SQL Server 2005 Resources

General Information

• SQL Server 2005 Product Overview
• SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Overview
• SQL Server 2005 Features Comparison
• SQL Server 2005 TechCenter

Installation

• 910229 - SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Readme
• 910228 - SQL Server 2005 Readme and installation requirements
• 907284 - Changes to the readme file for SQL Server 2005
• 309422 - Guidelines for choosing antivirus software to run on the computers that are running SQL Server 
• 913089 - How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2005
• 914158 - You receive an error message when you try to upgrade an expired installation of SQL Server 2005 Evaluation Edition to a retail version of SQL Server 2005

Support

• Microsoft Support Knowledge Base for SQL Server 2005
• 910554 - TechNet Support WebCast: Overview and deployment of Microsoft SQL Server 2005
• 913090 - A list of the bugs that have been fixed in SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 - Community Technology Preview (CTP) March 2006

Further Reading

• Learn SQL Server 2005 - MSDN
• Top 10 new features in SQL Server 2005