I want upgrade my SQL Server 2008 by installing SP2, however, I could not check the instance name as snapshot shows. I can confirm this service is running as I have checked in Administration tool.
The error message on the right is pretty clear - you have SQL Server 2008 (v10.0.1600.22) installed, and you're trying to apply the Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2008 R2 (v10.50.1600.1) on top of it.
SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 are two different versions of SQL Server! You cannot do this. You need to download Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2008 (not 2008 R2!)
From the error screen on the top right says the version is mismatched have you tried using windows update to install service packs?
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I updated my Windows 7 to SP1 for the purpose to install Visual Studio 2013. I am successfully done my job to install Visual Studio 2013. But the problem arises when I try to install SQL Server 2008 or 2008 R2 Management Studio.
The SQL Server service is not running in services.msc and the SQL Server Browser service is not even listed in SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Please help me because I have install SQL Server 2008 Management Studio several times and update it also to SQL Server SP1 but still not running SQL Server service in services.msc.
Due to this I cannot connect my database engine.
Providing I also enter the correct instance name several times by following the link
Cannot register default instance MSSQLSERVER in SQL Server 2008
I had sql server installed in my laptop. I planned to download an update of sqlr2 since I wa not able to attach my previous database in sql server 2008 since it is a 661 version. The update didn't finish as expected hence I decided to uninstall sql server 2008 by deleting it in the control panel.
Now when I tried re-installing sql server 2008 back, I am getting following error prompt
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When I click on continue option, it again comes back to the same promot
Can anyone help me how to fix this error so i can install sql server 2008 again in my laptop?
I think the problem is about .Net framework 4 . your windows is x86 or x64?
try to install it without using sql server 2008 install package base on your OS system type.
This question may look stupid and dumb but I needed to ask this. I installed SQL server 2008 but what I have finally installed is this (see the images).
Is SQL Server 2008 is installed? If not how can I install it?
Start Menu
Control Panel (Add/Remove)
SQL Server 2008 is installed but you might have to install Client tools for Sql Server 2008 to access the installed instance..
Getting an error running a sample MVC2 site because of DB version errors. I ran the installer for SQL Server Express 2008 R2 and it finished, I rebooted. Try to run the site again and see the same error. Downloaded/ran R2 installer and chose upgrade but there is nothing to upgrade... is something wrong in my VS2010 or windows in general? Don't know what else to do.
Just ran a discovery report and 2008 is also installed. Maybe thats the problem?
Product Instance Instance ID Feature Language Edition Version Clustered
Sql Server 2008 SQLEXPRESS MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS Database Engine Services 1033 Express Edition 10.1.2531.0 No
Sql Server 2008 SQLEXPRESS MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS SQL Server Replication 1033 Express Edition 10.1.2531.0 No
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 MSSQLSERVER MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER Database Engine Services 1033 Express Edition 10.50.1600.1 No
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 MSSQLSERVER MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER SQL Server Replication 1033 Express Edition 10.50.1600.1 No
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Tools - Basic 1033 Express Edition 10.50.1600.1 No
I was able to connect VS 2010 to the SQL server database in this instance C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS. Also ensure in SQL configuration manager, SQL browser and SQL instances are running and set to automatic and Network service
Seems to me it will be able to connect to SQL express database instances only when logged in as administrator VS 2010 express editions to create/modify an application.
Two installions. Had two instance names. Changed the instance name in VS2010 database tools.
I am looking to manage a SQL Server 2008 DB using Management Studio 2005. The reason for this is because our server is a 64-bit machine and we only have the 64-bit version of the software.
Is this possible?
How about managing a SQL Server 2005 DB using Management Studio 2008?
UPDATE: You can use Cumulative update package 5 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 to connect to 2008.
FIX:
50002151 946127 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946127/) FIX: You may experience problems when you use SQL Server Management Studio in SQL Server 2005 to connect to an instance of SQL Server 2008
The other question you asked was about managing 2005 servers with SSMS 2008 - and yes, you can do that. SSMS 2008 can manage 2008, 2005, 2000. I actually recommend that everybody use the latest SSMS 2008 client regardless of what server they're connecting to, because it has some nice perks and upgrades that work with all server versions that you connect to.
Be aware that SSMS 2008 has IntelliSense, but only when you connect to a SQL 2008 server. If you connect to a 2005 server, you don't get IntelliSense.
I'm posting this to prevent people getting false hope (as I did). Where as you may be able to use SQL Server 2005 Management Studio to connect to SQL Server 2008, you cannot use SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express. You get an explicit error message stating:
This version of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express can only be used to connect to SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 servers. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.ConnectionDlg)
Hopefully that will prevent a couple of people from wasting their time trying just-in-case.
unless I'm mistaken and things have changed, you cannot use sql server 2008 to save a backup which restores to sql server 2005. I found this out the hard way :(