Hardware and Software Requirements

To practice all the material in these books and run all code samples, it is recommended that you use Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Developer or Enterprise Edition and Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional or Database Edition. If you have a subscription to MSDN, you can download SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 from http://msdn.microsoft.com. Otherwise, you can download a 180-day free SQL Server 2008 trial software from http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/trial-software.aspx and a 90-day free Visual Studio 2008 trial software from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700831.aspx.

You can find system requirements for SQL Server 2008 at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506.aspx and ...

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