Yes I know i's old software...here's the story.
SQL Server 2005 installed and been happy for years. New client has a SQL Server 7 database I need to connect to remotely - SQL Server 2005 client tools won't connect to it. Got client's Sql Server 7 disk and installed - works fine to connect to client's database remotely - but now I can't start my local SQL Server 2005 database service - in SQL Server configuration manager the service is stopped - when I try and start it it just says it failed and to check the event log...
In the event log it reports:
The SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) service was successfully sent a start control.
immediately followed by
The SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) service entered the stopped state.
Under Application it reports:
17050 :
initerrlog: Could not open error log file 'C:\MSSQL7\log\ERRORLOG'. Operating system error = 5(Access is denied.)
Which to my inexperienced eyes tells me it's trying to do something with SQL Server 7 which implies the installation of SQL Server 7 has messed with my SQL Server 2005 installation...I suppose reinstalling SQL Server 2005 is the answer but it's Saturday and all CDs/DVDss at the office....suggestions anyone?
Thanks
Ray
Unfortunately, I think you are going to need to repair your installation. Server software is designed to handle installing newer versions (usually) in conjunction with older versions. However, older versions don't know how to install and not break newer versions (since they didn't exist when the installer was created). It looks like SQL 7 corrupted your SQL 2005 installation. Hopefully a repair should be all you need. If you have access to MSDN, you could download the ISOs. Otherwise, you may be stuck making an office run.
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I performed what I thought was an upgrade from SQL Server Express 2012 to 2014 by running the 64-bit executable. Everything seemed to be working fine during installation as it recognized my existing server instance (2012) which I presumed would be upgraded to 2014.
However, when I try to restore a 2014 DB from my web host, I get the following error:
The database was backed up on a server running version 12.00.2000.
That version is incompatible with this server, which is running
version 11.00.5343. Either restore the database on a server that
supports the backup, or use a backup that is compatible with this
server.
I definitely have 2014 installed, but when I view my instance from inside SMS 2014 it looks to still be running on SQL version 11.xxx which I presume is 2012 (the name of the instance is the same as it was when I was running 2012).
Did I do something wrong during the installation? How do I upgrade my instance to 2014 so that I can restore my DB locally?
downloadsqlserverexpress.com helps to find the correct download of SQL Server Express from MS Download Center. You need the one that contains the SQL Server Engine, not just Management Studio.
sqlserverbuilds.blogspot.com.au has a full list of SQL Server versions and builds.
Using it we can see that you are running Management Studio 2014 (build 12.0.2000.0), but you are connecting to SQL Server 2012 engine (build 11.0.5343).
Maybe you now have two engines running (both 2012 and 2014). You can check the list of running processes and verify if two instances of sqlservr.exe are running.
It should be possible to upgrade the engine in place by installing 2014 on top of 2012. I don't know why it didn't happen in your case. You could have chosen to install only Management Studio even if you had a full installer.
One long, but sure way to clean up would be to uninstall everything related to SQL Server and install 2014 again. Make proper backups of databases at first, of course.
I have installed an application which creates SQL Server 2008 instance for its usage. The software and server and not communicating. Actually software is unable to connect to instance.
In the investigation I have found that the SQL Server instance created by software is stopped. I tried to start the SQL service through configuration manager but it is not getting started. I am unsure whether SQL Server 2008 express is compatible with Windows 8. Please help.
My laptop has Windows 7, x64 bit, and was built this past December (2 months ago). It has Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 installed with SQL Server 2008 Express, but I had not used "Sql2008" before on this PC.
SQL Server Management Studio has been installed all that time, and I use it to connect to our company's instance of SQL Server.
Now, I need to do some development and debugging on a large stored procedure that is not returning the data we expect. I got a backup of the database companyDB.bak and moved that to my Win7x64 laptop in this folder: C:\Temp\companyDB.bak.
I open SQL Server Management Studio and select (local) and click "Connect":
After some time, I get error message:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 2)
I do some research and found this helpful link: SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR : (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 – Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: )
His first step is to make sure SQL Server is running, which it seems to be:
Next, it says to make sure I am using TCP/IP Port 1433. When I looked, it seemed all of mine were BLANK, so I changed them so that all use Port 1433, then Stopped and Restarted the service:
OK, now I can get my local instance to start up.
When I attempted to restore the database using my "companyDB.bak" file, I get an error saying the database I am restoring from is newer than I am saving it to:
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: The database was backed up on a server running version 10.50.1600. That version is incompatible with this server, which is running version 10.00.2531. Either restore the database on a server that supports the backup, or use a backup that is compatible with this server. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
So, I downloaded SQLEXPRWT_x64_ENU.exe from here: from here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30438
During installation, I get this error saying that it can't install until **SQL Server 2005 Express Tools" are removed:
Now below, if you will notice, I did a search of the items installed under my computer, and the only thing there is with "2005" in the title is VC++ 2005 Redistributable:
So, I cancelled the installation and started it again, this time selecting the "Upgrade from SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008" option, but I got the same error message.
