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MangoMan
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Posted - 2006-04-04 : 14:57:02
The Express doumentation states...

There are two executables available to install SQL Server Express:

SQLEXPR.EXE. Installs on x86-based computers and supports WoW64 on x64 but not IA64.
SQLEXPR32.EXE. Install on x86-based computers only. This program will not run on any 64-bit platform (not even WoW64).

Where can I find sqlexpr32.exe???

cshah1
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

347 Posts

Posted - 2006-04-04 : 15:19:48
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=220549b5-0b07-4448-8848-dcc397514b41&displaylang=en
and download SQLEXPR.EXE

Do they have SQL express for 64 bit machine? I thought express is only for 32 bit machine.
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mikewa
Microsoft SQL Server Product Team

84 Posts

Posted - 2006-04-05 : 12:35:20
SQLEXPR.EXE installs on 64-bit WOW for x64. There is no native 64-bit version of Express nor do we support I64 at all.

The 32-bit only installer (SQLEXPRE32.EXE) is currently shipped as part of various Visual Studio editions and part of the VS ClickOnce experience; it is not separatly available for download. Both packages install the exact same SQL engine.

Regards,
Mike Wachal
SQL Express

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