SQL Server 2008 with 2005 on the same box

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

> 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
>
 >> Stay informed about: SQL Server 2008 with 2005 on the same box 

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

> 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
>
 >> Stay informed about: SQL Server 2008 with 2005 on the same box 

Hi,
Could you please help me with this, I had SQL Server 2000, 2005 installed and worked well.
Then I need to install SQL Server 2008.
And I kept getting error message (before I got to the point to create different instance name) such as:

MsiGetProductInfo failed to retrieve ProductVersion for package with Product Code = '{1A528690-6A2D-4BC5-B143-8C4AE8D19D96}'. Error code: 1605..

And I followed the instruction from another Google help to delete these keys from the regedit:
1A528690-6A2D-4BC5-B143-8C4AE8D19D96
however the problem still exists.

Thanks a lot in advance.
tubi






> On Monday, August 25, 2008 9:43 AM Oded Dror wrote:

> 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


>> On Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:19 AM Daniel Crichton wrote:

>> Oded wrote on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:43:28 -0700:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> You should be able to, each time you install you just specify a new instance
>> name.
>>
>>
>> If 2000 is installed first, yes you can - you just install 2005 as a new
>> instance.
>>
>> --
>> Dan


>>> On Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:43 PM ekre wrote:

>>> 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 ?nsoy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Oded Dror" wrote in message
>>>


>>>> On Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:26 PM Oded Dror wrote:

>>>> Daniel,
>>>>
>>>> I install SQL Server 2008 Express along with SQL 2005 Developer with no
>>>> errors
>>>> But now the SQL 2005 Agent services will not start
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Oded Dror


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 >> Stay informed about: SQL Server 2008 with 2005 on the same box 

tubi (letubi@yahoo.ca) writes:
> Could you please help me with this, I had SQL Server 2000, 2005
> installed and worked well. Then I need to install SQL Server 2008. And I
> kept getting error message (before I got to the point to create
> different instance name) such as:

So this error occurred before you completed the wizard?


> MsiGetProductInfo failed to retrieve ProductVersion for package with
> Product Code = '{1A528690-6A2D-4BC5-B143-8C4AE8D19D96}'. Error code:
> 1605..

NET HELPMSG 1605 => "This action is only valid for products that are
currently installed."

Not that I have any idea of what is going on, but in
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap there are logs
from all your attempts. Not that they are easy to understand, but at least
that's a start.

--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel.TakeThisOut@sommarskog.se

Links for SQL Server Books Online:
SQL 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/cc514207.aspx
SQL 2005: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895970.aspx
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