sentences:  SQL Server Management Studio 2005 can read and modify CE 3.0 and 3.1 database files (with the latest service pack), but SQL Server Management Studio 2008 (or later) is required to read version 3.5 files.Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2008 SP1 can create, modify, and query CE 3.5 SP1 database files.SQL Server Management Studio cannot read CE 4.0 files.