Does Visual Studio 2010 come with sql server express

Question

Hi I installed VS 2010 and sql server management studio 2008 express. I full installed VS but I can't find a sql server. Do I need to download and install sql server express on my PC? I have Windows 7 64 bit and I installed server management studio 2008 express x86

Answer 1

It turns out that VS2010 installs sql server 2008 express

It does install sql server express but you need to enable sql browsing. You need to go to sql server configuration manager->sql server services->sql server browsing and enable it

Visual studio 2010 and Sql Server