Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Tools for Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Beta software updates the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Beta smart device development components with the design time environment for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition (SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition). The download should be installed after the following conditions are fulfilled:

• Download the licensing file for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Tools for Visual Studio 2005 and read through the terms of the license. You must accept the licensing terms before you download the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Tools for Visual Studio 2005 SP1. The licensing file will be also available in the path %Program Files%\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SmartDevices\SDK\SQL Server after the installation of the patch

• The Smart Device Development components are installed during the installation of the Visual Studio 2005.

• Visual Studio 2005 has been updated to Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Beta

The Smart Device Development components can be installed from the Visual Studio 2005 media (CD, DVD etc.) before or after updating the Visual Studio 2005 to Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Beta. If Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Beta has been applied to Visual Studio 2005 and the smart device development components were not installed, the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Tools for Visual Studio 2005 Beta will not install. To install the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Tools for Visual Studio 2005 Beta install the Smart Device Development components from the Visual Studio 2005 media to the Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Beta and then apply the download. The localized versions of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Tools for Visual Studio 2005 Beta are installed as shown below:

• Install the English version of the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Tools for Visual Studio 2005 Beta (SSEv31VSTools-ENU.exe).

• After the installation of the English version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition Tools for Visual Studio 2005 Beta install the language pack for e.g. install SSEv31VSTools-ITA.exe for the Italian language

After the installation of the download, install the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition runtime CTP for desktop and tablet PC from SQL Server Everywhere Edition runtime CTP for desktop and tablet PC

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition is designed for developers who need light weight, in process relational database solution for their applications that can be developed and deployed on desktop as well as on mobile devices. SQL Server Everywhere Edition Runtime can be used to develop and deploy applications on desktop.

SQL Server Everywhere Edition is a powerful, yet lightweight relational database engine that makes it easy to develop desktop applications by supporting familiar Structured Query Language (SQL) syntax and providing a development model and API consistent with SQL Server. When compared to its previous release, SQL Server Mobile, SQL Server Everywhere Edition includes new features like |DataDirectory| and ClickOnce support for ease of deployment (Please see SQL Server Everywhere Edition Readme)

For more information please see the SQL Server Everywhere Edition Books Online