Installing full text index on SQL Server

A couple of years ago our ISP installed SQL Server 2000 single
processor licence on our server in their data centre.
They omitted to turn on indexing, or install full text indexing.
This was fine, but now we need to use it.
Is there any way that we can install full text indexing on the server
remotely using scripts to create the relevent stored procedures etc?
Or will we have to send the disk back to the data center so they can
put it in the server for us?
If this is the case and we re-insert the disk, what would be the effect
on the server of putting the disk back in (remembering that this is a
live server with several web sites hosted on it)? Would a new instance
be created? master databases over written etc? or would it be just fine
and the new services be added without any problems?
Any help, links, kb refs etc greatly appreciated
Paul R.
sp_fulltext_database 'enable'
Paul Zanbaka
Sharepoint Adminstrator and DBA
www.mycodekb.com
"thoades@.hotmail.com" wrote:

> A couple of years ago our ISP installed SQL Server 2000 single
> processor licence on our server in their data centre.
> They omitted to turn on indexing, or install full text indexing.
> This was fine, but now we need to use it.
> Is there any way that we can install full text indexing on the server
> remotely using scripts to create the relevent stored procedures etc?
> Or will we have to send the disk back to the data center so they can
> put it in the server for us?
> If this is the case and we re-insert the disk, what would be the effect
> on the server of putting the disk back in (remembering that this is a
> live server with several web sites hosted on it)? Would a new instance
> be created? master databases over written etc? or would it be just fine
> and the new services be added without any problems?
> Any help, links, kb refs etc greatly appreciated
> Paul R.
>
|||Many thanks Paul, that was exactly what I needed.
usefull examples also found here
http://sqljunkies.com/How%20To/E823E...80EB34CB1.scuk
Pr.
Paul Zanbaka wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> sp_fulltext_database 'enable'
> --
> Paul Zanbaka
> Sharepoint Adminstrator and DBA
> www.mycodekb.com
>
> "thoades@.hotmail.com" wrote:
|||Anytime Paul
Check out my site
http://www.mycodekb.com/
Paul Zanbaka
Sharepoint Adminstrator and DBA
"thoades@.hotmail.com" wrote:

> Many thanks Paul, that was exactly what I needed.
> usefull examples also found here
> http://sqljunkies.com/How%20To/E823E...80EB34CB1.scuk
> Pr.
> Paul Zanbaka wrote:
>

