Whoah. According to this post, MSDE won’t be supported on Windows Vista. This is the first I’ve heard of this, and I have to say it’s pretty surprising. One of my company’s products depends on MSDE – it’s disappointing to think that it won’t be Vista compatible without a pretty major change.
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'supported' as in: you won't get help, or it won't run? Because I really doubt they messed up MSDE so much that it won't run on vista.
You would be surprised just how easily SQL Express can be swapped for MSDE.
The only real difference is that SQL Express is a thousand times easier to install and manage.
That would be really bad news if it didn't work, because there are a whole lot of apps out there that secretly use MSDE.
One of the other dilemmas is the fact that some vendors who use MSDE are a little hesitant about upgrading the instances they use in the future to SQL 2005 Express. It seems as though we (rhetorically speaking) are being painted into a corner...one that will certainly delay Vista migration for a number of companies.