I am trying to do a fresh new installation of SQL server 2005 on a new server. When i tried to do a restore from our old server to this new one, i kept getting an error that said the path could not be found, so the restore wouldn't work. I then noticed the path indeed was different from the server i did the backup from, the path of the old SQL server installation is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL, on the new server the installation is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1
I Removed the installed version on the new server making sure to remove any remnants of the install to MSSQL.1, and double checked the registry, but the install keeps going to the sam MSSQL.1 folder.
Is there a way to change this? I am trying to migrate to a new server and want to keep everything as close to the original as possible, i am not sure what unforseen problems i may face if i have to use this folder path. I tried using the Advance installation option but Browse option only list, C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\, i think if i put C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL, i will just get, a path of C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\MSSQL.1.
Any suggestions?
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Bobby