For MS Windows Server - Get a Free Trial TodaySep 14, 2017 Janet, Turns out that my Windows Server 2008 standard is 32-bit, so no hope of upgrading to Windows server 2008 R2 which is 64-bitMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (64-bit.

I am having trouble installing SQL server 2008 standard R2 on a Windows 7 64-bit machine. I have SQL server 2005 installed on my machine which I have all my databases stored. I backed up all of them which I am not sure how to load them on SQL server 2008 R2 and it would accept them. When I started to install SQL server 2008 R2, I selected new installation and everthing was good till I got to the step Installation Rules. Says with red circle X's 'SQL Server 2005 Express tools' failed and 'Previous releases of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008' failed which I installed vs 2008 sp1 which still registers as failed.

Biznes plan xls. If I uninstall SQL Server 2005 Express tools, will it install SQL Server 2008 tools and I will I be able to use SQL server 2005? I want to make sure that the databases on SQL server 2005 wont get deleted and the databases saved on my hard drive and flash drive will be able to be loaded on SQL server 2008 R2.

How would I be able to approach this issue? Hi Kingcandlepin, Uninstall the prerelease version of SQL Server 2008. Please make sure you have installed Visual Studio 2008 SP1 before you install SQL Server 2008 R2. If you install Visual Studio 2008 after you install SQL Server 2008, you must install Visual Studio 2008 SP1 to have a supported configuration. Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is not required if you have not installed the following features in SQL Server 2008: •Management Tools (Basic or Complete) • Integration Services Business • Intelligence Development Studio For more information, please refer to.

If you have installed Visual Studio 2008 SP1, please refer to. Thanks, Maggie Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. From trying to search for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 express tools in the control panel. I found this link that would remove SQL Server 2005 express tools from the registry. In registry editor (regedit) I followed the directory HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Microsoft SQL Server where I included a screen shot below. I didn't see a folder named 90 but I see a folder named 100.

I am not sure where or how to remove SQL Server 2005 express tools? I found a link which I have Windows 7 64-bit on how to remove the 90 folder for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 express tools. I used regedit to get into the registry and used the filepath HKLM Software Wow6432Node Microsoft Microsoft SQL Server 90 which I found the 90 folder that I removed, that I couldn't figure out orginally probably because most of the installations are in 32-bit systems. Then I reruned the installation of SQL Server 2008 R2 64-bit the SQL Server 2005 Express tools must have been removed, but I get one fail of 'Previous releases of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008' and I get the dialog box 'Rule 'Previous releases of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008' failed' like in the image below So I follow the link in the dialog box and the installation of VS 2008 SP1 installed successful. Then I Re-runned the Installation rules and I still get one fail of 'Previous releases of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008' which I think is keeping me from installing SQL Server 2008 R2. Is their something in the registry from restricting me from getting through this step or any other method?

Hi Kingcandlepin, Uninstall the prerelease version of SQL Server 2008. Please make sure you have installed Visual Studio 2008 SP1 before you install SQL Server 2008 R2. Bangles all over the place rares. If you install Visual Studio 2008 after you install SQL Server 2008, you must install Visual Studio 2008 SP1 to have a supported configuration. Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is not required if you have not installed the following features in SQL Server 2008: •Management Tools (Basic or Complete) • Integration Services Business • Intelligence Development Studio For more information, please refer to.