[dba-VB] SQL Server 2008 install

Max Wanadoo max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Thu Mar 11 07:42:30 CST 2010


..and I think you will find that the management console for 2005 will not
work in 2008.

Not absolutely sure about that, but...

max


On 11 March 2010 13:34, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:

> Well THAT was a PITA.  I installed SQL Server 2008 on my server awhile
> back.  Since then my dev
> laptop, which was running SQL Server Express 2005, could not connect to the
> databases on the server.
>  So last night late I decided to install SQL Server 2008 on the dev laptop.
>  First of all, it ain't
> fast.  Second it kept failing with this warning and that warning.  In the
> end I had to completely
> uninstall all the old SQL Server stuff.  It simply did NOT LIKE Express
> 2005 and wouldn't upgrade or
> clean install over it.
>
> Since a complete uninstall, the 2008 install seems to be proceeding
> smoothly.
>
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> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
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