this version of microsoft sql server management studio can only be used to connect to sql server 2000 and Sql Server 2005 servers

• Jagz W

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  December 29, 2010 at 5:02 am

  #95678

  After removing Sql Server 2008, I am getting this error message while opening sql server 2005.

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  this version of microsoft sql server management studio can only be used to connect to sql server 2000 and Sql Server 2005 servers

• Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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  January 8, 2011 at 9:31 am

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  After removing SQL Server 2008 from your workstation? I assume you mean you are getting this when you open Ss2K5 Management Studio, correct?

  You might need to reinstall the SS2K5 tools. The tools are not necessarily happy with uninstallations of higher versions since some DLLs are shared.

• kurt.yang

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  May 31, 2011 at 9:04 pm

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  try to install SQL Server 2005 sp3 or sp4 may solve this problem..