How to upgrade from June CTP to release?

• Perry-300990

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  March 1, 2006 at 1:55 pm

  #116327

  Does anyone know the best procedure for upgrading from June CTP of SQL Server 2005 to release?

  I guess I need to -- but I'm just guessing on the order:

  - uninstall June 2005 CTP of SQL Server 2005 (Build Uninstall Wizard on original CD if I can find it?)

  - uninstall June 2005 other stuff? (Preview of Upgrade Advisor at least)

  - uninstall Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2

  - Uninstall .NET framework 2.0 Preview or whatever it is called

  Then start installing...

  - Visual Studio 2005

  - SQL Server 2005

• DCPeterson

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  March 2, 2006 at 9:50 am

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  You've basically got it.  I had to remove every last trace of the CTP before I could get the install to work properly.

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• Adam Jorgensen

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  March 2, 2006 at 1:29 pm

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  I would recommend contacting microsoft, as they have definitive upgrade paths laid out for each jump you can make. I know this can be a frustrating time on hold, but if you have a support agreement, then this is the time to leverage it. Especially if this is a production server. - A

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