want to practice sql : which version of SQL server do i need?

[somjit{}]

i was thinking of downloading some database software that would help me learn sql. so far i have only read sql , ie havent done any practical sort of thing. i made a post earlier in this forum , where i was told that sql server express will be a good option. but when i went to this download page , there are so many options and im not sure which one to download... can anyone help me in this regard?

[deceptikon]

You probably want the SQLEXPRWT version for your OS, so depending on whether you're using 32-bit or 64-bit, choose one of these:

ENU\x86\SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe
ENU\x64\SQLEXPRWT_x64_ENU.exe

They include the database engine and basic tools like Management Studio, so it's what I'd consider to be the minimum install for a server. You may also want to install the additional tools package, but it's not necessary to get rolling.

[somjit{}]

thankyou :)