I'm not sure what you mean by "Running the other instance on the other node of the cluster would also help free up some memory. If you have both...

so it sounds like I can forget the differentials and the log backups. I will have to take a full backup and apply it to the new site when...

What I was trying to avoid was a second FULL restore because each time I do a full backup and then restore I have to backup on the first hosting...

No problems since. Thank you for your insight!

The Server I am migrating the packages FROM and the Server that the packages are going TO are on two different and seperate Networks at two different hosting facilities. ...

Did you ever find a solution for this? I am currently going from a 2005 32 bit environment with legacy DTS packages to a 2005 64 bit instance.

This link no longer works??? Can you post the resolution or repost the link???

Is it true that I cannot recovery my Legacy DTS packages by restoring the System databases? If that is the case, than I do not see any use...

so I WILL be able to restore Service Pack 2 system databases to a...

so it is your experience that I should be able to restore just the MSDB system database from my SQL Server 2005 sp2 install to my new SQL Server 2005...

the sp4 was a typo.. I am going from 2005 32bit with SP2 TO 2005 64bit with SP3

I'm not concerned about the logins, those will get...

Thank you

I do not know if the backward compatibility tools are installed.. ?? how do I tell?

You are right.. it is great for source code control. we use...

I opened the package in BIDS using File\open and choosing one of the packages that I exported.. I right click on one of the tasks in the package...

Thank you. So if I want to redesign the package.. I would export it, make the changes, and then re-import it??