I get this error when installing Management Tools and Business
Intelligence Development Studio:
Error 1310.Error writing to file:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Project.dll.  System error

When ever i run setup.exe , i recieves an error:
"Managed SQL server installer has encounterd a problem and needs to close.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
If you are in middle of something. the information you were working on might

A production SQL server was accidentally moved (I found out about it
after the fact)from it's existing physical box (Windows Server 2003, SQL
Server 2000) to a virtual server.
I'm able to remote into the server & use enterprise manager from the

after install sp1,  when i try to connecto to sql server, i get the error:
Error 18401, server is in script upgrade mode is reported
any ideas?

Is there a recommended installation order for SQL 2008, VS 2008 and their
service packs?
I thought I read something about problems with these two products.
Patrick

We have SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition 64-bit on our 64-bit Windows Server
2003.
Also, we have a 32-bit Windows Server 2003 that has an application that
connects to SQL databases on this SQL 2005 server through the Native Client

Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
This is the DVD ( .iso ) package downloaded from MSDN Subscriptions.
I rebooted , and ran   \SQL Server x64\Servers\setup.exe  and chose to

I have a SQL Server 2005 box that got demoted from a production server to a
test server.  The original name of the box was 'BASH' and has been renamed
'BASHDEV'.  The new production server is now named 'BASH'
I created a Linked Server on BASHDEV server to the BASH server.  When I ...

A third party vendor installed SQL 2005 in an incorrectly named 'C:\Pogram
Files' directory.  I've successfully moved the master, model, msdb db's to
the correct default 'C:\Program Files' but is there a way to move SQL
binaries to the correct location without uninstalling and ...

  I have successfully installed IIS 7.0 on my laptop and made the
screen shots of the IIS and its components that are installed on my
notebook. When I said successfully installed, I tried following and
was successful

We are moving data fronm a SQL 2000 server to a SQL 2005 server.  How do you
copy DTS package files from one SQL server to another?  Can you right-click
on the package files on the 2000 box and export the packages to a file for
transferring to the 2005 box or something along ...

How can you tell if a SQL 2005 install was conducted with the Local System
Account?
childofthe1980s

Someone told me that, upon installing SQL Server 2005, it is not a good idea
to install with the Local System Account if you are in an enterprise
environment.  Is that true?  If so, why?
childofthe1980s

Windows Server 2003 box ( not known to me  until now )
In SSMS Express Edition , I run
SELECT  SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'),
SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')

I try to install SQL 2008 Developer on Vista 64 bit, which should be possible.
However I alwas get an error like the following:
Unable to open Windows Installer file
'G:\x64\setup\sql_engine_core_inst_loc_msi\1033\sql_engine_core_inst_loc.msi