>>>I installed Visual Studio 2008, then the 2010 Beta 2, both of which installed some components of SQL Server. However, I then installed SQL Sever 2005 Developer (I know. I should have installed it first.) and now there is no Menu Item on the Start / Programs menu showing the SQL Server 2005 Management Studio.
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>>>I believe the below is the correct location of the executable file, but how do I add this to the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 menu under Start / Programs?
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>>>"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\SqlWb.exe"
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>>Do you have SQL Server 2008 Management Studio in your Start menu? May be you can use it with SQL Server 2005?
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>SQL Server 2008 itself is listed but there is no Management Studio listed under it.
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>Cecil
How exactly did you install it and what did you install? Did you select tools when you were installing it? Do you have ssms at "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe" or at the same place for SQL Server 2005?
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