Post reply

connecting to sql 2008 w/ 2005 tools

  • June 2, 2009 at 7:49 am

    #210224

    Can I connect to a sql 2008 database with sql 2005 management studio?

    Thanks

  • June 2, 2009 at 8:21 am

    #1003429

    If you apply SP2 or greater to the client you have SSMS 2005 tools loaded on you should be able to connect to 2008. I am trying to find a Microsoft article to confirm it.

    http://support.microsoft.com/KB/946127

    This article also shows you some of the problems you may run across using it. If you have SQL Server 2008 installed and licensed you can go ahead and install SSMS 2008 it is backward compatible to connect and manage your SQL Server 2005 instances.

    ---------------------------------------

    Shawn Melton
    Twitter: @wsmelton
    Blog: wsmelton.github.com
    Github: wsmelton

Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 1 (of 1 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login to reply