


If it is my second hypothesis which is good, it is logical that the SQL Server services are not running and that the install does not ask the authentification mode used for the connection. Sorry for the SQL Server Express Team, but i think that you are doing a big mess for people who want to discover SQL Server. Maybe beautiful but ununderstandable, exactly what must be avoided for a beginner with SQL Server ( most of the people downloading SQL Server Express are beginners, i have no reproach for them, but a link like this one is exactly what Microsoft mustĪvoid : unclear and with possibility of errors for the users. It would be clever to return to the old presentation of the downloads for SQL Server Express 2005 : clear and complete. It is absolutely unclear if it is to install SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM + SSMSE or only SSMSE for SQL Server 2008 RTM. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Management Studio Express