Installing full text index on SQL Server

A couple of years ago our ISP installed SQL Server 2000 single
processor licence on our server in their data centre.
They omitted to turn on indexing, or install full text indexing.
This was fine, but now we need to use it.
Is there any way that we can install full text indexing on the server
remotely using scripts to create the relevent stored procedures etc?
Or will we have to send the disk back to the data center so they can
put it in the server for us?
If this is the case and we re-insert the disk, what would be the effect
on the server of putting the disk back in (remembering that this is a
live server with several web sites hosted on it)? Would a new instance
be created? master databases over written etc? or would it be just fine
and the new services be added without any problems?
Any help, links, kb refs etc greatly appreciated
Paul R.sp_fulltext_database 'enable'
--
Paul Zanbaka
Sharepoint Adminstrator and DBA
www.mycodekb.com
"thoades@.hotmail.com" wrote:
> A couple of years ago our ISP installed SQL Server 2000 single
> processor licence on our server in their data centre.
> They omitted to turn on indexing, or install full text indexing.
> This was fine, but now we need to use it.
> Is there any way that we can install full text indexing on the server
> remotely using scripts to create the relevent stored procedures etc?
> Or will we have to send the disk back to the data center so they can
> put it in the server for us?
> If this is the case and we re-insert the disk, what would be the effect
> on the server of putting the disk back in (remembering that this is a
> live server with several web sites hosted on it)? Would a new instance
> be created? master databases over written etc? or would it be just fine
> and the new services be added without any problems?
> Any help, links, kb refs etc greatly appreciated
> Paul R.
>|||Many thanks Paul, that was exactly what I needed.
usefull examples also found here
http://sqljunkies.com/How%20To/E823E84B-C443-4483-B4A3-CEF80EB34CB1.scuk
Pr.
Paul Zanbaka wrote:
> sp_fulltext_database 'enable'
> --
> Paul Zanbaka
> Sharepoint Adminstrator and DBA
> www.mycodekb.com
>
> "thoades@.hotmail.com" wrote:
> > A couple of years ago our ISP installed SQL Server 2000 single
> > processor licence on our server in their data centre.
> >
> > They omitted to turn on indexing, or install full text indexing.
> >
> > This was fine, but now we need to use it.
> >
> > Is there any way that we can install full text indexing on the server
> > remotely using scripts to create the relevent stored procedures etc?
> >
> > Or will we have to send the disk back to the data center so they can
> > put it in the server for us?
> >
> > If this is the case and we re-insert the disk, what would be the effect
> > on the server of putting the disk back in (remembering that this is a
> > live server with several web sites hosted on it)? Would a new instance
> > be created? master databases over written etc? or would it be just fine
> > and the new services be added without any problems?
> >
> > Any help, links, kb refs etc greatly appreciated
> >
> > Paul R.
> >
> >|||Anytime Paul
Check out my site
http://www.mycodekb.com/
--
Paul Zanbaka
Sharepoint Adminstrator and DBA
"thoades@.hotmail.com" wrote:
> Many thanks Paul, that was exactly what I needed.
> usefull examples also found here
> http://sqljunkies.com/How%20To/E823E84B-C443-4483-B4A3-CEF80EB34CB1.scuk
> Pr.
> Paul Zanbaka wrote:
> > sp_fulltext_database 'enable'
> > --
> > Paul Zanbaka
> > Sharepoint Adminstrator and DBA
> > www.mycodekb.com
> >
> >
> > "thoades@.hotmail.com" wrote:
> >
> > > A couple of years ago our ISP installed SQL Server 2000 single
> > > processor licence on our server in their data centre.
> > >
> > > They omitted to turn on indexing, or install full text indexing.
> > >
> > > This was fine, but now we need to use it.
> > >
> > > Is there any way that we can install full text indexing on the server
> > > remotely using scripts to create the relevent stored procedures etc?
> > >
> > > Or will we have to send the disk back to the data center so they can
> > > put it in the server for us?
> > >
> > > If this is the case and we re-insert the disk, what would be the effect
> > > on the server of putting the disk back in (remembering that this is a
> > > live server with several web sites hosted on it)? Would a new instance
> > > be created? master databases over written etc? or would it be just fine
> > > and the new services be added without any problems?
> > >
> > > Any help, links, kb refs etc greatly appreciated
> > >
> > > Paul R.
> > >
> > >
>

Installing full text index on SQL Server

A couple of years ago our ISP installed SQL Server 2000 single
processor licence on our server in their data centre.
They omitted to turn on indexing, or install full text indexing.
This was fine, but now we need to use it.
Is there any way that we can install full text indexing on the server
remotely using scripts to create the relevent stored procedures etc?
Or will we have to send the disk back to the data center so they can
put it in the server for us?
If this is the case and we re-insert the disk, what would be the effect
on the server of putting the disk back in (remembering that this is a
live server with several web sites hosted on it)? Would a new instance
be created? master databases over written etc? or would it be just fine
and the new services be added without any problems?
Any help, links, kb refs etc greatly appreciated
Paul R.sp_fulltext_database 'enable'
--
Paul Zanbaka
Sharepoint Adminstrator and DBA
www.mycodekb.com
"thoades@.hotmail.com" wrote:

> A couple of years ago our ISP installed SQL Server 2000 single
> processor licence on our server in their data centre.
> They omitted to turn on indexing, or install full text indexing.
> This was fine, but now we need to use it.
> Is there any way that we can install full text indexing on the server
> remotely using scripts to create the relevent stored procedures etc?
> Or will we have to send the disk back to the data center so they can
> put it in the server for us?
> If this is the case and we re-insert the disk, what would be the effect
> on the server of putting the disk back in (remembering that this is a
> live server with several web sites hosted on it)? Would a new instance
> be created? master databases over written etc? or would it be just fine
> and the new services be added without any problems?
> Any help, links, kb refs etc greatly appreciated
> Paul R.
>|||Many thanks Paul, that was exactly what I needed.
usefull examples also found here
http://sqljunkies.com/How%20To/E823...F80EB34CB1.scuk
Pr.
Paul Zanbaka wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> sp_fulltext_database 'enable'
> --
> Paul Zanbaka
> Sharepoint Adminstrator and DBA
> www.mycodekb.com
>
> "thoades@.hotmail.com" wrote:
>|||Anytime Paul
Check out my site
http://www.mycodekb.com/
Paul Zanbaka
Sharepoint Adminstrator and DBA
"thoades@.hotmail.com" wrote:

> Many thanks Paul, that was exactly what I needed.
> usefull examples also found here
> http://sqljunkies.com/How%20To/E823...F80EB34CB1.scuk
> Pr.
> Paul Zanbaka wrote:
>sql

installation problems : product ID rejected

Hello,

Maybe is it a newbie question : it is the first time I install a SQL Server licence purchased with the eopen program.

