Trying to install to a different dir than the default.
I ran through the setup process until I got the path of the config.ini file.
I then edited the ini file to change the INSTALLSHAREDDIR &
INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR to the D:\ path.

I have had a great deal of trouble with SQL express 2008 since applying the
SP1 upgrade, even after uninstalling the upgrade and repairing the SQL
express installation, I find it still does not work.
I am running SBS 2003 with SQL express 2008 installed in mixed

Is there a setting to make smalldatetime or any date data type field
default to NULL?
Currently it is defaulting to 1/1/1900 anytime the record is updated
or inserted.  I can set the default to the current date, but really we

I have an instance of SQL2000 on WS2003.
I need to get to SQL2005 to complete another upgrade.
My first thought is to just upgrade to SQL2005 and to this end I installed
the 2005 Upgrade Advisor.

Ok trying to install the following SQL Server, SSAS, SSIS, Client
components etc on a Win2k8 std server
locale is English uk
Domain service account for SQL Server service and browser

I have a server that has sql server 2k5 standard eval version on it
and it's going to expire in about a month.  I have got the full
version cd and license.  I am planning on upgrading the eval version.
I understand i can do an in place upgrade on the server.  When i do

How can I install 32-bit reporting services on 64-bit Windows with SQL2008?
For SQL2005 different CD's exist for 32 and 64 bit. For SQL2008 there is one
DVD with one setup.exe.
Regards

I have created a maintenance Plan in SQL 2005 with the Maintenance Cleanup
Task added to delete old backups after 1 day.  When I Execute it says it is
successful but failed to delete the old files.  I have done this in SQL 2000
with out any problems and the permissions are the ...

tried again today after rebooting the computer to start manually the
SQLEXPRESS database and here is the new error message, and if you follow the
link it refer to SQL SERVER 2005, and I have SQL SERVER 2008EXPRESS, that
Windows update automatically installed SP1, and since then I ...

MSSQL 2005
I have a table with 90 columns and 4 million rows. I would like to
setup Full Text Indexing for 6 of the "important" columns.
How can I make sure queries perform the best? Create another database

I'm trying to install a SP3 on SQL Server 2005 (WinXP machine). After I
select a server for an update during the installation and click Test or
Next, my computer shuts down with an error c0000005. I tryed a few times
with the Windows or Server authentication, the same error ...

I am trying to install SQL Server 2008 by running the SQLEXPR_x86_ENU
program.  THen I am trying to install the Named Instance SQLEXPRESS, but when
I get to the Feature Selection page, and click Next, it says "Error: To
continue one or more feature must be selected."  But I have ...

I just created a database, setup the tables, loaded the procedures for an
application that we are going to test for a while before going live.
I would like to make a backup of the work I did so far and keep it on a CD
to easily restore it once we go live.

Not sure if I'm in the right place here.
I'm running SBS 2003 with the embedded SQL5.
A developer has deisgned me a custom app that he could not install with
SQL5, he therefore installed SQLExpress 2008 on my server he could then

I am using this with a distributable web site with VB. I only have one issue
problem. Is it possbile to configure the installation so that it holds and
returns English dates rather than American ones.
Roger Stesnon