- 1). Open your web browser and navigate to the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express website (see "Resources").
- 2). Save the "SQLEXPR32.EXE" file to your hard drive and then double-click it to open it.
- 3). Click "Run" when prompted and wait as the SQL Server 2005 Express update is extracted.
- 4). Read the license agreement. Check the checkbox next to the "I accept the licensing terms and conditions" label, then click "Next."
- 5). Click "Install" and wait while the support files are installed, then click "Next."
- 6). Click "Next" once you enter the registered user's information.
- 7). Click "Next" to install the software.
- 8). Specify the name of your MSDE instance when asked to provide a SQL Server instance name. This will cause existing MSDE databases to be loaded by SQL Server 2005 Express.
- 9). Click "Finish."
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