Unable to connect named instance even SQL Browser service is running
Hi,I have a SQL Server with only named instance installed and it's using non-standard port number 1234. I can connect it from my client via SSM by entering server name as '<Servername>\INST1,...
View Articlewindows internal database
Hi All,I want to know what is windows internal database and what is the use of it?In my current scenario.I have one server in which windows internal database services as well as SQL Server services...
View ArticleSQL 2012 installation - Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed
HiI'm trying to install SQL 2012 (x64) Standard Edition on Windows 7 Enterprise but I'm getting some errors.During the install I get 'Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL...
View ArticleHow to upgrade sql server 2008R2(RTM) Express Edition with Advanced Services...
Hi All,I want to upgrade 2008R2(RTM) Express Edition with Advanced Services 32 bit sql server to 2008R2 enterprise edition 64Bit sql server.Now the 2008R2(RTM) Express Edition with Advanced Services...
View ArticleInstalling a named Instance of SQL Server 2012, on a server where it already...
Hi Expertts,I got a requirement to install a new SQL Server 2012 on a server where it already had SQL Server 2008 R2 installed.My question is:what care i have to take before and after installing the...
View ArticleHow do I uninstall SqlServer Express 2012 Reporting Services?
I attempted to uninstall SqlServer 2012 Express and got stuck with Reporting Services failing to unintstall. The help link doesn't deliver any content and I cannot find relevant content. Any...
View ArticleSharePoint SQL Server upgrade from 2000 to 2008
Hi, We have SharePoint 2003 installed on Windows 2003 with SQL 2000 as the database. Since SQL 2000 is no longer supported by MS, we are planning to upgrade the database to SQL 2008 and keeping the...
View ArticleUpgrade 2005 Database to New Server that has 2012 SQL Server Installed
If I have a SQL Server 2005 database on one server with SQL Server 2005 installed and I want to move this database to another server with SQL Server 2012 installed and upgrade this database to 2012...
View ArticleSQL 2012 and SSRS on different server
I am trying to setup SQL 2012 with SSRS on separate servers and would like some advice and best practices if there are anySQL2012 is setup and running on DB01 but when i install SQL reporting services...
View ArticleDatabase backup to a network shared folder Error Operating system error 1265
Hi,I am trying to backup a database to a shared folder which is located in some other on the same network using SQL Server management studio. I get below error: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: Cannot...
View ArticleService Pack Error
while patching a SQL Server 2008 development instance (sp3) we encountered an error near the end where the updater indicated that it could not start the NT service MSSQLServer. When we checked...
View ArticleThe volume name
Hi gurus againI am in the process of uninstalling an SQL instance, it all goes fine until is time to get busy and start the process, then I get this error" The volume name for drive "z:\" could not be...
View ArticleIs there a cookbook doc for moving a SS2008 R2 instance to another physical...
I am going to have to move our production instance to another server. All the logins, jobs, databases, links, SSIS packages, et al have to move. Will have a new ip address. It would be nice to have...
View Articleerror -595541211
I am installing MS-SQL as a prerequisite for NVivo 10, and it is failing with exit code -595541211. This is the command I am using to install it:%LOCALCACHE%\%PKG_PATH%\prereqs\SQLEXPR_%ARCH%_ENU.exe"...
View ArticleProblems reinstalling 2008 R2 Developer
I tried to uninstall SQL Server 2008 R2 by doing the maximum that I could remove from Add/Remove Programs in Win 7 HP that was under SQL Server 2008 R2, although the following two did not...
View ArticleServer migration from SQL 2008 to SQL 2012
Hi, I have task to migrate server from SQL 2008 to SQL 2012 with clean reinstall in the same box. I need to know how to migrate jobs, replications, linked servers, and other objects. Should I take...
View ArticleInstall sql 2008 on Windows 7 32bit
I am getting an error when installing sql 2008 - System.IO.IOException@-2147024888 Here is the details.txt before and after the exception: 2013-04-25 13:41:20 Slp: Sco: Attempting to get policy handle...
View ArticleUpgrade Advisor on clean installtion
Hi, I am running SQL 2008 R2 on windows 2008 R2. I have task for windows 2012 and sql 2012 clean installation on this same box. My question is - as Upgrade Advisor helps performing in-place upgrades,...
View ArticleInstalling sql server 2012 on windows 7 getting setup errors as below
I am getting this error (below). The file does not exist. TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Setup ------------------------------The following error has occurred:Source file not found:...
View ArticleCan't downgrade SQL 2012 Enterprise Trial to Standard
I'm getting an error telling me the upgrade path is not available. I was told by pre-sales that I can go from Ent. Trial to Standard.Can anyone help cuz my Trial has expired!
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