Talk:MSDE

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From what I've come across from Microsoft, MSDE stands for Microsoft Data Engine, not Microsoft Desktop Engine. This link is to a technical document from MS on upgrading to SQL Server 2003 from Access. In the "Summary" section, you see the reference to MSDE.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330468