I installed SQL Server 2005 first. I did a cusotm install on VS2005 and the setup said it "failed" to install SQL Server Express with an error, but everything else was installed just fine.

I also have the "Force Encryption" option for the SQL Server 2005 Network Connections set to "No".<BR><BR>This is as default an install on Windows XP Professional as possible.

More notes from the field on installing the new version of SQL Sever.

Click the "Download" button to download the entire Feature Pack, or scroll to the bottom half of the page and locate the "Microsoft SQL Server OLE DB Provider" links.

Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2005 on Tuesday, a free upgrade available for download, in addition to new virtualization licensing for the database.

Get Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools – Business Intelligence for Visual Studio 2012, then download it. The installer should start and any updates should be included.

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Sophos revealed recent botnet attacks breach Microsoft SQL server databases to install a well-known Monero mining app.