Click the "X 86 Package" link to download the provider for a standard 32-bit Windows operating system; click the "X 64 Package" to download the provider for a 64-bit Windows system.

Installing SQL Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit is not as simple as it appears Most of my test servers are still 32-bit machines.

If I do not have to, what kind of issues will I face? This machine is currently running SQL server standard 2005 (32 bit) and I will need to install the 64 bit edition.