Server Agent

  • Sorry to trouble you all. I am a complete newby at SQL but need to start learning it. I have installed the trial of SQL server 2005, however after install the SQL Server Agent is not listed in services of the console.

    Can anyone help?

    David Knight

  • You probably installed the Express version and not a trial edition. The express version does not come with the agent.

    To verify, run: SELECT @@version; from a query window or SQLCMD.

    Jeffrey Williams
    “We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”

    ― Charles R. Swindoll

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  • MICROSOFT SQL SERVER 2005 EVALUATION EDITION

  • Okay, then it should be installed. How are you determining that it is not installed?

    What services do you have that start with SQL*?

    Try opening SQL Server Configuration Manager and see what services are listed there.

    Jeffrey Williams
    “We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”

    ― Charles R. Swindoll

    How to post questions to get better answers faster
    Managing Transaction Logs

  • weird

    I downloaded it from Microsoft thinking it was 2005 server sql. however the services shown are windows internal database, sql server browser and sql server(sqlexpress)

  • i have just checked and the download was the enterprise version

  • if i had had the express version installed and I go to install the enterprise version would it not tell you as suh. Mine just installed over it.

  • It probably did not install of the express edition - but, you probably missed the check box to install the database engine.

    Try re-running the setup and make sure you select the database engine. You should then get a prompt to install a new instance or upgrade the existing instance.

    Jeffrey Williams
    “We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”

    ― Charles R. Swindoll

    How to post questions to get better answers faster
    Managing Transaction Logs

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