Running an SQL server with XP pro

[TaiChi56]

I have an 80gig hard drive and running XP Pro. Can I run SQL server on my computer so I can play with it? Or do I need a separate computer to run it. In other words will it coexist with XP pro or is it it's own OS? I have three home computers networked and I wanted to start learning how to set up servers and running programs. If not do you have another suggestion of a database server I could set up to learn and play with databases? Thank you.

The secret in education lies in respecting the student. {Ralph Waldo Emerson}.

 

[nigelrivett]

You will be able to install personal edition or msde or the evaluation version.

see

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/architec/8_ar_ts_7eur.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/architec/8_ar_ts_1cdv.asp

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Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.
DTS can be used in a similar way.
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[Corran007]

Dont forget about developer edition!

Its the same as a full enterprise version, but is only for development purposes. But if you want to learn, you should have everthing.