I try windows 2000 advance editon(SP4)  with sql server 2005 (sp2) all work
fine but import data option not come.
thanks
harshad prajapati

I would like to make the developer's version of SQL Server 2008 RC0
available within our ISV dev group as we roll out support for this new
version with a new version of our platform code.  I want to give them
a batch command file that will run the install without any prompts,

I have to set up two new servers at a doctor's office. Each of the servers
will be used for database applications and each server will require a
separate installation of MSSQL. There will intially be no more than ten users
of the applications total.

Currently, when I register my SQL 2K servers in SQL enterprise manager, I
just type in the name of the server.  Well, my IT guy wants to get ride of
WINS and use DNS so now when I register the server, it would be
servername.domain.com.  Is there advantages and/or disadvantages to ...

I am attempting a clean install of SQL 2005 Express on Windows Vista Ultimate
and am receiving the following error:
"SQL Server Setup could not connect to the database service for server
configuration. The error was: [Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Login

I want to setup another folder as the data repository for my database. I
know that I can set the Database Default Location in the properties for both
data and log, but what else should I do? I saw other folders such as binn and
Jobs in the \Data folder, do I need to copy these ...

I need to change the SQL Service Account for SQL Server 2005 Express
to something that is not Admin or LocalSystem.  I have followed the
steps outlined in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283811 and in the
BOL.  When I attemp to start the service using the new limited priv

I am curious, from a performance perspective, what is the best way to manage
time slicing on an SQL server.  From a processor perspective should it be
set to background services and from a memory usage standpoint programs?
What is my best bet performance wise?

I've a new and clean installation of Windows 2008 Standard and I'm trying to
install SQL Server 2008 RC0 but almost all services failed to install:
databse engine, replication services, full-text search services, reporting
services, and books online(!)

I am trying to install sql server 2008 rc0 but after clicking on the setup
file it is giving me following error:
Application fail to initialize properly 0xc0000022
        Please suggest me the solution as early as possible.

Since I've installed Sql Server 2008 RC0, I get this warning on VStudio 2008
Pro: Package 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Xaml' has failed to load properly' and
I don't have Intellisense anymore on XAML.
I've repaired Visual Studio uselessly (following this workaround

I needed to reinstall SQL 2005 on a W2K3 SP2 Standard Edition with a
different server collation than the default. I uninstalled SQL 2005 and the
reinstallation fails with the error message, "SQL Server Setup could not
connect to the database service for server configuration. The ...

I'm getting this error message while trying to set up SQL Server 2005
Standard Edition. This is a 2003 R2 Server with 2 GBs RAM and a member
server of an SBS network.
Any help is appreciated

does anyone know if it's possibile to use raw devices from a NetApp
Filers with SQLServer 2005 (maybe in active/passive cluster configuration)?
Thanks
Stefano

A quick question. We are moving an Access database over to SQL Server 2005.
No problems. The SQL Server database will be located on it's own server. To
test the system, I installed SQL Server 2005 Express onto the server, got
the database attached etc. No problems. I installed ...