Microsoft no longer lets us download SqlServer Express 2005. Does anybody know why? I thought it was free.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=220549b5-0b07-4448-8848-dcc397514b41&DisplayLang=en
In fact, none of the many options here work at all:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/browse.aspx?displaylang=en&productID=9F07F9CC-C308-4EBF-A4E9-2B8530AB1EA8
How come? Is there someplace else I can get it? I just don't understand why they do this stuff with no explanation. I'm trying to learn C# and I need a database.
Any help would be appreciated.
Dave
Arlington, Virginia
Did you try from this location:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/register/default.aspx
|||You should always use the dynamic link of the MS page for bookmarking where possible as it will be changed if the page is moved.The link for SQL Server Express is: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=65212
Jens K. Suessmeyer.
http://www.sqlserver2005.de
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That location didn't work, either. I get this message:
Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage
Most likely causes:
That link didn't work, either. Have you tried to download it? I get this message:
Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage
|||hi,
I tested it now..
I can both download from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=220549b5-0b07-4448-8848-dcc397514b41&DisplayLang=en and, sp2, from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=31711d5d-725c-4afa-9d65-e4465cdff1e7&DisplayLang=en
regards
|||Seems to be a problem in your internet connection, maybe you are behind a proxy which does not allow do download exe files ?Jens K. Suessmeyer.
http://www.sqlserver2005.de
|||I think the point is being missed. It's failing to download at all no matter where the OP goes, correct? If that is the case then it may be an IE security setting.|||
Yes, exactly. I have been trying for over two weeks now and still cannot download any product from any category from Microsoft. I always get the "page not found error". I spent one hour with a technichian from my ISP (Comcast) and they made sure there were no issues with their company provided router or names server. They determined that it is definitely something wrong at Microsoft. We also tried lowering all security settings with Explorer and that didn't help either. I am not using a proxy.
Then I actually paid $35 to Microsoft to get help but that person couldn't help me, either, but the trouble ticket is still open. So far, Microsoft hasn't gotten back to me because every email they send me asking how I am doing does not come with a return address so I cannot reply. 
Why they would send me email and then hide the return address just mystifies me to no end.
I gues this is the point where I have to reinstall Windows but, geez, what a pain in the neck. God only know what box somewhere on some window has to be checked to fix this. lol. Maybe it is a sign to switch to Vista.
David
|||i just tried all of those links from all of my machines and they all work fine so it's something specific to your machine. i would say that it sounds like a software problem on your internet explorer.
My suggestion would be to hold down left control to bypass any popup blockers or third party software installed into IE that could interact badly with it.
uninstall google/yahoo toolbars (or equivalent programs), weatherbug, etc
try installing firefox.
or
try downgraded from ie7 to 6 or upgrading from ie 6 to 7 (didn't really pay attention to which you're on)
you also might want to run a spybot S&D check or adaware ot clear any bho (browser helper objects) that may be installed into ie)
lastly, be sure you aren't already downloading 2 files when you go to hit download as ie only will download 2 files at a time (i think)
|||I also echo that; I can get to the download page fine and also the download proceeds fine.|||Whew, I still cannot download from Microsoft. So I downloaded Firfefox and got the same issue: page not found.
I also tried the manual link that Microsoft gives should the normal download link fail. That failed, too.
So then I tried cleaning out the hosts file: no luck there either.
Next, I tried flushing the DNS server. Didn't work.
I turned off the firewall, turned off virus checking, and lowered all security settings in IE to the lowest. No luck.
Then I bought Vista and installed it out of desperation. That didn't work either.
Sooooo, now I finally found a page posted by somebody else who uses Comcast, like me, just 3 days ago and it seems to be an issue with the Comcast DNS server. When I get home from work I am going to put in alternate DNS names servers in my network connections instead of the automatic ones. If it works I will tell you.
So far I have spent $550 to try and fix this problem and a total of 11 hours speaking with help desks. 
It is mind-numbingly dull repeating this problem over and over again to all the people from India that I have spoken with. 
Davicito
|||I can now tell you that my problem is solved. Turned out it was the DNS server from Comcast. I had to go into Network Connections and manually select the DNS servers by turning off the automatic selection process.
I am using the following instead:
4.2.2.4
4.2.2.5
Now I can download anything from Microsoft plus all my other internet connections are much, much faster, too!
So Comcast is the problem.
I upgraded to Vista for nothing but, actually, now I am glad I did. It's fantastic to use. I bought a video card, too, so that I can use the new Aero look. I am really liking it much better than XP
Davicito
Washington, DC
|||I have to say, I love you.
I've been having the same problem downloading from Microsoft. I've spent countless days and hours trying to figure this out. I also had that same problem with emailing between Microsoft and myself.
Yours is the first solution I've found to the problem, because I also have Comcast.
However, now I'm stuck at, how do you fix it? I don't completely understand how you switched servers and whatnot. A run through would be GREAT.
Thanks so much,
Lyssa
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