Many of the responders have asked, but I've not seen your response yet.

WHAT data are you storing? Is this a database that contains truck parts,
.... or geographic/topological features, ... or pictures of zoo animals, ...
or ???

The reason I'm asking (and I assume others are) is because "HOW" depends on
"WHAT", and I still don't have a clear picture of what you are working on.

More info, please...

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

--
Disclaimer: This author may have received products and services mentioned
in this post. Mention and/or description of a product or service herein
does not constitute endorsement thereof.

Any code or pseudocode included in this post is offered "as is", with no
guarantee as to suitability.

You can thank the FTC of the USA for making this disclaimer
possible/necessary.

"Accesshelp" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I am sure this place is a right place to ask questions on SQL Server.

I want to create a SQL Server, and I do not know how to get started. I
have
tried 2003 SQL Server Express, and it did not work for me due to the limit
of
database size at 4GB. I need a database with at least 100GB capacity.

My current plan is to buy a $500 desktop computer for the purpose of
hosting
the SQL Server. I will have SQL Server as a back-end database and Access
as
a front-end database. I also may want to access the SQL Server from
Access
FE in a laptop computer.

If you can share with me how I can get started and how much it will cost
me,
I would be greatly appreciated.