Why aren't my other MDFs showing up?
This may be more of a Windows question, but i wanted to ask here in case there is something with SQL Server that I'm not aware of. I have a folder on our network that shows 1 bak file in it when using...
View ArticleEntering license key in SQL Server 2012
A user installed SQL Server 2012 Standard on a 2008 R2 server and asks for the license key to be entered, is there a way to do that without reinstalling/loosing the setup he did?
View ArticleSQL Server Management Tools? Can't install, but?
Hi, I have Windows 7 with all updates on my Dell laptop. It's a solid state drive, 8 gig of ram, etc, etc,.. Great little laptop.. I'm also running Windows Visual Studio 2012 Pro. I also play with...
View ArticleUpgrade from SQL Server 2008 R3 to SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition
I'm running SQL Server 2003 R3 on my Windows Vista laptop. I'd like to upgrade to SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition. I've gone partially through the upgrade process for SQL Server 2012 Developer...
View ArticleInstall SQL Server2005 Error:[Native Client]Encryption not supported on the...
Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 -- Error 29515. SQL Server Setup could not connect to the database service for server configuration. The error was: [Microsoft][SQL Native Client]Encryption not...
View ArticleSQL 2012 installation error
Hello, when I install SQL 2012 on MS Server 2008 R2, I get this error..TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Setup ------------------------------The following error has occurred:The system cannot open the...
View Articleaccess issues after installing sql server 2012
Hello, I have a two questions about permissions/security when installing SQL 2012. I have just installed SQL 2012 SP1 on a clean install of Windows 2012 (only UAC was disabled) and I've got two...
View Articleinstall MS SQL 2012 on windows 2012 server failed Error code 0x84B20001
TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure. ------------------------------SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:SQL Server 2012 ScenarioEngine.exe and setuppatch.exe cannot be run in this mode. If...
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 ArticleSQL Server service failed to start
Trying to post to forum but it will not allow me to put in link until my account is verified, whatever that means??? Here is original link to forum XXXXXX Here is my post. I have struggled for 3 or...
View ArticleAbout using .bak file
can i use .bak ,which was back up from mssql 2008 running on windows 8 pro 64bit In mssql 2008 r2 running on windows 7 premium 32 bit ?
View ArticlePre-installing OEM SQL Server 2012 for embedded systems
We create and sell complete imaging solutions (instrument + software + computer) to the Life Sciences market. Our newest version of products will be shipping with SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition...
View Article2012 Standard edition Virtualization limits
I've been trying to understand how many VCPUs can be assiged if running the 2012 Standard Edition in Vmware 5.0 or later. I have looked athttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143760.aspx but not...
View ArticleVirtualization
What is the best practice for allocating VCPUs for a Sql Server vm? I've only seen VMs with1, 2, 4 or 8 VCPUs. Is there a problem with 6 ?thanks
View ArticleShall we Uninstall SQL Server 2008 R2 default Instance
Dear Masters,We are having Default Instance and Named instance on a server, on default instance there is no applications and reporting services are running so I want to uninstall default instance so...
View ArticleManaged SQL Server Installer has stopped working...
I am trying to install SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows Server 2008, i choosed SQL Server default feature installation. i am getting error at last stage of wizard...following is the description.....
View Articleunable to add a data connection to SQL Server 2005 within Visual Studio 2008
I am running Visual Studio 2008 (Version 9.0.30729.1 SP) on a Windows Vista Business 64 bit workstation.When trying to add a connection to one of my SQL Server 2005 databases I always get the following...
View Articlesql server 2008 r2 sp3 , should i run the SP3 every time I create a new...
sql server 2008 r2 sp3 , should i run the SP3 every time I create a new instance ?
View Articlemaster database
HiI moving a sql server to another machine, I am restoring all databases that were on the old machine.1) do I need to restore the master system database to and if so is there an easy way of doing this...
View ArticleUpgrade from SQL 2005 to SQl 2012
We have a pretty basic SQL 2005 server and last night I attempted to upgrade to SQL 2012. I went through all the checklists and did everything it said. I then started the upgrade and everything seemed...
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