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Microsft SQL Server 2005 does not include the Service Manager system tray application, but a 3rd party application is to the rescue.
http://www.sqldbatips.com/showarticle.asp?ID=46
This works great for a developer's workstation running SQL Server 2005 where you may not want the database running all the time.
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