And if you install SQL Server 2008 CTP, you should know that you can't read SSCE 3.1 files using the 2008 Management Studio. The point to remember is this: VS/SQL2008 = Compact 3.5, and VS/SQL 2005 = ...

Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2005 on Tuesday, a free upgrade available for download, in addition to new virtualization licensing for the database.

If SQL Compact gets too cramped, WebMatrix provides a migration tool for moving a Compact database to Microsoft SQL Server or SQL Server Express.

In this article you've seen how you can create a LINQ to SQL database by starting with a set of annotated classes. An alternative would be to use either Visual Studio or SQL Server Management Studio ...