My SQL server licence is a french one. I purchased the correct media kit.

During the installation, I am asked the name, and the company name but the product key is greyed with product id which begin with "RY62Q". I guess it is normal (?)

But later on, when it comes to installing SQL server itself, i get a message telling that my product ID is incorrect. (id : 28021; event type : sqlca\sqlcax.cpp@.DetectProductID@.DetectProductID@.x6d75).

I tried dozens of times :

-with another admin account

-after cleaning up the temp and program files subdirectories

-after cleaning up the registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server,HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MSFTESQLInstMap; there was nothing anyway)

If it helps, I first try the installation from a wrong media. As I had no key, I went not far away.

I did received the authorisation number etc from Microsoft but I have no clue of what have to do from that.

As you understood, any help would be appreciated.

It is solved. I am really not sure how, but it solved.

I was about to reinstall the server. As it is a remote server, I had to upload the cds. In order not to have to do it again, I moved the cds to another partition. Just to be sure, I tried once again the installation...and it worked. The only possible cause I see is that the installation program detected a subfolder named "sql2005_cd1"(with a wrong media) in the same folder as my "newsql2005_cd1" (which actually contained the correct media). Maybe it is a dummy anti-piracy system, don't know...but now it worked and I am happy

Installation of SQL Server 2005 + RS on a vista 64 bits

Hello,

I'm trying to install a version of SQL server 2005 with reporting services on a vista 64 bits.

I've a licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition in French, my vista is in French, and I'm using visual studio standard edition in English to develop. I would like to develop reports using SQL server to include these reports in my applications developped with Visual Studio.

Wich version of SQL server should I install ? I've tryed to install SQL server express 2005 with advanced feature SP2 (english version) and then later the standard edition (French version) (each time uninstalling all SQL server components between tries), but I got problems with reporting services each time.

I got first a warming saying than reporting services is 32 bits and IIS is 64 bits, I so allowed IIS to run 32 bits ASP .Net, but after that, I now get a problem of .Net registration in IIS as warming message on the line concerning Reporting services during the install of SQL Server, and it doesn't even offer to install RS on the next window.

I reinstalled the DotnetFX64 to be sure, but still get the same message. If I look in the IIS the application pools are looking me to be normal, with the ASPNET 32 bit code allowed.

Are you installing 32-bit SQL Server 2005 Standard on 64-bit Vista? Can you install 64-bit SQL Server 2005?

Vista is a client operating system and it does support all SQL Server 2005 editions except Enterprise edition. So SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express should be supported on Vista.

By default, IIS is not turned on Vista. When you turn on IIS on Vista, please make sure you als select "IIS Backward Compatibility". Otherwise, RS cannot be installed successfully.

|||

I tried to install first SQL express with advanced services, then the 64 bits version SQL server standar edition, but it looks like it still was trying to install the reporting services in 32 bits mode.

I've well installed the IIS backward compatibility, indeed.

I just made a new try, and here are the warming I'm getting now, and I can't select reporting services in the list (sorry, the warmings are in French) :

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En cas d'chec, le programme d'installation de SQL Server restaure l'installation
mais ne peut pas supprimer tous les fichiers .manifest. Pour contourner ce problème,
renommez les fichiers, puis excutez à nouveau le programme d'installation.
Pour plus d'informations, voir Procdure : contourner les checs de contr?le COM+
du programme d'installation de SQL Server.

|||

I've again tried to install the standard edition in French.

Reporting services were still not installing, still complaining about the registration of ASP.net in IIS. I then tried to apply the SP2, and it didn't install at all, complaining than some part of SQL server (like the management studio) where in 32 bits. In the end, all points of the SP2 updates failed. Visual Studio 2005 was then starting to act up (problems to access some log file when I was starting or leaving Visual Studio).

