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SQL 205 in-place Upgrade question

  • August 14, 2007 at 2:32 pm

    #119964

    So I started an in-place upgrade on a test box with a test instance of 2000, running SETUP.EXE from the 2005 disk. I got pretty far along without it ever asking me if I'm doing a new install or upgrading an existing instance. It seemed as though it was just doing a new install of 2005. I cancelled it. Did I get impatient ??

    (Can't edit the title ... meant to say "2005" .... D'oh !)

  • August 15, 2007 at 7:21 am

    #727019

    2005 and 2000 can coexist on the same box.  If you were installing the software, then, yes, you were (are?) impatient.  It's only after you've installed SS 2k5 that you can then do an 'inplace' upgrade.  All the libraries and tools have to be in place before you can play with data.

  • August 15, 2007 at 7:45 am

    #727028

    Thanks ...

  • August 15, 2007 at 11:40 am

    #727137

    So, how do I start the in-place upgrade ?  I thought running 2005 setup again would prompt me for an instance, but it just tells me I already have 2005 installed ...

  • August 16, 2007 at 4:30 am

    #727290

    Once you have installed an instance of SQL 2005 you can add new instances or features from Control Panel Add\Remove Programs.

    Markus

    [font="Verdana"]Markus Bohse[/font]

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