XP support for SQL Express 2008 R2

Question

I noticed that the SQL Express 2008 R2 does not list Windows XP as a supported operating system. While it seems to work fine, I'd need to be sure that everything is going to work on an XP machine should I deploy R2.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e08766ce-fc9d-448f-9e98-fe84ad61f135

Otherwise I need to deploy SQL Express 2008 SP1.

Anybody have positive or negative experiences with R2 on XP?

Answer 1

Click on the detailed Systems Requirements and it will bring you here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506(SQL.105).aspx#Express32

Windows XP SP3 Home

Windows XP SP3 Professional

Windows XP SP3 Tablet

Windows XP SP3 Media Center 2002

Windows XP SP3 Media Center 2004

Windows XP SP3 Media Center 2005

Windows XP Professional SP3 Reduced Media

Windows XP Home Edition SP3 Reduced Media