Looking at a Default Installation of SQL Server 2005 - Video Series Video Category: Installing, Deploying, and Upgrading to SQL Server 2005 Skill Level: 200 (Beginner - Intermediate) Versions/Editions Covered: SQL Server 2005 This series takes you through a standard installation of SQL Server 2005 (Developer Edition). The videos in this series show you the folders, the network libraries, the services installed and gives you the overall "Big Picture" of SQL Server.

Videos in this Series:

Title Skill Length Download Part 1 - An Overview of the Default SQL Server Installation   100 10 mins. Download Part 2 - My How Things Have Changed - A Video Walk-Through of Some of the New To...   200 17 mins. Download

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Tips and Tricks: Create your own customized MMCs (Microsoft Management Console) for easier administration. Go to the command-line and run the command "MMC" to launch the MMC window. All that's left is for you to add in the various snap-ins you want to work with and then save the file Keyboard Shortcut for SQL Server Management Studio: CTRL+N opens a new query window osql.exe is a command-line tool that you can use to run your SQL scripts and queries; think of it as the DOS-version of Query Analyzer