Upgrade from MSDE to SQL Server 2005 Express?

Posted by Bud Izen on April 23, 2006, 4:20 pm

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Are we going to be able to upgrade our MSDE installations to SQL Server
Express? If so, some step-by-step instructions will be highly beneficial,
since I don't think it's going to be as simple as installing using the
default instance.

Bud Izen
Scrapbook Fever
Salem OR

Posted by ozzie on April 23, 2006, 8:04 pm

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I have done it using the default instance...somewhere it tells you instances
it can upgrade, and I've done so without drama. I did some testing
beforehand, and found that the uninstall for Express worked quite well - it
put me back to the old version of SQL.

I can't remember exactly where the option was to upgrade, but it was pretty
obvious, just pay attention to every screen and don't just click through the
install process...

"Bud Izen" wrote:

> Are we going to be able to upgrade our MSDE installations to SQL Server

> Express? If so, some step-by-step instructions will be highly beneficial,

> since I don't think it's going to be as simple as installing using the

> default instance.

> Bud Izen

> Scrapbook Fever

> Salem OR

Posted by Bud Izen on April 24, 2006, 1:36 am

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Thanks... very encouraging news. I'll try it on my test system first to see
how it goes.

Bud

"ozzie" wrote:

> I have done it using the default instance...somewhere it tells you instances

> it can upgrade, and I've done so without drama. I did some testing

> beforehand, and found that the uninstall for Express worked quite well - it

> put me back to the old version of SQL.

> I can't remember exactly where the option was to upgrade, but it was pretty

> obvious, just pay attention to every screen and don't just click through the

> install process...

> "Bud Izen" wrote:

> > Are we going to be able to upgrade our MSDE installations to SQL Server

> > Express? If so, some step-by-step instructions will be highly beneficial,

> > since I don't think it's going to be as simple as installing using the

> > default instance.

> >

> > Bud Izen

> > Scrapbook Fever

> > Salem OR

Posted by rick on April 24, 2006, 10:26 am

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Hey Bud make sure you restart PC after install to see if it is going to
work. I tried that and some of the SQL based programs on my machine quit.
( it took 3 days to get it back).

> Thanks... very encouraging news. I'll try it on my test system first to

> see

> how it goes.

> Bud

> "ozzie" wrote:

>> I have done it using the default instance...somewhere it tells you

>> instances

>> it can upgrade, and I've done so without drama. I did some testing

>> beforehand, and found that the uninstall for Express worked quite well -

>> it

>> put me back to the old version of SQL.

>> I can't remember exactly where the option was to upgrade, but it was

>> pretty

>> obvious, just pay attention to every screen and don't just click through

>> the

>> install process...

>> "Bud Izen" wrote:

>> > Are we going to be able to upgrade our MSDE installations to SQL Server

>> > Express? If so, some step-by-step instructions will be highly

>> > beneficial,

>> > since I don't think it's going to be as simple as installing using the

>> > default instance.

>> >

>> > Bud Izen

>> > Scrapbook Fever

>> > Salem OR

Posted by Jeff on April 24, 2006, 11:14 pm

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Bud,

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Are we going to be able to upgrade our MSDE installations to SQL Server
Express? If so, some step-by-step instructions will be highly beneficial,
since I don't think it's going to be as simple as installing using the
default instance.

Bud Izen
Scrapbook Fever
Salem OR