
(and if you happen to have the link handy ... thanks for posting it!)
Whatever has to be installed, will it work with Vista?
Does it have to be Vista Pro? (not sure which we have)
If that requires SQL Server 2005 SP2 to install/run on Vista, will that be
OK connecting to SP1 servers?
Sorry to ask such dumb questions, but some googling of the site and
newsgroups has not sufficiently enlightened me.
Thanks.
JoshSee in-line:
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Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
Solid Quality Mentors
"JRStern" <JRStern@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Couple of questions about the current state of things regarding client
> tools.
> Are just the client tools freely downloadable and installable, or is a
> license required, or are the client tools not even available outside of a
> full product install (even if it's just express)?
The full client tools come with a fully licensed product and can not be
purchased seperately. If this is for devel purposes I would suggest buying
the developer edition which is less than $100 and you get it all. The
Express version is free but is only for Express edition of SQL Server.
> (and if you happen to have the link handy ... thanks for posting it!)
> Whatever has to be installed, will it work with Vista?
SQL2005 SP2 works with Vista.
> Does it have to be Vista Pro? (not sure which we have)
Developer edition works with all editions of vista.
> If that requires SQL Server 2005 SP2 to install/run on Vista, will that be
> OK connecting to SP1 servers?
Yes
> Sorry to ask such dumb questions, but some googling of the site and
> newsgroups has not sufficiently enlightened me.
> Thanks.
> Josh
>|||Andrew, thanks very much.
This is in a corporate dev group, however the workstation (laptop) is owned
by contractor. We certainly have many licensed copies of SQLServer, and this
is for dev, so are we allowed to install client tools on ("visiting") laptop?
Probably need to have contractor get own (and I need one for home, or maybe
I should now wait until March and skip to 2008!)
Thanks again,
Josh
"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
> See in-line:
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
> Solid Quality Mentors
>
> "JRStern" <JRStern@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:499D51EE-02B3-44D1-AD00-2FFBBBEE4243@.microsoft.com...
> > Couple of questions about the current state of things regarding client
> > tools.
> >
> > Are just the client tools freely downloadable and installable, or is a
> > license required, or are the client tools not even available outside of a
> > full product install (even if it's just express)?
> The full client tools come with a fully licensed product and can not be
> purchased seperately. If this is for devel purposes I would suggest buying
> the developer edition which is less than $100 and you get it all. The
> Express version is free but is only for Express edition of SQL Server.
> > (and if you happen to have the link handy ... thanks for posting it!)
> > Whatever has to be installed, will it work with Vista?
> SQL2005 SP2 works with Vista.
> > Does it have to be Vista Pro? (not sure which we have)
> Developer edition works with all editions of vista.
> > If that requires SQL Server 2005 SP2 to install/run on Vista, will that be
> > OK connecting to SP1 servers?
> Yes
> > Sorry to ask such dumb questions, but some googling of the site and
> > newsgroups has not sufficiently enlightened me.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Josh
> >
>|||You can wait until March but you won't have 2008:). It isn't set to
actually ship until the end of 2nd quarter 2008 which is end of June. The
launch will be in Feb but SQL Server 2008 will not be ready for shipping at
that time.
--
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
Solid Quality Mentors
"JRStern" <JRStern@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E6FC84B2-D6AC-401D-BF90-DCC941D1DD33@.microsoft.com...
> Andrew, thanks very much.
> This is in a corporate dev group, however the workstation (laptop) is
> owned
> by contractor. We certainly have many licensed copies of SQLServer, and
> this
> is for dev, so are we allowed to install client tools on ("visiting")
> laptop?
>
> Probably need to have contractor get own (and I need one for home, or
> maybe
> I should now wait until March and skip to 2008!)
> Thanks again,
> Josh
>
> "Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
>> See in-line:
>> --
>> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>> Solid Quality Mentors
>>
>> "JRStern" <JRStern@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:499D51EE-02B3-44D1-AD00-2FFBBBEE4243@.microsoft.com...
>> > Couple of questions about the current state of things regarding client
>> > tools.
>> >
>> > Are just the client tools freely downloadable and installable, or is a
>> > license required, or are the client tools not even available outside of
>> > a
>> > full product install (even if it's just express)?
>> The full client tools come with a fully licensed product and can not be
>> purchased seperately. If this is for devel purposes I would suggest
>> buying
>> the developer edition which is less than $100 and you get it all. The
>> Express version is free but is only for Express edition of SQL Server.
>> > (and if you happen to have the link handy ... thanks for posting it!)
>> > Whatever has to be installed, will it work with Vista?
>> SQL2005 SP2 works with Vista.
>> > Does it have to be Vista Pro? (not sure which we have)
>> Developer edition works with all editions of vista.
>> > If that requires SQL Server 2005 SP2 to install/run on Vista, will that
>> > be
>> > OK connecting to SP1 servers?
>> Yes
>> > Sorry to ask such dumb questions, but some googling of the site and
>> > newsgroups has not sufficiently enlightened me.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > Josh
>> >
>>|||Ohhh. Just as well, probably need to upgrade the ol' workstation anyway.
Josh
"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
> You can wait until March but you won't have 2008:). It isn't set to
> actually ship until the end of 2nd quarter 2008 which is end of June. The
> launch will be in Feb but SQL Server 2008 will not be ready for shipping at
> that time.
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
> Solid Quality Mentors
>
> "JRStern" <JRStern@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E6FC84B2-D6AC-401D-BF90-DCC941D1DD33@.microsoft.com...
> > Andrew, thanks very much.
> >
> > This is in a corporate dev group, however the workstation (laptop) is
> > owned
> > by contractor. We certainly have many licensed copies of SQLServer, and
> > this
> > is for dev, so are we allowed to install client tools on ("visiting")
> > laptop?
> >
> >
> > Probably need to have contractor get own (and I need one for home, or
> > maybe
> > I should now wait until March and skip to 2008!)
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Josh
> >
> >
> > "Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
> >
> >> See in-line:
> >>
> >> --
> >> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
> >> Solid Quality Mentors
> >>
> >>
> >> "JRStern" <JRStern@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:499D51EE-02B3-44D1-AD00-2FFBBBEE4243@.microsoft.com...
> >> > Couple of questions about the current state of things regarding client
> >> > tools.
> >> >
> >> > Are just the client tools freely downloadable and installable, or is a
> >> > license required, or are the client tools not even available outside of
> >> > a
> >> > full product install (even if it's just express)?
> >>
> >> The full client tools come with a fully licensed product and can not be
> >> purchased seperately. If this is for devel purposes I would suggest
> >> buying
> >> the developer edition which is less than $100 and you get it all. The
> >> Express version is free but is only for Express edition of SQL Server.
> >>
> >> > (and if you happen to have the link handy ... thanks for posting it!)
> >>
> >> > Whatever has to be installed, will it work with Vista?
> >>
> >> SQL2005 SP2 works with Vista.
> >>
> >> > Does it have to be Vista Pro? (not sure which we have)
> >>
> >> Developer edition works with all editions of vista.
> >>
> >> > If that requires SQL Server 2005 SP2 to install/run on Vista, will that
> >> > be
> >> > OK connecting to SP1 servers?
> >>
> >> Yes
> >>
> >> > Sorry to ask such dumb questions, but some googling of the site and
> >> > newsgroups has not sufficiently enlightened me.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > Josh
> >> >
> >>
> >>
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