Can SQL Server Management Studio be installed free if no SQL instance is installed on the deveopers PC?

I'm having a disagreement at work concerning SQL Server 2012 Developers Edition. Our developers have the full software installed but just as many users have only installed the client tools. The Dev Edition is really cheap but the person
in charge purchasing said they talked to MS and that we can install the client tools on any PC we want.

what matters is the license to connect to the server SO provided that the server I was connected
to had a CAL assigned to me or it was CPU licensed then all is well, as the client tools aren’t licensed themselves
http://blogs.technet.com/b/andrew/archive/2008/07/14/licensing-sql-server-client-tools.aspx

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Can I use Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio version 11.0 to write SQL queries for "SQL Server Compact 4.0 Local Database"

Hi, Can I use Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio version 11.0 to write SQL queries for "SQL Server Compact 4.0 Local Database" ?
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You are welcome Sylviep,
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Sorry, missed the message from the errorlog in the original post. You shouldn't have included that big .Net dump that hid the important facts. :-)
My first Google attempt on that message (which I have never seen before) suggests that the TCP Enpoint is stopped, so try this:
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Do the following:
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Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Dear Sir,
Where can I download Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
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I have tried /www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062
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http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/47548d/how-to-install-sql-server-2012-on-windows-8-1/
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