Would Express work just as well for my VBA dev purposes as Developer Edition?

My laptop is XP Media Center SP2. It's not XP Pro. Is that a problem?

What should I look out for during installation in order to ensure that I will be able to use it? I need to no anything and everything. I'm a "stranger...

I wasn't aware of that possibility, especially the reasonable price!

Is that easier to install and use as a back end for my VBA projects? Can I write triggers and stored...

When I first downloaded the eval version, a month or more ago, I installed it by just hitting the next buttons, as you did. I couldn't get anything to work....