Upgrade failed - now wont install at all

  • My SQL Server 2005 upgrade failed with errors.  That is all it said, and stopped the upgrade process.

    When I try to start the install/upgrade again....it wont do the database server?  

    Anyone know any way to get it to upgrade my SQL Server 2000, without uninstalling SQL2k and then doing a full install of 2005?

    Thanks in Advance

    Eric Peterson

  • Post the error log file


    Kindest Regards,

    Amit Lohia

  • There is nothing in the SQL Server error log.    Is there an upgrade log?

  • check files in this or similar folders

    C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG

     


    Kindest Regards,

    Amit Lohia

  • All

    Thanks for your posts.   The error log helped.

     

    The problem, as far as I can tell, is that a developer version of SQL Server 2000 will not upgrade.    These Servers were all installed before I came here and were installed using the developer version.

    The solution has been to install standard edition and move the databases over using either backup/recover or offline/attach.

    Thanks for your help.

    Eric Peterson

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