Then I've uninstalled all sql server again. Visual Studio was then completely messy (problems with the components in the tool box, problems with refactor for visual basic, Ideablde Dev Force, Kripton Toolkit, ...) So I also uninstalled Visual Studio 2005 and all these related components.

After that, I used the Windows installer cleaner utility to clean my system (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/290301/en-us).

How can I now mannage to reinstall my products, in wich order and in wich version, to be able in the end to develop my applications and reports, knowing than I've licence for Vista Professional edition, in French; and installed it in 64 bits, I've licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition, in French too and licence for Visual Studio 2005 Standard edition, in English ?

|||Am I really the first one trying to develop on a Vista 64 bits using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL server 2005 ?|||I'm having exactly the same problems as you (except in English!)

When I try to install Reporting Services on my Vista x64 machine, the following happens:
* In the System Configuration Check, there is a "ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement" warning.
* On the following section, Reporting Services is greyed out so cannot be installed.
All of the blogs and posts on this matter suggest going into "Turn Windows Features on / off" and enabling various IIS7 features. However, even though I have ticked every possible IIS7 feature the problem remained.
I have also installed SP2, but again this didn't help when I returned to the original installation.

What is the solution?
|||

I have exactly the same problem installing SQL Server 2005 Express SP1 or SP2 on a Vista Ultimate 64 bits with all IIS7 features enabled: RS cannot install because I have registered the 64 bits version of ASP.NET.

I also use VS 2005 which I have it installed on my system.

Bye.

|||Well, at least, I know now than I am not the only one having the problem, and so than it is probably not related to a mistake I could have done ...|||

I'm another frustrated developer trying to figure out the magic combination of steps required to install both Visual Studio 2005 Professional and SQL Server 2005 Standard on my Windows Vista Ultimate 64 machine.

Would love to hear a solution. I've also posted on the following thread earlier:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1780190&SiteID=1

|||

Im not a programmer/developer or anything but i have been trying to install SQL Server 2005 onto my laptop (Vista Ultimate 64) pretty much all day.

Could it have something to do with the fact that because we are using a 64bit operating system, we cannot install the 32bit version of .NET?

Im sure after installing Vista 64 i tried to update .NET 2 using the 32bit version and was told i needed the 64bit version.

SQL Server 2005 Express Setup is 32bit, so its looking for software we cannot install right?

Then again i may be totally wrong ..... i dunno, i just dont want to have to format my laptop to reinstall XP or Vista 32

|||

Finally! I know WHY I cannot get the enterprise version of SQL to download on Vista. Thank you!

I have been trying desperately for the past 2 days because of an onlne class that I am taking. I will try the Standard edition of SQL. Please keep your fingers crossed for me...

Thanks again, I have been SO frustrated!

E.

I do not expect any kind of an answer to the following question, but I have to ask it...

Why would MS release an operating system that does not support all of their current applications?!!!

Installation of SQL Server 2005 + RS on a vista 64 bits

Hello,

I'm trying to install a version of SQL server 2005 with reporting services on a vista 64 bits.

I've a licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition in French, my vista is in French, and I'm using visual studio standard edition in English to develop. I would like to develop reports using SQL server to include these reports in my applications developped with Visual Studio.

Wich version of SQL server should I install ? I've tryed to install SQL server express 2005 with advanced feature SP2 (english version) and then later the standard edition (French version) (each time uninstalling all SQL server components between tries), but I got problems with reporting services each time.

I got first a warming saying than reporting services is 32 bits and IIS is 64 bits, I so allowed IIS to run 32 bits ASP .Net, but after that, I now get a problem of .Net registration in IIS as warming message on the line concerning Reporting services during the install of SQL Server, and it doesn't even offer to install RS on the next window.

I reinstalled the DotnetFX64 to be sure, but still get the same message. If I look in the IIS the application pools are looking me to be normal, with the ASPNET 32 bit code allowed.

Are you installing 32-bit SQL Server 2005 Standard on 64-bit Vista? Can you install 64-bit SQL Server 2005?

Vista is a client operating system and it does support all SQL Server 2005 editions except Enterprise edition. So SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express should be supported on Vista.

By default, IIS is not turned on Vista. When you turn on IIS on Vista, please make sure you als select "IIS Backward Compatibility". Otherwise, RS cannot be installed successfully.

|||

I tried to install first SQL express with advanced services, then the 64 bits version SQL server standar edition, but it looks like it still was trying to install the reporting services in 32 bits mode.

