Follow this quick procedure in order to upgrade from SQL Server 2008. Note that the same process applies when upgrading to later versions of the product, such as 2014, 2016, etc. Microsoft’s SQL ...

It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers, including licensing changes, support options and potential pitfalls. It was a simpler time. A decade ...

In SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced the Upgrade Advisor. This was a great idea to be able to analyze your current SQL Server in a safe environment and start the planning process of an important ...

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For local installations, you must run Setup as an administrator. If you install [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] from a remote share, you must use a domain account that has read permissions on the remote share.

This article helps you troubleshoot error 15173 or 15559 that occur when you install a Cumulative Update (CU) or Service Pack (SP) for Microsoft SQL Server. The error ...

Brien M. Posey is a freelance technical writer who has contributed to dozens of books and is a six-time Microsoft MVP award winner. SQL Server 2005 reaches its end-of-life milestone on April 12, the ...

General Microsoft users are probably aware that January marks the end of Windows 7. Any user that still uses this OS is now left unprotected. Once official support runs out, users will have to do one ...

A year from now, Microsoft will stop supporting SQL Server 2005 entirely, so the push is on to migrate customers to newer editions or to Azure Earlier this week, Microsoft reminded SQL Server 2005 ...