CAN ANYONE PLS HELP ME ON THIS--REGARDING SQL SERVER installation....VERY URGENT

I have downloaded the sql server 2005 express edition from the MSDN...but i cant figure out how to create the database there....no database engine is shown where I can proceed.Only Configuration tool is shown...how do i go about it...pls tell me asap.thanks

If you've installed the database engine (check config tool or services) your next step may be to download the SQL Server Management Studio Express which is the GUI for managing express databases. This doesn't come out the box (unless you chose the edition with advanced services).

HTH!

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Could you tell me that ...in order to work on VB.NET,ASP.NET,SQL SERVER 2000......to create web application.....which software to download from the internet free of cost so that I can work on it for practice.....

|||you can download Mnagment Studio from this link
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C243A5AE-4BD1-4E3D-94B8-5A0F62BF7796&DisplayLang=en|||

Check out the Visual Studio express editions.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/express/default.aspx