Max Wanadoo
max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Thu Mar 11 11:58:41 CST 2010
If you, for example, download DNN from here :http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/Default.aspx You get tons of tools with it incl SQL Server 2008 etc but no management stuff. Max -----Original Message----- From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:36 PM To: Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues. Subject: Re: [dba-VB] SPAM-LOW: Re: SQL Server 2008 install 2005 stuff does not work with 2008 AFAICT. And I too ran around in circles looking for an express edition of 2008. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Max Wanadoo wrote: > Yes, but is that the 2008 Express edition? > > I couldn't find one and MS's web site said to use the 2005 Express and > that was incompatible... > > No quite sure if we are talking about the same thing, but it is the > management console which allow the SA to change people, passwords, > access etc, that sort of thing. > > Max > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte > Foust > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:26 PM > To: Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues. > Subject: Re: [dba-VB] SQL Server 2008 install > > The 2008 management tools are better anyhow, and they work in both > 2008 and 2005. > > Charlotte Foust > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:43 AM > To: Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues. > Subject: Re: [dba-VB] SQL Server 2008 install > > ..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. >> >> -- >> John W. Colby >> www.ColbyConsulting.com >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-VB mailing list >> dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb >> http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-VB mailing list > dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-VB mailing list > dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-VB mailing list > dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ dba-VB mailing list dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb http://www.databaseadvisors.com