rew-370421 (10/29/2009)
Hi Steve, I looked through my SQL2K5 software and found no setup executables with x64. I did find a few filenames with x64 on them like: sqlncli_x64.msi and SqlWriter_x64.msi and SqlServer2005_BC_x64.msiHas no one installed SQL2K5 64-bit and knows how?
Pardon for resurrecting an old post, maybe it would be better to start a new thread, but anyway...
Based on my same observation that the CD's I have contain x64 versions of some of the executables, I assumed the Install would do some kind of OS detection. However in practice after the install is complete, I find I'm running an "Intel x86" version of SQL on my 64-bit Windows server 🙁
For now I'm just turning on AWE and moving on, but is the correct answer "You need to get the x64 CD's from Microsoft"? (or download the x64 zip).
Thanks.