Installation

Dear...

I am using windows 7 . I want to install both versions of sql (2005 and 2008) along with vs 2010. Is it possible...? what is the order of installation... ?  what are the settings and what i do for this...?

Please help me ... Its very urgent...

Jayasankar

Just install.

Install lower version (2005) first. Otherwize some of the 2008 features will broke.

One of the installations need to be named instance.

that is a good info. Thanks

Thanks Praveen...

But what about VS2010...? In which order i have to install it...?

sql2005, vs2010, sql2008...? or sql2005, sql2008, vs2010...?

Please reply...

Jayasankar

Any order after SQL2005 installation is fine.

Thanks Praveen...

Will try and inform u ....

Jayasankar

Dear,

I installed SQL2005 with named instance and VS2010 first. Then I install SQL2008 also with named instance.

SQL2005 installed in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server"  and  SQL2008 installed in the "C:\Program Files \Microsoft SQL Server".

Both instances are running successfully.

My problem is that I can not see the Sql Server Management Studio Express for SQL2008. but the ssmse for SQL2008 can see, access and runing successfully.

What I do to resolve this issue...?

Please help me...

Regards,

Jayasankar

You can access both SQL 2005 & 2008 from SSMS 2008. (not reverse).

Not sure whether I understood the problem correctly.