SSRS sql 2008 R2 - how to change database credentials
I had SQL 2008 installed with SSRS installed but not enabled. I upgraded to sql 2008 r2 and had to create the SSRS databases to continue with the install. For the database server credentials, I had...
View ArticleChange SQL Product key after Server Rollout
We are preparing to roll out 100+ servers all with SQL 2008 installed on them and I've been tasked with creating an image file so that all of the servers have identical software configurations using...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 R2 installation failed on Windows 7
ERROR LOG CONTENTS BELOW: Overall summary: Final result: SQL Server installation failed. To continue, investigate the reason for the failure, correct the problem, uninstall SQL...
View ArticleHow Many Licenses do I have left?
I have the action pack subscription. Where do I look up how many licenses I have already used?
View ArticleFeature Changes: Media Version Required
Hi, I recently added new SQL 2008 R2 instances to a couple of production systems. To do so, I ended up using the original slipstream media that was used to do the first SQL install. (I still had the...
View ArticleError when installing SQL Server 2012 - There was a failure to calculate the...
I tried everything what I could find on google. Keep and this site. No luck. Keep on getting error message "There was a failure to calculate the default value of setting INSTANCEID". Can anyone help...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 R2 upgrade advisor won't detect deprecated feature?
Hi,I have a database running in 2000 compatability mode on a SQL 2008 Server, I plan to upgrade the database to 2008 native level and also upgrade SQL 2008 to 2008 R2.I captured the trace running on...
View ArticleDoes SQL Server 2012 SP1 Install Automatically?
I installed SQL Server 2012 several months ago, and I found out that SP1 has been installed on the machine recently. Does SQL Server install SPs automatically? If it does, how can I turn it off if I...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 install fails due to RegKeyCreate error 0xC0000181...
Hi,After installing and uninstalling SQL Server Express x64, I attempted to install SQL Server 2008 x64.This fails with the entry "MSI (s) (20:AC) [21:58:28:554]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2008...
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Uninstalling SqlServer2005 form command prompt
When I run this command on comand prompt "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\Setup.exe" /Action=Uninstall /FEATURES=SQL,AS,RS,IS,Tools /INSTANCENAME=BIROKRAT2005 /Q /HIDECONSOLEI...
View ArticleChanging SSAS instance from stand-alone to cluster
Hello,I have a 2 node Active/Passive cluster mounted in Windows Server 2008 R2. Currently on the active node there's a SQL Server DB Engine instance running. SQL Server DB Engine and SSAS is 2008 R2.On...
View ArticleInstall JUST 2008 R2 SSMS silently (not express)
I want to set up an automated, silent install of SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Studio (not the express version) for some DBAs and developers. I have extracted the sql_ssms.msi file (~70 MB) from the...
View ArticleUpgrade to sql server 2008 r2 sp2 causing disk i/o to increase by 4
Has anyone else experienced disk i/o going through the roof after applying the latest service pack (sp2) of sql server 2008 r2 when using a database using read commited snapshot isolation mode?
View ArticleStumped - how do you install SQL Profiler?
Hi everyoneI've just installed SQL 2008 Express (I installed the express edition because I need support for user instances).Now I want to install SQL Profiler. I understand it doesn't come with SQL...
View ArticleI couldn't install SQL Server 2008 Express edition on Windows 7 Home Premium
I repeatedly failed to install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express edition on Windows 7 Home Premium. The installation bar proceeds up to somewhere 3/4 and an error message that says "Access denied" pops out....
View Articlecannot install Sql server 2008 R2 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - Please help! -...
HiI've done lots of searching, but unable to find a solution to this issue. I followedhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506(v=sql.105).aspx which indicates the Sql server 2008 R2 should work...
View ArticleSQL Server 2005 Express Tools
I'm trying to install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express on a customer's Server that also has SQL Server 2005. Unfortunately, my installation fails during Installation Rules because "SQL Server 2005 Express...
View Articletcp/ip properties sql server configuration manager
Hi All, I was installing SQL Server 2008 r2 on windows server 2008 R2 , i made a mistake at configuration for the tcp/ip properties... I changed the ip address for ip1 till ip9 to the port number...
View ArticleHelp to install a specific collation/sort order originating from SQL Server 7...
I need to install SQL Server 2008R2 onto a new server but with a collation / sort order that originates from a SQL Server 7 system.I find that all the relevant collation options available for selection...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Install Error - Make sure "Errors.Resources" was...
Hey all,My system: Windows 7 x64 with two SQL Server 2008 R2 instances (developer editions). I'm trying to upgrade to SP2 and get the following error almost immediately on starting the SP2...
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