[dba-SQLServer] Previous versions of SQL

As long as you don't have to support clients using the earlier versions, I can't see any reason 
to keep them around.


On 8 Sep 2012 at 14:35, Arthur Fuller wrote:

> This is a very general question, I realize, and although I still have
> numerous gigs available, why do I need versions of SQL before SQL Server
> and Visual Studio? Since I began my retirement, I retain an interest in
> these technologies, but have no current clients to support, so am I free to
> do a backup of everything and then reformat the drive, re-install Windows 7
> and then only the most current parts? The reason I ask is that I still want
> various 3p products to work, such as the Red Gate stuff for SQL Server. I'm
> guessing that such things will automatically install what they need, but am
> unsure about this.
> 
> I want to pare down my environment to the minimal set of stuff that I
> actually use, I have a list of these components ready. Why would I need SQL
> 2005 for example? All I'm interested in currently is SQL 2012; do I still
> need an instance of SQL 2008, SQL 2008 R2, SQL 2005 etc.? And why do I have
> so many instances of various versions of Visua Studio run-times?
> 
> I'll back everything up before I flush the proverbial toilet, but why must
> I have all these instances?
> 
> -- 
> Arthur
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> 
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