You need to configure IIS7 in IIS6 compatibility mode and make sure you are run aspnet_regiis in your .NET folder in your C drive. And most important VS2005 is...

If you don't get repair there must be install option run it so you can get to choose components and choose SSRS.

I would alway buy Intel for software development because there is always a generic Intel developed driver for all hardware in you box, AMD does not write driver so AMD...

That is reporting services 2008 you need to rerun the SQL Server 2005 installer and choose repair and make sure you have installed and configured IIS7 in IIS6 compatibility mode.

Open your report in BID designer and on the right side there are many things you can adjust for the page setting and you need to set the interactive height...

The first link covers SSRS 2008 configurations in Win2008 and the second link covers IIS 7 configuration in IIS 6 compatibility mode. You need to install and configure IIS before...

I run both in my development box but you need to know you must have IIS 6 or 7 installed and configured before you can install SSRS 2005 and IIS...

You need the collation below because you can use that for most languages in Europe. You could also run some test using other collations.

SQL_Latin1_General_Cp850_CI_AS_KI_WI

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144250.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143508.aspx

I gave you the link to Express with Advanced services so you can develop Reports not Integration Services or Analysis Services, for those you need either SQL Server Standard edition...

The linked server configuration tool is under server objects in management studio and you just need to add your OLE DB driver and decide if you want to use security...

I think that if there was a SQL bailout, the first allotment of money should go towards educating management so that they realize that SQL Server does require real DBAs....

RTM is release to manufacture version not edition because Microsoft at least for the MSDN download created an AnyCPU build which means...

I downloaded my Developer edition iso file from MSDN the day of RTM and it says. So if you copy the files to your c drive you should be...

I love it when the privileged says the marginalized and oppressed are just lazy looking for hand outs. So for the SQL bailout I want the contracts sold from...

I may be trying to be too ambitious and pushing the bounds of reporting services too far. And perhaps I'm expecting too much of the custom code feature. But what...