No problem -- I was able to install it on our server -- it recognized that we had a qualifying SQL Server installation, and installed Reporting Service.
I wanted to install the client components both on my laptop and my development computer at work, but I was wondering how it would know I was entitled to install, since the qualifying database was on a remote machine. Well, there was no problem on my laptop -- it installed OK. I guess it found what it was looking for.
Now I am trying to install it on my computer at work, and now it is asking for a 25-character product key. Well, the CD did not come with a product key. I was not asked to enter a product key on my laptop.
What is going on here,. anyone know?
I am more than fed up with this product .. but we have to use it.
Good Evening!
You have a least received the CD - I subscribed well over 2 months ago and then again last month and have never received the CD - even though I am in Bangkok and was chaged for shipment....
So since we installed SQL 2005 here I thought I could "backload" the RS in SQL 2005 to SQL 2000 - but forget that - won't happen at least I have not figured out a way after an entire weekend. I was really psyched-up offering the calendar conrols in RS 2005 or (Business Intellingence) to our current users - but when you move an solution project to BI or RS 2005 it converts the RDL and you cannot back-load.
I don't know - but did you try to enter your SQL 2000 key when prompted - because it is 25 bytes long ? I would try that and see what happens... But you would think OK - so I enter a 25 byte key when prompted from the CD of RS - how does the RS CD know if the Key is valid - does it synch with the server?
I am curious how this is resolved - so if you do resolve - will you post back?
Best regards,
Joe
|||Well, I can't enter the SQL 2000 key, because I don't have it. We got our SQL Server through the hosting company from whom we rent the dedicated server, so they are the ones that installed it. I did ask them for the key, but they did not want to give it to me.
However, I did find a solution - I installed the SQL Server Developer Edition on my development computer. You know, this is the one that only costs about $50. You can only use it for development, but it is a full version.
When I tried installing Reporting Service after that, it did not ask me for the product key, and it installed successfully. Apparently, it just wants to see a full version of SQL Server.|||Cool!
Just wondering - in ADD or Remove Programs did the CD version of RS install as Microsoft SQL 2000 Reporting Services or Microsoft SQL 2000 Reporting Services Evaluation Edition?
So I wonder why MS makes such a big deal out of getting the production version of RS - especially sinice RS production version only looks for a installed version of SQL because you obviously have two(2) different "keys"
One with the Development Edition
and One for your Server
Interesting!
Best Regards,
joe
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