Ok, by now my first upgrade experience with Katmai is well-documented. So I thought I’d pass along some of my other experiences and some of the things I’ve learned. My Vista upgrade: I have a copy of ...

SQL Server 2008 Installation Strategies and Best Practices Part 2 of 5 Greetings, last week I initiated this blog series which focuses on best practices and installation strategies when deploying SQL ...

Recently organizations, fellow SQL Server MVPs and DBAs have asked me for resources on how to install a SQL Server 2008 Failover Cluster from both a SQL Server and a Windows Server 2008 perspective.

How Do I Download And Install Sql Server 2008 Management Studio? The download link for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express can be found here. then choose ...

This week we will discuss how to troubleshoot different assembly errors that we get while troubleshooting installs for SQL Server. I’ll focus this article more on SQL Server and Windows systems.

Although the update does not contain any new features, companies are advised to download and install the included fixes. SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 appears to focus more on ease of deployment than ...

Hey, I'm trying to install SQL Server 2008 (and eventually 2012) from the command line. I've decided that a good way to go about this is to use a configuration file. Sco: Unable to write hklm registry ...

"However, you must install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 or later and Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 or later before you install SQL Server 2008." IT admins have to download and run the setup ...

Microsoft has announced that SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 is now available via free download to current SQL Server 2008 customers. According to the company, SP1 for SQL Server 2008 is primarily a ...