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1.0 Introduction
2.0 Obtaining SQL Server 2005 Beta 3
3.0 Installing SQL Server 2005 Beta 3
3.1 Accessing Setup Documentation
4.0 Obtaining Technical Support
4.1 SQL Server 2005 Beta 3 Known Issues Document
4.2 SQL Server 2005 Books Online
5.1 SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
5.2 SQL Server Database Engine
5.3 Replication
5.4 Data Transformation Services
This file contains late-breaking or other important information that supplements the Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Beta 3 documentation for Express Edition. You should read this file completely before installing this beta release of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.
Important This is a preliminary version of the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Beta 3 readme file. The final version of this readme file is available online at this Microsoft Web site.
[Top]SQL Server 2005 Beta 3 Express Edition is available for download at this Microsoft Web site.
For detailed setup instructions and system requirements, see "Installing SQL Server" in SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Books Online.
The portion of Express Edition Books Online that addresses installation of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Beta 3 is contained in a separate help file that is available in the product download. This help file, which contains all of the information regarding installing SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Beta 3, can be accessed from the autorun menu.
To access the setup help file from the installation directory:
Support for this beta release is available through Internet newsgroups. We strongly encourage you to use the newsgroups to provide feedback directly to the development team and to receive support for the beta release. Please do not use other Microsoft newsgroups for posting questions or feedback regarding SQL Server 2005.
Additional information regarding known issues with this beta release that were not significant enough or were discovered too late to be included in this file is published in the SQL Server 2005 Beta 3 Known Issues document (sqlki.chm). This file is available in the root folder of the SQL Server 2005 Beta 3 CD or in the directory on the local computer or network share to which the installation files were extracted. This document is also available online at this Microsoft Web site. The online version of this document will be maintained and updated after the release of SQL Server 2005 Beta 3.
An updated version of Books Online for SQL Server 2005 Beta 3 is available at this Microsoft Web site.
Note A version of Books Online for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is available and can be downloaded from this Microsoft Web site.
The notes in this section are late-breaking items that are not reflected in the SQL Server 2005 Books Online documentation.
Note Unless otherwise noted, these issues will be addressed in the final release version of SQL Server 2005.
Additional information on late breaking items is available in the SQL Server 2005 Beta 3 Known Issues document. For more information, see Section 4.1, SQL Server 2005 Beta 3 Known Issues Document.
The notes in this section are late-breaking items specific to the Express Edition of SQL Server 2005.
The notes in this section are late-breaking items for the SQL Server database engine and database engine-specific command prompt utilities.
The notes in this section are late-breaking items for SQL Server replication.
The notes in this section are late-breaking items for Data Transformation Services.
The notes in this section are late-breaking items for data access components.