SQL Server Management Studio 2008 Express

I've been using SQL Server Management Studio almost since it came out, and before we even had a SQL Server 2005 database for it to talk to.  I know a lot of people don't like it, but most of the negatives just didn't apply to me.  The two biggest are probably the .Net framework requirements and that it can be very slow.  I already had the .Net framework installed, and while it is a little slow to start up the first time after restarting windows, after that it's been fairly responsive.

So I've been watching the SQL Server 2008 launch and patiently waiting for the Express Edition of the management studio to come out.  And waiting, and waiting.  Every once in a while I'd go back and look for it, only to find the 2005 version instead.  Today, I finally found it.  I'm still downloading it, so I can't tell you how it does, but here is a partial list of new featuers.  And here is a link to try it for yourself.  Note that it now requires .Net 3.5 and Windows Installer 4.5.