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From: Richard Fagen (no_spam_at_my_isp.com)
Date: 03/17/04

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:25:20 -0500

Hi Everyone.

I previously downloaded and installed MSDE (sql2kdesksp3.exe 70815 KB)
and used it briefly to learn ASP.NET (WebMatrix) and VB.NET.

Now I have full blown VS2003 and I'm ready to take on migrating my
clients from DBF based applications (dBase, FoxPro, etc) to SQL server.

I always check for updates and today I find..
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) Release A

and it's file, MSDE2000A.exe is a fraction of the size (43259 KB).

Can Microsoft release an update that is really smaller? Do I still need
the older larger file?

I must be missing something :)

Richard