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ramadesai108

Posted Monday, February 25, 2008 10:46 AM

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Hi All,
Is it possible to install SQL Server Express when a full version of SQL Server 2005 client components are already installed on a computer. When I try to install it I am getting the following:

Name: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Tools
Reason: Your upgrade is blocked. For more information about upgrade support, see the "Version and Edition Upgrades" and "Hardware and Software Requirements" topics in SQL Server 2005 Setup Help or SQL Server 2005 Books Online.

Edition check:
Your upgrade is blocked because of edition upgrade rules. For more information about edition upgrades, see the Version and Edition Upgrades topic in SQL Server 2005 Setup Help or SQL Server 2005 Books Online.

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Jeffrey Irish

Posted Monday, February 25, 2008 2:41 PM

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I'm not sure why you would want to do that, but I expect that MSSQL would not let you do this. You've already go the Server installed, add an instance if you need to split out the data.

If you installed SQL Express first and then SQL Standard Edition after that, I would expect that Microsoft would try to upgrade Express to Standard.

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Irish w00t

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ramadesai108

Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2008 2:41 PM

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I already have the standard installed first and may be that's why it is complaining. Thanks for your response.

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EdVassie

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 2:40 AM

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I have not tried putting Express Edition on a server that already has Standard installed, but putting Express on first definitely works.

If you put another SQL edition on to a server that already has Express, nothing is changed regarding the Express instance.

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Sugesh Kumar

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:16 AM

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Yes add it as a new named instance in your server.

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sumita.narayanan

Posted Thursday, November 01, 2012 4:01 AM

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Hi,
So if I install SQL Express 2005, it will create a new named instance. and over it if I install SQL server 2005 client components, will it install BIDS where I can create and design SSRS reports, SSIS packages and SSAS cubes. Also will I be able to connect to another SQL Server 2005 database when developing these packages and reports?

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sanket kokane

Posted Thursday, November 01, 2012 5:54 AM

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For BIDS ,you have to run Enterprise,Standard or Developer edition of sql server and then you can select the component you want to install.

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sumita.narayanan

Posted Friday, November 02, 2012 1:49 AM

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Thanks Sanket, however other editions are restricted from being installed in our machine. thats the issue. we have option for only SQL Express 2005 and/or SQL Server 2005 client components. Sad

and I want a local database in my machine for which I want to install SQL Express 2005.

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