SQL 2008 Express Installation Fails
Hi All,I need some help here..1. I have a Windows 2008 Standard 32 bit OS and its running SQL 2000 Full Blown on it.2.Now I am trying to Install SQL 2008 Express on the same machine but it fails with...
View ArticleSQL 2008 R2 Service Packs and Cumulative Updates - What should be applied
Hi AllI have a question about Service Packs and Cumulative Updates for SQL 2008 R2.Do you need to apply them in the order that they are released? Or can you just apply the latest Service Pack and...
View ArticleSQL Server setup only performs Upgrade instead of full setup
Hiactually I wanted to install Dynamics, before that the installation of SQL Server was required.That's where the trouble started.First I installed SQL Server 2014, installation worked with any errors....
View ArticleIs anybody out there running SQL2K14 and SQL2K8 simultaneous only a W2K12R2...
I haven't had a lot of luck installing SQ2K8SP3 on my two node cluster. (And I'm starting to wonder if it can be done.)Largely, I think, because the installation routine can't find the disk available...
View ArticleMajor authentication problem after PC reboot
So I am using SQL Server Management 2012. I was running on Windows 7, and everything performed as it should. I upgraded to Windows 10, and it went wonky.Every time I reboot the computer, the SQL Server...
View ArticleSSMS restarts itself after I close it
Hi,This strange behavior started recently. If I close SSMS, it restarts itself as if it crashed and trying to restore itself. Even if I hit cancel as it's restarting, it will restart itself yet again....
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 Management studio failed install
On Windows XP sp3 32 bit laptop, I tried installing MS SQL Server 2008 management studio. It fails at the screen for Support Rules on the item "Fusion Active Template Library (ATL) prerequisite. I...
View ArticleHelp to Start SQL Service
Hello, SQL Server doesn't start after move the tempdb to a different drive. Here is the Error Log:2015-08-03 14:13:17.97 spid6s Starting up database 'model'. 2015-08-03 14:13:18.06 spid6s...
View Article2008 r2 Patch upgrade issue
Hi, In one of our staging box we are having SQL server 2008r2 SP1. When we are running the SP2 patch it is not showing the instance name . It is showing blank. Can anyone help on this?
View ArticleIntegration SQL Server 2008 R2 and TFS 2010
Hi,We planned to integrate SQL Server 2008 R2 with TFS 2010 from client machines.May I know the compatiblity and step by step installation procedures.Also, wanted to know about the support files for...
View ArticleTuning SQL server hardware to increase performance
I recently installed my database on a new server with 16 processors, 64gb ram and SSD drives.However, our test transaction takes 36seconds on the old server and 46 seconds on the new.The old server has...
View ArticleHelp the SQL Server Engineering team improve Upgrade and Migration
The SQL Server Engineering team wants to hear about your upgrade and migration stories. Sign up using this surveyhttp://aka.ms/letstalksqlserver and we'll setup a 30 minute call.This posting is...
View ArticleThe given key was not present in the dictionary.
I have a clustered instance of SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition. The database engine won't start on one node. After failing to debug it, I'm trying to do a repair install on the node. When I do...
View ArticleChanging the TCP port of a default instance.
I installed a default SQL Server 2012 instance on Windows Server 2012.I enabled the SQL Browser and changed the TCP port of the instance to 1435.Before I changed port 1433 to 1435 I was able to connect...
View ArticlePractical experiences with Project Deployment Model - Is it advisable to use...
Hi allWe are currently migrating from SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2014. Our environment consists of three independent SQL instances (Development, Integration, Production) and we are dealing with...
View ArticleSQL Express LocalDB and server collation change
How to change SQL Express LocalDB server collation? I tried to find setup file to change collation following thishttps://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179254.aspx but not found.
View ArticleSQL server CAL activation
We have been on the phone for days trying to activate SQL server device and user cals. We have been transferred over and over again. Has anyone else had this problem. Is there a secret that we don't...
View Articlewhy do i have SQL instances in two locations?
trying to connect to SQL instances and I have discovered that during installs and unistalls and reinstalls that I have instances in two different location. they are in the following locations:Program...
View ArticleProblem to install SQL Server 2012 because of mastlog.ldf
Hello,After a hardware problem i installed a new disk drive with 1 To. My previous hard drive had 750 Go.After installing the OS (Windows 8 pro) i tried to install SQL Server 2012 Express but i got...
View ArticleError on install SQL 2008 R2 Express (x64)
Error installing SQL server 2008 R2 (x64). TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure. SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:Value cannot be null.Parameter name: productVersion.Any suggestions,...
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