What version of SQL Server Management Studio do I need?

I need to install SQL Server Management Studio on my windows 8.1 PRO 64-bit pc to manage SQL server 2008 R2. do I download the 2014 or 2012 or 2008 version?

Hello,
Install the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) of the same version of SQL Server you have installed.
If you modify maintenance plans using a newer version of SSMS, you then cannot use a lower version of SSMS to modify/change it again.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Alberto Morillo
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I have installed trial version of SQL Server management Studio 2012 .Initially I was able to connect to SQL Server Management Studio ,then after I have installed Visual Studio 2013 for web (trial version).Two days later ,On trying to open SQL Server Management
Studio ,It shows an error that says "Invalid License Data,Reinstall is required ".
Even on reinstalling with new set of downloaded files ,I could face the same issue .
Kindly give appropriate solution to resolve this issue .
OS:Windows 8 (64 bit )

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Hi, Can I use Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio version 11.0 to write SQL queries for "SQL Server Compact 4.0 Local Database" ?
When I use Connect Object Explorer, the "Connect to Server" dialog box which pops up has only 4 selections in the Server Type Drop Down List. They are Database Engine, Analysis Services, Reporting Services & Integration Services. I have read
somewhere that there should be a compact database option. but I do not see it.
What I would like to do is use free form SQL Queries against the tables in "SQL Server Compact 4.0 Local Database" .
Once I have validated these queries, then I will use them in my Visual Studio 2012 C#, ASP.NET application. I created the Local Database using Visual Studio 2012 for use by my application.
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Hello,
With SSMS 2005 we have had the Option to work with SQL CE database files, but not with higher Version of SSMS.
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This is a very different weird requirement but workaround for one of my requirement . Scenario is that sql server enterprise edition is installed on a vm . I create a session with the vm using the remote desktop . I have scheduled a ssis package
on the server and it should run 4 am daily us timing but its failing . If in case a user is connected to the management studio package runs on time . So i have to disconnect from the remote desktop and its not possible for me to login at 4 am every day for
running package.
Requirement : Is it possible that the sql sever management studio automatically turns on at 03:30 am and authenticates in .If that is possible my package won't fail . If this is not possible is it possible that sql script auto refreshes every
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activity on the sql server management studio so even the application won't be closed after a stipulated time frame leading to running of my package on time.
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Hi Latheesh NK ,
Below is the error message SSIS one i extracted from the history :
Date       3/8/2014 11:00:00 AM
Log       Job History (SSIS package)
Step ID       1
Server        xyz\xyz
Job Name       SSIS package
Step Name       Package
Duration       00:00:01
Sql Severity   0
Sql Message ID   0
Operator Emailed
Operator Net sent
Operator Paged
Retries Attempted   0
Message
Executed as user: xyz\Administrator. Microsoft (R) SQL Server Execute Package Utility Version 11.0.2100.60 for 32-bit Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.    Started: 11:00:00 AM Error: 2014-03-08
11:00:01.31     Code: 0xC0208449     Source: Data Flow Task 1 Source - Query [95]     Description: ADO NET Source has failed to acquire the connection {68D5B1D7-17B1-4F95-9B1D-7615425C4A07} with the
following error message: "ERROR [IM002] [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified". End Error Error: 2014-03-08 11:00:01.31     Code: 0xC0047017     Source:
Data Flow Task 1 SSIS.Pipeline     Description: Source - Query failed validation and returned error code 0xC0208449. End Error Error: 2014-03-08 11:00:01.31     Code: 0xC004700C     Source:
Data Flow Task 1 SSIS.Pipeline     Description: One or more component failed validation. End Error Error: 2014-03-08 11:00:01.31     Code: 0xC0024107     Source: Data Flow Task 1
Description: There were errors during task validation. End Error DTExec: The package execution returned DTSER_FAILURE (1). Started: 11:00:00 AM Finished: 11:00:01 AM Elapsed: 0.406 seconds. The package execution
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Cannot launch SQL Server management studio

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I cannot launch the sql server management studio. In the event log, appear the next entry:
Faulting application ssmsee.exe, version 2005.90.2047.0, faulting module msvcr80.dll, version 8.0.50727.4053, fault address 0x0000e7a2.
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Hi Ruben,
What is the MS SQL Server version and SP level ? Which windows server is it - 2000/2003/2008 - 32bit/64 bit ?
Is the database/SAP up and running ?
I got to see another old thread for similar problem from you. Is it a regular problem or just something happened recently ? Any configuration changes/any activity related to MS SQL Server or any OS changes done recently ? But as the link suggests in your old thread, may be you can give it a try or try upgrading the sql server to a higher SP level ?
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How to create a package without BIDS in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

I have inherited some SSIS packages that I found I can edit by opening the .dtsx file in my local copy of Microsoft SQL Server management studio. I then get Control Flow tab, Data Flow tab etc. I can add or change or delete any of the control
or data flows. I have found that if I use the same path to the local file where the packages are stored that exists on the server, I can edit the dtsx file on my local machine and copy the dtsx file to the server into the same directory structure and
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Hi Fred,
We cannot develop SSIS package in SQL Server Management Studio. If we use SQL Server Import and Export Wizard, we can save it as a package but the package is rather simple.
We use Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) or SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) to develop SSIS packages. To develop SSIS 2008 packages, we must use BIDS installed by SQL Server 2008, and the BIDS 2008 can only be integrated with Visual Studio 2008.
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Different versions of SSIS package have different package formats/schemas. If you can create SSIS packages project in you Visual Studio 2010, it means that you have installed SSDT already, and the packages you design are SSIS 2012 packages. If you open and
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Impossible to open .dtproje file after re-installing SQL Server Management Studio

Hi all,
today, after re-installing SQL Server Management Studio from a package downloaded from MS web site (SQLManagementStudio_x64_FRA.exe), I tried to open a SSIS package file via Visual Studio and I get a message stating that this type of project (.dtproj)
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3 - To solve the problem with SSMS we decided to re-install it. It worked fine for SSMS but now I am not able to open a SSIS file.
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It seems that there are some SSIS component missing, how could I get them back?

You are welcome Sylviep,
Based on what I see you want to create BI projects (e.g. a SSIS project), thus it will be enough to install SSDT
which is part of the SQL Server installation media. I do not see why you would re-install SQL Server itself.
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Cannot connect to any database either in Azure or Sql Server Management Studio

I'm unable to connect, this page just hangs on azure and from sql server management studio I get the following error - A Network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server,

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Before you can connect to your SQL Database server, you must use the
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How to register VSPackage into SQL Server Management Studio?

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By the way I find a extension.vsixmanifest file and some .pkgdef files under
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About the issue of finding the “RootKey”, a .pkgdef file is way to encapsulate application configuration information in an easily editable, distributable, and deployable form. And it registers the Extension Manager (which is written as a VS Package). If
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio
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Create Sequence command doesn't work on my MSSMS-Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 11.0.2100.60

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What counts is not the SQL Server Management Studio level, but the release level of the SQL Server you are connected to and the the compatibility of the database you are connected to. Run
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I installed sql server management studio 2012 about 3 months ago to test drive and from time to time I'll attempt to change my background color of the TSql editor "In the fonts and colors option under tools"; however, the entire studio crashes
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Could you please apply the following updates and let us know the results?
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35575
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I'm using sql server management studio express 2005 , wanted to turn function "change tracking" for Northwind database, but when I clicked properties for northwind, there wasn't any tab for change tracking. what's the deal?

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