I've well installed the IIS backward compatibility, indeed.

I just made a new try, and here are the warming I'm getting now, and I can't select reporting services in the list (sorry, the warmings are in French) :

- Critère d'enregistrement de version ASP.Net (Avertissement)

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En cas d'chec, le programme d'installation de SQL Server restaure l'installation
mais ne peut pas supprimer tous les fichiers .manifest. Pour contourner ce problème,
renommez les fichiers, puis excutez à nouveau le programme d'installation.
Pour plus d'informations, voir Procdure : contourner les checs de contr?le COM+
du programme d'installation de SQL Server.

|||

I've again tried to install the standard edition in French.

Reporting services were still not installing, still complaining about the registration of ASP.net in IIS. I then tried to apply the SP2, and it didn't install at all, complaining than some part of SQL server (like the management studio) where in 32 bits. In the end, all points of the SP2 updates failed. Visual Studio 2005 was then starting to act up (problems to access some log file when I was starting or leaving Visual Studio).

Then I've uninstalled all sql server again. Visual Studio was then completely messy (problems with the components in the tool box, problems with refactor for visual basic, Ideablde Dev Force, Kripton Toolkit, ...) So I also uninstalled Visual Studio 2005 and all these related components.

After that, I used the Windows installer cleaner utility to clean my system (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/290301/en-us).

How can I now mannage to reinstall my products, in wich order and in wich version, to be able in the end to develop my applications and reports, knowing than I've licence for Vista Professional edition, in French; and installed it in 64 bits, I've licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition, in French too and licence for Visual Studio 2005 Standard edition, in English ?

|||Am I really the first one trying to develop on a Vista 64 bits using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL server 2005 ?|||I'm having exactly the same problems as you (except in English!)

When I try to install Reporting Services on my Vista x64 machine, the following happens:

* In the System Configuration Check, there is a "ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement" warning.

* On the following section, Reporting Services is greyed out so cannot be installed.

All of the blogs and posts on this matter suggest going into "Turn

Windows Features on / off" and enabling various IIS7 features. However,

even though I have ticked every possible IIS7 feature the problem

remained.

I have also installed SP2, but again this didn't help when I returned to the original installation.

What is the solution?|||

I have exactly the same problem installing SQL Server 2005 Express SP1 or SP2 on a Vista Ultimate 64 bits with all IIS7 features enabled: RS cannot install because I have registered the 64 bits version of ASP.NET.

I also use VS 2005 which I have it installed on my system.

Bye.

|||Well, at least, I know now than I am not the only one having the problem, and so than it is probably not related to a mistake I could have done ...|||

I'm another frustrated developer trying to figure out the magic combination of steps required to install both Visual Studio 2005 Professional and SQL Server 2005 Standard on my Windows Vista Ultimate 64 machine.

Would love to hear a solution. I've also posted on the following thread earlier:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1780190&SiteID=1

|||

Im not a programmer/developer or anything but i have been trying to install SQL Server 2005 onto my laptop (Vista Ultimate 64) pretty much all day.

Could it have something to do with the fact that because we are using a 64bit operating system, we cannot install the 32bit version of .NET?

Im sure after installing Vista 64 i tried to update .NET 2 using the 32bit version and was told i needed the 64bit version.

SQL Server 2005 Express Setup is 32bit, so its looking for software we cannot install right?

Then again i may be totally wrong ..... i dunno, i just dont want to have to format my laptop to reinstall XP or Vista 32

Installation of SQL Server 2005 + RS on a vista 64 bits

Hello,

I'm trying to install a version of SQL server 2005 with reporting services on a vista 64 bits.

I've a licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition in French, my vista is in French, and I'm using visual studio standard edition in English to develop. I would like to develop reports using SQL server to include these reports in my applications developped with Visual Studio.

Wich version of SQL server should I install ? I've tryed to install SQL server express 2005 with advanced feature SP2 (english version) and then later the standard edition (French version) (each time uninstalling all SQL server components between tries), but I got problems with reporting services each time.

I got first a warming saying than reporting services is 32 bits and IIS is 64 bits, I so allowed IIS to run 32 bits ASP .Net, but after that, I now get a problem of .Net registration in IIS as warming message on the line concerning Reporting services during the install of SQL Server, and it doesn't even offer to install RS on the next window.

