>>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Will SQL Server 2008 with SSMS install on Windows 7 Home edition?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>No.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>SQL Server 2008 Developer Edition will
>>>>>
>>>>>Thank you. Even SQL Server 2008 Express will not work?
>>>>
>>>>Express will work.
>>>
>>>Thank you. I need to buy a new PC for converting some VFP to SQL Server. The process takes so much time (not hours but days) that I decided to buy a dedicated PC for this purpose. Most computer stores carry only Windows 7 Home. And I thought that SQL Server 2008 Express will give me ability to create bigger database than the Developer Edition (if my memory services me).
>>
>>No. SQL Server Developer Edition can make larger databases.
>>
>>Developer edition is just not allowed to run production databases.
>>
>>Keep in mind - SQL Server Developer Edition is NOT MSDE (Microsoft SQL Developer Edition - old stuff).
>
>Ok. I was mistaken then. I understand that the SQL Server Developer Edition is sold online as a download. But I will need to find out what is the size limit of Express edition too. Thank you.

Express R2 is 10Gig database size. Express (not R2) is 4Gig IIRC.