Installation Summary

After installing the prerequisite software for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition (SQL Server Compact Edition), you must install and configure some or all of the following software or components, depending on how you will use SQL Server Compact Edition.

If you are	Then install	For more information, see
Developing an application that uses SQL Server Compact Edition but does not use Microsoft SQL Server	Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (which includes the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework)	Installing a Development Environment Installing and Deploying on a Device (SQL Server Compact Edition) How to: Install SQL Server Compact Edition on a Device
Developing an application and exchanging data between SQL Server and SQL Server Compact Edition databases	Visual Studio 2005, including the .NET Compact Framework IIS SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3a or later, or SQL Server 2005 SQL Server replication components SQL Server Compact Edition Server Tools Setup	Installing a Development Environment Installing a Server Environment Single Server Environment Multiple Server Environment Configuring and Securing the Server Environment Configuring the IIS Server Environment Configuring the SQL Server Environment
Deploying SQL Server Compact Edition on a device.	SQL Server Compact Edition client components on the device	Installing and Deploying on a Device (SQL Server Compact Edition) How to: Install SQL Server Compact Edition on a Device
Deploying SQL Server Compact Edition on a desktop and	SQL Server Compact Edition installer (SQLServer31-EN.msi)	Installing on a Desktop and a Tablet PC (SQL Server Compact Edition) Installing a Development Environment

See Also

Tasks

How to: Install SQL Server Compact Edition on a Device

Concepts

Installing a Development Environment
Installing a Server Environment
Configuring and Securing the Server Environment

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server Compact Edition Assistance