I'm running SQL Server 2003 R3 on my Windows Vista laptop. I'd like to upgrade to SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition. I've gone partially through the upgrade process for SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition, but it eventually stops and tells me that I'm unable to upgrade.
Any thoughts here? I thought I'd read that the version of SQL Server I'm currently running DOES allow an upgrade to SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition, but maybe not.
If I can't do the upgrade, would a possible solution be just backing-up my existing SQL Server 2008 databases, uninstalling this version of SQL Server 2008, and then doing a clean installation of SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition?
Thanks for any input/suggestions.