I’ve installed Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express twice now, and all the services work and I can create databases from Visual Studio 2010, but I don’t have the Enterprise Manager (I learned it is now called Management Studio) available in the SQL Server 2008 program menu– I do have other menu items like configuration manager, etc. but nothing for Management Studio / Enterprise Manager.
Is there a checkbox I’ve missed during installation?
I ran a search for all exes in the SQL Server root folder and nothing jumped out as belonging to the Enterprise Manager, but I’m not 100% sure what the executable would be named.
Primary question:
What is the procedure required to install the Management Studio client [for/with SQL 2008 Express] ?
Secondary question:
What is the name of this client’s executable file ?
SQL Server Express doesn’t come with SQL Server Management Studio (what you are really looking for when you say Enterprise Manager). You have to download it separately:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7593
or with tools already as part of the download
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=22973