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will sql find my old master,msdb etc and upgrade it

  • July 21, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    #221507

    my question is if i uninstall sql 2000 and then install sql 2008 or 2005 will it find and upgrade my pervious master and msdb left behind by sql 2000 ?

  • July 21, 2010 at 1:53 pm

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    ron morgan (7/21/2010)

    my question is if i uninstall sql 2000 and then install sql 2008 or 2005 will it find and upgrade my pervious master and msdb left behind by sql 2000 ?

    no it won't. only by upgrading an existing installation will the existing databases be modified/upgraded.

    you'll want to install over the top of your existing instance to do that.

    Lowell

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  • July 21, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    #1196508

    thanks so much

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