SQL 2008 DTS backward compatibility (Windows 7)

  • Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there has had any experience and success setting up the sql DTS backward compatiblity components using widows 7. I had this working on my desktop fine with XP but I had to get a new desktop computer that has Windows 7 installed and had to reinstall sql server 2008. I've tried several times to install th BC components and either management studio will close out with and error when I try to open a DTS packeage or it wont recognize the installed BC components and it still asks me to install the BC apps. I tried using the "troubleshoot compatibility" option in windows 7 and it did not seem to make a difference. Microsoft does not list Win 7 as a supported OS with the BC download. Has anyone succesfully installed this with windows 7 and sql 2008?

    Thanks

    Mickle

  • I also tried the same but facing same type of issue. One of my machine has Win XP with SQL 2008 R2 - DTS designer is working fine in that but in other machine which has Win 7 - DTS is not working.

    As per the BOL:

    Limited DTS Functionality on 64-bit Operating Systems

    SQL Server 2008 does not include support for DTS in the following circumstances:

    * There is no 64-bit design-time or run-time support for DTS packages. On a 64-bit computer, DTS packages, and Integration Services packages that run DTS packages, can run only in 32-bit mode. For more information, see How to: Install Support for Data Transformation Services Packages.

    * There is also no 32-bit design-time or run-time support for DTS packages on Itanium-based operating systems. Therefore, you cannot create, view, modify, or run DTS packages on Itanium-based operating systems.

    Thanks

  • That was my inclination from what I have read but I was hoping there was some fix or workaround. Thanks for the response.

    Mickle

  • What about when running Windows 7 on 32 bit? I am having problems with it in 32 bit as well. I am getting the same error after installing the BC components.

  • Mickle (9/30/2010)


    Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there has had any experience and success setting up the sql DTS backward compatiblity components using widows 7. I had this working on my desktop fine with XP but I had to get a new desktop computer that has Windows 7 installed and had to reinstall sql server 2008. I've tried several times to install th BC components and either management studio will close out with and error when I try to open a DTS packeage or it wont recognize the installed BC components and it still asks me to install the BC apps. I tried using the "troubleshoot compatibility" option in windows 7 and it did not seem to make a difference. Microsoft does not list Win 7 as a supported OS with the BC download. Has anyone succesfully installed this with windows 7 and sql 2008?

    Thanks

    Mickle

    Is there a fix for this? I am having the same issue...

  • I am having this issue on a win7 x86 non-itanium system. Has anyone had any luck with Compatibility mode installations?

  • I found this post that helped fix my issue:

    http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlintegrationservices/thread/bcae9086-4345-4c59-8dd8-9ddeca4edc45/[/url]

    IT basically says to update the Path System Variable so it finds the BC elements before it finds the new stuff:

    After changing the order in the path setting it got resolved.

    For 32 bit installations:

    C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\; should appear before the

    C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;

    Incase of 64 bit machine:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\;

    Be sure to restart the SSMS after changing the PATH env variable.

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