I do not seem to be able to continue.
Obviously, some of my installed applications need VC++ 2005 Redistributable, or I would not have installed it a few months ago.
How do I proceed?
[UPDATE]:
Following Davide Mauri's SQL Server 2008 R2 Installation and the Phantom of SQL Server 2005 Express blog, I searched for the term Sql2005SsmsExpressFacet in the log file "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\yyyymmdd_hhmmss\Detail.txt".
It only pointed to a single registry entry (where his pointed at two): ""
Init rule target object: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.Sql2005SsmsExpressFacet
Sco: Attempting to create base registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, machine
Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey
Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\ShellSEM
Rule 'Sql2005SsmsExpressFacet' detection result: SQL 2005 Ssms EE installed=True
Evaluating rule : Sql2005SsmsExpressFacet
Rule running on machine: 5000-C6E8-1
Rule evaluation done : Failed
Rule evaluation message: The SQL Server 2005 Express Tools are installed. To continue, remove the SQL Server 2005 Express Tools.
But, my registry does not even HAVE that directory:
[UPDATE 2]:
OK, so our IT guy has given me the full blown SQL Server 2008 R2 CD to install, but I am still hitting this same roadblock with it thinking that SQL Server 2005 Express tools are still installed - so I can not move forward.
To fix this, I did the following:
Uninstall all of the SQL Management Studio instances I had
reboot
Install SQL Server 2008 (not the Express version)
reboot
Tada!
I guess Microsoft likes selling their product, and it worked.
I dont know much about sql server.
I have just re-installed windows 7 on my laptop. After that I installed Visual Studio 2012 Express Edition. I also Installed SQL Server Management Studio 2008 R2.
Now when I try to log in to sql server management studio by using server name as . or (local) or .\SQLEXPRESS or PC-Name\SQLEXPRESS and using Windows Authentication I get the error as below.
Please dont mark this question as negative as I have searched on google for last 4 hours but did not understand the problem.
Update:
There are many reasons that may cautioning the problem:
SQL Server is not running
SQL Server is not properly configured
You try to connect with a worng instance Name
You can try the following:
Go to Mycomputer->Rigt Click->Manage->Application and Services
And from there check that SQL Server Express is running
2.From there also, gCheck the Instance name of your SQL Express and be sure when you log on to Management Studio you Provide the same Instance name
Confirm that the service is installed and running. Under Computer Management, drill-down into Services and Applications -> Services.
There should be a service named "SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)". Try a restart or start of the service.
If any other instance of SQL Server is installed it will be listed - try connecting to LOCALHOST(whatever the instance is listed as) to verify the installation is functional.
UPDATED following further information from comments:
You may have only installed the client tools (management studio), and have not installed the database service. Ensure you have the correct installer which includes the database services engine.
First check that the SQL Server parameters are set accordingly.
Go to Start -
All Programs — Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 — Configuration tools —
SQL Server Configuration Manager
Under SQL Server Services, make sure that the instance is running :
SQL Server ()
SQL Server Browser
Under SQL Server Network Configuration - Protocols for (), these are enabled:
TCP/IP
Named Pipes
Do the same under SQL Native Client 10.0 under Client Protocols
I cannot get my local computer to run SQL Server. I looked in the SQL Server configuration manager and noticed that there are no SQL Server Services listed. That can't be right. I also noticed that There are two Managers listed in the SysWOW64 folder (I'm running Win7): SQLServerManager10.msc and SQLServerManager.msc. Neither show any services at all. When trying to connect via SSMSE, I get the standard:
A network related or instance specific error occurred while establishing a
connection to SQL server...
I haven't installed a prior version, but did try to uninstall and reinstall using the Web platform installer from Microsoft. Any suggestions?
Thanks
I had the same problem and as Brian said, I was missing SQL Server Express. So I download SQL Server 2008 R2 Express and I installed it. now everything works fine.
Note that I thought I already installed it when I installed SQL Management Studio R2. Now, be aware that when installing SQL Management Studio R2, you are not installing SQL Server and you won't get any SQL Server Services in your Sql Server Configuration Manager -> SQL Server Services. You also need to download and install SQL Server Express.
Is SQL Server listed in services? (Start->Run->Services.msc)
If so, is it running?
That is an instance error, meaning you cannot connect to the instance. Most likely there is no instance installed on this machine. Meaning your not connecting correctly to the instance. Connect to the database engine again and check the server name and make sure your connecting to the correct server name or the local host, depending if this is a local machine or if this is on a server. Go back through setup and see if there are any features that didn't get installed. Try that and see if it works. If not then reinstall SQL Server and make sure all folders are removed and nothing is left behind before you reinstall.