Configuring SQL Server 2005 Express Edition

Some chapters of this book require that you have access to SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (or SQL Server 2005). If you are using SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, follow these steps to grant access to the user account that you will be using to perform the exercises in this book:

  1. Log on to Windows on your computer by using an account with administrator credentials.

  2. On the Start menu, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Command Prompt to open a command prompt window.

  3. In the command prompt window, type the following case-sensitive command:

    sqlcmd -S YourServer\SQLExpress -E

    Replace YourServer with the name of your computer.

    You can find the name of your computer by running the hostname command ...

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