SQL Server 2005 Books Online

Download an updated version of the documentation and tutorials for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (20 January 2006).

Books Online is the primary documentation for SQL Server 2005. This December 2005 update contains new material and fixes to documentation problems reported by customers after SQL Server 2005 was released and includes :

• Setup and upgrade instructions
• Information about new features and backward compatibility
• Conceptual descriptions of the technologies and features in SQL Server 2005
• Procedural topics describing how to use the various features in SQL Server 2005
• Tutorials that guide you through common tasks
• Reference documentation for the graphical tools, command prompt utilities, programming languages, and application programming interfaces (APIs) that are supported by SQL Server 2005
• Descriptions of the sample databases and applications included with SQL Server 2005