>>>Where can I get SSMS without downloading all of SS?
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>>>I'm on MSDN, and these downloads all appear to be the full version. I do see SSMSE, but is it possible to get SSMS stand alone?
>>>
>>>Thanks
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>>If you look in the grid on this page, there is an option for only the tool:
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>>http://www.microsoft.com/express/sql/download/
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>>or this link:
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>>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=08E52AC2-1D62-45F6-9A4A-4B76A8564A2B&displaylang=en
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>Is there a difference between the Express version and the full version?

The Express version is free. It doesn't include SQL Profiler.

The SQL Server Express itself misses some of the functionality of other versions of SQL Server.