The trial is the eval version which is also Enterprise edition in features but installs in both XP and Vista but it is good for only six months. Check...

I think the reasoning is because all three are replaced by Varchar(max), Nvarchar(max) and Varbinary(max) these newer versions comes with options to use in row for any insert under 8k...

Where can I get a field layout and description of report server database tables please?

There are only 26 tables in SQL Server 2005 ReportServerDB and 30 tables in SQL Server...

You need to take care of the application pool issue and I think your DCOM is disabled a known issue with Win2003 SP1 so check below to fix it.

http://www.mydatabasesupport.com/forums/ms-sqlserver/246336-ssrs-2005-deployment-issue.html

Here are the hardware requirements which includes operating system you can only install SQL Server 2008 Standard in XP pro, however you could always install the Developer edition which is...

"The identity of application pool "AppPoolRS" is invalid, so the World Wide Web Publishing Service can not create a worker process to serve the application Pool, Therefore, the application pool...

Now that I have some more information about how my RS is setup, let me run this by you. Both of my RS boxes have JUST the reporting services...

That code works in all SQL Server from 6.5 the only difference is where the code is executed so you need to run that code in Query Analyzer for your...

1) How do I copy a report (RDL) to a new project to use it as a starting point?

I don't think you should start a project with an existing project...

The Enterprise schedulers used with ETL that I know comes with cost if you know a free one let know so I can take a look at it. The...

I have run it in a bank and it works without any other cost, these are some of the reasons SSIS is not redistributable as DTS and the Agent was...

I have given you the clean solution which is system restore here is the last solution to try. If this does not work then you must use system restore.

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/05/30/611355.aspx

The Agent is disabled by default in the developer edition so go to configuration manager to make sure it is running with local systems account and turned on.

The reason it...

You could move the database to SQL Server 2005 developer edition and run profiler because it cost $50 or less and comes with the same features as the Enterprise edition....

There is a Sybase provided ADO.NET provider that you can use to connect to SQL Server.

http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1028614