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 ...

Installing SQL Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit is not as simple as it appears Most of my test servers are still 32-bit machines.

According to Rikalous, installing Business Intelligence Development Studio is necessary. Upon installing SQL Server 2008 you need to select the Client tools option under the Client tools section of ...

More notes from the field on installing the new version of SQL Sever.

We will discuss how to troubleshoot different assembly errors that we get while troubleshooting install for SQL Server and Windows OS.

Microsoft posted on April 18, 2006 the RTM version of Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2005 Developer, Workgroup, Standard, Enterprise, and Express editions. Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, ...

This post will show you how to resolve Managed SQL Server installer has stopped working error, when you install SQL Server SQL on Windows.

One of the most useful features in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager is its reporting engine. Installing it can get a little tricky, though. Here's a step-by-step guide.

And if you install SQL Server 2008 CTP, you should know that you can't read SSCE 3.1 files using the 2008 Management Studio. The point to remember is this: VS/SQL2008 = Compact 3.5, and VS/SQL 2005 = ...

Our Sales Department has some contact management software (ACT 2005 for Workgroups) that requires SQL Server 2000. The only OS we have that will support that is Small Business Server 2003- which ...