Managing SQL Server Express With SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express Edition

SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express Edition (SSMSE) provides the database developer and administrator with a robust set of tools for working with Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition. Based on the same technology and functionality as that in SQL Server Management Studio, SSMSE uses Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005 user interfaces and IDE layout, so that switching between SSMSE and Visual Studio .NET 2005 easy. This familiar interface allows .NET developers to be productive more quickly. This paper shows how to manage SQL Server 2005 Express Edition by using the free graphical management tool, SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express Edition (SSMSE).