SQL Server 2008 with 2005 on the same box

Hi there,

I'm using Windows Vista x64 Business SP1 with SQL Server 2005 x64 SP2 Dev.
Edition
Also I have VS 2005 and VW 2008 Express

My question is

Can I install SQL 2008 Express or SQL 2008 Developer on the same computer?

I know that 2000 and 2005 you can't

Thanks,
Oded Dror

Oded wrote on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:43:28 -0700:

> Hi there,

> I'm using Windows Vista x64 Business SP1 with SQL Server 2005 x64 SP2
> Dev. Edition
> Also I have VS 2005 and VW 2008 Express

> My question is

> Can I install SQL 2008 Express or SQL 2008 Developer on the same
> computer?

You should be able to, each time you install you just specify a new instance
name.

> I know that 2000 and 2005 you can't

If 2000 is installed first, yes you can - you just install 2005 as a new
instance.

--
Dan

You can install SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 instances side by side.
However, you always better install the older versions before the newer ones.

You also can install different editions side by side of the same or
different version of SQL Server according to the SQL Server Instance' s
system requirements' OS requirements..

--
Ekrem Önsoy



"Oded Dror" wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> I'm using Windows Vista x64 Business SP1 with SQL Server 2005 x64 SP2 Dev.
> Edition
> Also I have VS 2005 and VW 2008 Express
>
> My question is
>
> Can I install SQL 2008 Express or SQL 2008 Developer on the same computer?
>
> I know that 2000 and 2005 you can't
>
> Thanks,
> Oded Dror
>

Daniel,

I install SQL Server 2008 Express along with SQL 2005 Developer with no
errors
But now the SQL 2005 Agent services won't start

Thanks,
Oded Dror

"Daniel Crichton" wrote in message
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> Oded wrote on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:43:28 -0700:
>
>> Hi there,
>
>> I'm using Windows Vista x64 Business SP1 with SQL Server 2005 x64 SP2
>> Dev. Edition
>> Also I have VS 2005 and VW 2008 Express
>
>> My question is
>
>> Can I install SQL 2008 Express or SQL 2008 Developer on the same
>> computer?
>
> You should be able to, each time you install you just specify a new
> instance name.
>
>> I know that 2000 and 2005 you can't
>
> If 2000 is installed first, yes you can - you just install 2005 as a new
> instance.
>
> --
> Dan
>