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SQL Server 2016 Standard

richard37

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July 7, 2022 at 1:49 pm

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Hey,
I have Windows 10 running SQL Server Express 64-bit and I purchased SQL Server 2016 Standard (genuine) key. I want to upgrade and I'm having difficulty figuring out how to do so. Could you direct me to the best how to or explain the steps?
Thank you.
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736193 More actions · Answer 1

I don't believe you can upgrade Express to Standard. I think you need to:

detach dbs
script out logins and linked servers
install SQL standard
attach dbs
recreate logins

Lewis215 Grasshopper Points: 16 More actions · Answer 2

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jonau1 Grasshopper Points: 19 More actions · Answer 3

You can follow instructions from this link https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/install-windows/upgrade-to-a-different-edition-of-sql-server-setup?view=sql-server-2017

This procedure should work for 2016 as well

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004329 More actions · Answer 4

richard37 wrote:

richard37 wrote:
Hey,
I have Windows 10 running SQL Server Express 64-bit and I purchased SQL Server 2016 Standard (genuine) key. I want to upgrade and I'm having difficulty figuring out how to do so. Could you direct me to the best how to or explain the steps? {spam link removed} Thank you.
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First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

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