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If you're unable to download SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition from the official Microsoft website, you can try the following alternative sources:
Migrating legacy data to a fully managed cloud service like Azure SQL Database eliminates OS patching, hardware management, and version obsolescence. Microsoft provides the tool to assess your SQL Server 2005 databases and smoothly migrate the schema and data directly to the Azure cloud.
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