>>>>>>>>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).
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>>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.

Thank you very much. How do you find out what version you have? I opened my copy of SSMS with SQL Server 2008 (which I thought to be Express edition). The SQL Server version says "10.0.1600" Is this R2 or not R2?