Do you need a license for old, no longer supported (SQL 7.0) software?
Hi there, I am wondering if you really need a license for old software? Particularly SQL Server 7.0, my friend is (for some inexplicable reason) using it for his Windows NT 4.0 based data center. I kid...
View ArticleSQLExpress 2008 R2 + Winforms Application + Timeout expired. The timeout...
Hi All,User is using winform application with SQL express. Application is working fine and suddenly he was seeing exception window with data extraction error.Exception details are :Timeout expired....
View ArticleUpgrading from SQL 2008 R2 Evaluation to Standard version
Hi, I have a server running an evaluation copy of SQL server 2008 R2. Unfortunately, the evaluation period has expired. We would like to carry on using this server without the need to reinstall SQL. I...
View ArticleCan't connect to report server database when upgrade from SQL Server 2k8 R2...
Hi, I'm upgrading a SQL Server 2k8 R2 DataCenter Edition stand-alone instance to SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition, and failed on Upgrad Rules check step, the ONLY failed rule is...
View ArticleSetup.exe ignoring INSTANCENAME parameter
Hi,I've generated a configuration file for install through the GUI. When rerunning setup.exe using this file, there are a few problems which need to be fixed by hand, but the one I've been unable to...
View ArticleSQL Server Agent Multi-Server Administration
Hi all,i have one windows server with two sql instances. as i see now, i also installed the sql server agent for each instance.should i run a own sql server agent for each instance or should i get in...
View Articlehow to give license key in SQL SERVER trial setup
Hi ,I have sql server 2008 r2 entrprise evaluation edition of sql server. and i also i have license for SQL server 2008 r2 enterprise edition.Can i install sql server 2008 r2 entrprise evaluation...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise: Instance failure -2068578304
HelloI'm trying to create a new instance for SQL via Powershell and silently. I made it work with a default instance but now I want to create one with a specific name.I thought, the only thing I have...
View ArticleSQL2008 R2 cumulative update 3 not updating version number 64 bit
Hello,I hope someone can help with this. We installed Cumulative update 3 on 2008 R2 64 bit machine. The install ran through and said completed but when we check the version number it hasn't changed...
View ArticleCan't access local after installing sql server 2008 RS express (64 bit) on...
Last week I installed sql server 2008 R2 Express on my win7 computer. Actually, I installed it a few weeks ago and then uninstalled it -- and then re-installed it last week. I can see out network sql...
View ArticleSQL 2012 Enterprise Cluster Install - Cannot Uncheck Data Quality Services
We are running into a bug where the install wizard will not allow us to install the engine WITHOUT selecting Data Quality Services. We've done this on another cluster without encountering this...
View ArticleError running Ugrade Advisor 2008R2 on SQL2005: "Method not found:...
I ran UA2008R2 on both remote and local SQL2005 instances and it comes up with the same error for lots of objects and no advise on how/where about to get the problem resolved.I have been looking at the...
View ArticleCannot connect to databse
Hi, Cannot conncet to database from Remote user is fromma domain based user while the database is in a workgroup error:
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...
View ArticleProblem with installation
Hi everyone, I dunno if it's the right place but I've a big problem...I'm tryng to install SQL 2012 Evaluation I've run the wizard for the istallation of SQL 2012 Evaluation but in the middle of the...
View ArticleMS SQL Server 2012 UN-Instillation Eroor
Hi,I Recently installed Sql Server 2012 on my PC,at the time of uninstillation im getting this Screenshot ERROR ,Please find the attached screen shot. i think i need to install sql server Hot...
View ArticleUpgrade sql 2008 to r2, no report server database
Hello, i cant upgrade, I cant get past the "Reporting Services Authentication" page, there is no instance showing and the feild is greyed out.Is there anyway I can get past this, this is a cluster and...
View ArticleSQL 2008 R2: Log on Timeout issue
Hi,we got issue with SMS SQL2008 r2, Cannot remote log on in 15s time out.. 30s time out is okay but lag is very visible in accessing the SQL server. we tried to remote access SQL 2005, no timeout...
View ArticleRemove Business Intelligence Development Studio
Hi,I had installed the business development studio 2k8 but I had to desintall this one.Now I need to install it again and in the installation process it detects that it is installed.Perhaps I have to...
View ArticleSP4 update failure with Error Number : 11032
Hi Team,Today I had installed SQL server 2005 SP4 on windows 2008. Except database services all services has been updated with SQL SP4.Please do find the below error:Product :...
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