I wonder if we can safely uninstall the SQL Server 2005 portions that remain in Add/Remove programs without adversely affecting the now-updated SQL Server 2008 operations? What's...

I wouldn't think it would need a table level lock that would lock out read access, only write access as create index doesn't modify the table data itself, just generating...

Yep- that works, thanks...

Well, got Reporting Services installed. Report Builder is certainly simple enough to use, but the formatting capabilities fall rather short of mailing letters. Too bad, as it would...

AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!! Found the answer:

Looks like they changed the interface somewhat, and it wasn't easy

to determine that-- the bcp_bind example was for SQL Server 2000,

and it hasn't been updated for...

Tried installing those Feature Packs-- all were

already installed except the Management Objects

collection and it didn't net me the includes.

Then I find that there is no SQL Server 2003--

he previous...

Well, here it is Monday and I'm back. Completely removed the SQL Server 2005 (developer edition) installation and started it over from scratch. Checked EVERYTHING to install, and...

Well, best I can figure what happened was this-- I installed SQL Server 2005, but didn't select the "Workstation Components" portion as it mentioned things like "Books Online" (I didn't...

Hmm-- I have an 80\Tools and a 90\Tools directory, but no DevTools under either. Time to search the install media to see if they're hiding in a .cab file...