Install and setup SQL Server Management Studio Express

SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express Edition (SSMSE) provides a robust set of graphical tools for working with Microsoft SQL Server Express Edition.

Configure SQL Server 2005 Express for Umbraco 2.1

These some outline of the steps to configure SQL Server 2005 Express for umbraco 2.1.x.

SQL Server 2005 Configuration Manager

Setup and configure IIS on Umbraco step by step.

You will need to set file permissions to allow umbraco to create and update its files.

1. Using My Computer or the Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder containing the umbraco web site files.
Note: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot, according to these instructions.

How to configure umbraco on your local machine windows

You will need to edit the web.config file to specify the location and connection string information for your database.

1. Using My Computer or the Windows Explorer, navigate to the folder containing the umbraco web site files.
Note: C:\Inetpub\wwwroot, according to these instructions.
2. Double-click the Web.config file.

Finishing install and setup umbraco.

Congratulations!

You are now ready to start creating an umbraco website!