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SQL Server 2005 Management Studio is Slower than Molasses!
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Mar 15, 2026939 viewsConfidence Score0%
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SQL Server Management Studio 2005 is so slow that I often want to use something command-line just so I can move on with my life and quit waiting for the stupid GUI to load. Have you ever run an update command and have the entire window lock up on you while the query is executing? Those are scary mo…
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You can install SQL Server Management Studio 2008 and still query SQL Server 2005 databases - might be worth a try? I've not had any of the problems you describe with either version though. Are you sure it's not an issue elsewhere? You could also lo…
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