Hi, I'm totally new to the world of SQL and I'm trying to understand some basic details. I'm coming from the Access world and basically learning SQL on my own from zero. I just went trough a painful process of installing SQL server 2008 in my windows 7 32 bits computer as the IT department in my company is terrible. Now for the lack of knowledge on my part:
what is the difference between the standalone installation and the cluster one?
so I assume the management studio is like an ide, is this right?
what is the use of the sql server agent, and why is shown as stopped and it won't let me start the service?
Thanks