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Back in February, I blogged about SQL Server 2005 Express Edition – the successor to the Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE). Now that SQL Server 2005 has been launched, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is available for download from the Microsoft website. For further reading, check out my SQL Server 2005 overview and new tools for managing and administering SQL Server 2005 posts.