Spawned SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 installation freezes during...
We have an InstallShield installation package that spawns an installation of MS SQL Server 2008 R2, depending on what components the user selects to install. This has worked fine, but now we need to...
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SQL Server will not start on VMWare (5.1) hosted 2012 (sp1) server.
I built a brand new Standard Server 2012 SP1 virtual machine in a VMWare 5.1 clustered environment. No problems with the server itself. No errors, no issues. I patched to SP1 with all the latest...
View ArticleCan't remove or re-install SQL Server
System: Windows 7 64-bitMy first mistake was trying tro install SQL Server 2008(64-bit) 180 day evaluation. It never worked, couldn't get it to connect in SQL Managment Studio. There were always...
View ArticleSQL 2012 upgrade advisor gets stuck during scan
When running the SQL 2012 upgrade advisor (ua) on the server I need to upgrade (windows server 2008 r2 x64 w/sql server 2008), it gets stuck at 50% of the first of 3 steps and I don't know how to get...
View ArticleSQL Server Mgt Studio 2008 installation problem - Key not valid for use in...
I'm setting up SQL Server Management Studio 2008 on my laptop. It installed fine, but failed to import a regsrver file exported from another machine. This appears to have been due to the fact that I...
View ArticleDowngrade BIDS 2008R2 to 2008
Hi Currently I have 2008R2 installed on a machine. All of the stuff in production is on 2008 SQL Server. I cant use 2008R2 Bids with the packages, it will update them for compatibility then have...
View ArticleSQLPS not importing after SQL 2012 install
I am using powershell to install SQL server 2012. Within the same powershell script that installs SQL, I have a function to run my post install configs; however, the script fails saying it cannot find...
View ArticleRestore OLAP Cube created in SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2008 R2
Hi All,I have created a cube using SSDT in SQL Server 2012.Now for deployment, I was told that the client cannot provide SQL Server 2012 and will just use SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition instead.I...
View ArticleMS SQL replication pre requisites
Hello AllIs it required the Active directory for config the transaction replication on b/w two different servers.
View ArticleSpecify port number in configuration file
Is there any way, via the configuration file, to specify a static port number for a SQL instance during an unattended install? If not, does anyone know a simple way to change it automatically after the...
View ArticleSQL 2008 R2 SP1 - now can't access databases
I have two SQL 2008 R2 instances installed - one is Developer edition and the other Express. Yesterday I installed SQL 2008 R2 SP1 and now I can't access any of the databases under either instance....
View Article.NET 4.5 upgrade hangs on SQL Express Advanced 2012 server
Installing the .NET 4.5 Full upgrade on a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 system with SQL Express Advanced 2012 hangs. Apparently it tries to do something with the 4.0 Extensions pack installed by SQL....
View ArticleSQL doesnt run after install
Hi I have installed SQL server full 2008 R2 on Windows 8 - The installation goes fine no errors or anything but when I go to run the package by clicking on ssms I get an error message saying that it...
View Articlerestart the SQL agent service
Is it ok to restart the agent service any time (i need to restart it for enabling the email alert option in sql agent properties..otherwise it doesnt work)? Does restarting sql agent affect...
View Articlecan not uninstall SQL Server 2008 R2 Express
Hello !I tried to install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express (Runtime Only) SQLEXPR-x86DEU.execompletely new. It doesn't work and I tried to uninstall (Control Panel) and install it again, more times. Last...
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SQL server 2008 R2 install error
we are trying to install SQL server 2008 R2 in windows server 2008 R2, but while install following error occurred:so we install and check following hot fix in our server, after check hotfix no error...
View ArticleUpdate failed for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (KB2528583)
I'm attempting to install SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 64 bit. I am running Windows 7, 64 bit. I already have SQL Server 2008 R2 64 bit installed on my system.1) First I tried via Windows Update. I'm...
View ArticleSSMS restarts itself after I close it
Hi,This strange behavior started recently. If I close SSMS, it restarts itself as if it crashed and trying to restore itself. Even if I hit cancel as it's restarting, it will restart itself yet again....
View ArticleUpgrading x64 SQL 2005 SP4 from 9.0.5292 to 9.0.5324 fails - why?
I've tried installing Security Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 (KB2716427) to our SQL Server 2005 Server which is currently runing 9.0.5292, but it fails.It manages to install the Integration...
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