http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms151819.aspx SQL Server Express does not include SQL Server Agent, which is typically used to run replication agents. If you use a pull subscription (in which agents run at the Subscriber), you must synchronize the subscription using Windows Synchronization Manager or RMO. For more information, see the following topics: Windows Synchronization Manager RMO programming: How to: Synchronize a Pull Subscription (RMO Programming) Replication does not support the Run As Normal User (RANU) feature of SQL Server Express. For more information about this feature, see the SQL Server Express documentation.