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Microsoft offers a free tool, the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express, as a convenient means of managing and editing entries in SQL databases through a GUI. The SQL Server 2008 license comes with the full version of the Management Studio, but the Express version is still very functional for the day-to-day operations. However, finding the stand-alone version of the software is quite a pain. Most people don't need to install a SQL server on their machine, but that is the most promoted means of getting the Management Studio Express. You can download it from here https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=08e52ac2-1d62-45f6-9a4a-4b76a8564a2b&displayLang=en ( 32-bit (168.3 MB) or 64-bit (176.5 MB)) Before you Install: Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 Windows Installer 4.5 Windows PowerShell 1.0 How to Install: Once the installer starts, select "Installation" from the left column. The options on the right will change to mat

Microsoft released the final build of highly anticipated Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). IE8 is packed with new features such as smart address bar, session saving, tab groups, CSS 2.1 support, accelerators, web slices, instant search as well as various other reliability and security enhancements. Also, web browsing/loading speeds on IE8 were considerably faster compared to predecessors. It's definitely a huge improvement over Internet Explorer 7 and perhaps the best IE release yet by Microsoft . The new IE8 feature list is quite long and would mess up the post if published here. Those who want more info can find the full list here . You can now download the full installer for IE 8 final directly from Microsoft . It's a recommended upgrade for anyone who is using IE7 or pre-release/RC builds of IE8. Download links Windows XP (32-bit) Windows XP (64-bit) Windows Vista (32-bit) Windows Vista 64-bit Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) Windows Server 2003 64-bit Windows Server