How did you uninstall the instances? What do you mean by 'still alive'?

This has been discussed several times on various forums. The short answer is yes, you can run them on the same machine. Here are some links on the topic.

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=122106&SiteID=1

If you are running the RTM build install SSIS on the box. In SP1 we added the necessary SSIS components to the tools install (so long as you selected Client Components...

MG,

SMO is a managed assembly so you cannot use VBS. Sorry. You'll have to use a .Net language to use SMO. You can use Management Studio to script database objects....

Lynn caught what I caught and that's you're using Management Studio to connect the SQL2K instance on the machine. You can use Management Studio (new in SQL2K5) to manage both...

George,

The installation process will grant the groups all of the necessary permissions. SQL2K5 ACLs all registry keys and files based on groups rather than individual users. This makes changing service...

"they've lost the licensing features." I assume you're referring to the setup dialog and control panel tool in SQL Server 7 and SQL Server 2000 that allowed you to specify...

You cannot add your own reports in SSMS - at least not in the RTM or SP1 releases. This is something we're looking into.

For the relational engine run the following: x86\setup\setupsql.exe. You'll need to apply SP4 after you complete the installation.

I'm very interested to hear what others are experiencing with SP1.

When we received the early reports of people having trouble/problems with the SP1 installation we kicked off an intensive analysis. This...

Take a look at the Books Online (BOL) topic for Cluster Upgrades: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191295.aspx

Hi Brian,

There are a number of good topics in SQL Server Books Online on running DTS 2000 packages in SQL Server 2005 (Integration Services). Here's a good place to start:...

Hi Jamie,

Thanks for the comments. I want to assure you that I'm feeding all of this feedback to the right people. I totally understand your frustration and I'm working on your...

It depends on what you're developing. For example, if you're doing development of SSIS packages you'll only need to install BI Dev Studio which is part of the Client Components...

The simple answer to both questions is no. There is no different between databases on a 32-bit system from a 64-bit system. Also, the upgrade process from SQL2K to SQL2K5...