I reinstalled the DotnetFX64 to be sure, but still get the same message. If I look in the IIS the application pools are looking me to be normal, with the ASPNET 32 bit code allowed.

Are you installing 32-bit SQL Server 2005 Standard on 64-bit Vista? Can you install 64-bit SQL Server 2005?

Vista is a client operating system and it does support all SQL Server 2005 editions except Enterprise edition. So SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express should be supported on Vista.

By default, IIS is not turned on Vista. When you turn on IIS on Vista, please make sure you als select "IIS Backward Compatibility". Otherwise, RS cannot be installed successfully.

|||

I tried to install first SQL express with advanced services, then the 64 bits version SQL server standar edition, but it looks like it still was trying to install the reporting services in 32 bits mode.

I've well installed the IIS backward compatibility, indeed.

I just made a new try, and here are the warming I'm getting now, and I can't select reporting services in the list (sorry, the warmings are in French) :

- Critère d'enregistrement de version ASP.Net (Avertissement)

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En cas d'chec, le programme d'installation de SQL Server restaure l'installation
mais ne peut pas supprimer tous les fichiers .manifest. Pour contourner ce problème,
renommez les fichiers, puis excutez à nouveau le programme d'installation.
Pour plus d'informations, voir Procdure : contourner les checs de contr?le COM+
du programme d'installation de SQL Server.

|||

I've again tried to install the standard edition in French.

Reporting services were still not installing, still complaining about the registration of ASP.net in IIS. I then tried to apply the SP2, and it didn't install at all, complaining than some part of SQL server (like the management studio) where in 32 bits. In the end, all points of the SP2 updates failed. Visual Studio 2005 was then starting to act up (problems to access some log file when I was starting or leaving Visual Studio).

Then I've uninstalled all sql server again. Visual Studio was then completely messy (problems with the components in the tool box, problems with refactor for visual basic, Ideablde Dev Force, Kripton Toolkit, ...) So I also uninstalled Visual Studio 2005 and all these related components.

After that, I used the Windows installer cleaner utility to clean my system (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/290301/en-us).

How can I now mannage to reinstall my products, in wich order and in wich version, to be able in the end to develop my applications and reports, knowing than I've licence for Vista Professional edition, in French; and installed it in 64 bits, I've licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition, in French too and licence for Visual Studio 2005 Standard edition, in English ?

|||Am I really the first one trying to develop on a Vista 64 bits using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL server 2005 ?|||I'm having exactly the same problems as you (except in English!)

When I try to install Reporting Services on my Vista x64 machine, the following happens:

* In the System Configuration Check, there is a "ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement" warning.

* On the following section, Reporting Services is greyed out so cannot be installed.

All of the blogs and posts on this matter suggest going into "Turn

Windows Features on / off" and enabling various IIS7 features. However,

even though I have ticked every possible IIS7 feature the problem

remained.

I have also installed SP2, but again this didn't help when I returned to the original installation.

What is the solution?|||

I have exactly the same problem installing SQL Server 2005 Express SP1 or SP2 on a Vista Ultimate 64 bits with all IIS7 features enabled: RS cannot install because I have registered the 64 bits version of ASP.NET.

I also use VS 2005 which I have it installed on my system.

Bye.

|||Well, at least, I know now than I am not the only one having the problem, and so than it is probably not related to a mistake I could have done ...|||

I'm another frustrated developer trying to figure out the magic combination of steps required to install both Visual Studio 2005 Professional and SQL Server 2005 Standard on my Windows Vista Ultimate 64 machine.

Would love to hear a solution. I've also posted on the following thread earlier:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1780190&SiteID=1

|||

Im not a programmer/developer or anything but i have been trying to install SQL Server 2005 onto my laptop (Vista Ultimate 64) pretty much all day.

Could it have something to do with the fact that because we are using a 64bit operating system, we cannot install the 32bit version of .NET?

Im sure after installing Vista 64 i tried to update .NET 2 using the 32bit version and was told i needed the 64bit version.

SQL Server 2005 Express Setup is 32bit, so its looking for software we cannot install right?

Then again i may be totally wrong ..... i dunno, i just dont want to have to format my laptop to reinstall XP or Vista 32

Installation of SQL Server 2005 + RS fails on a vista 64 bits

Hello,

I'm trying to install a version of SQL server 2005 with reporting services on a vista 64 bits.

I've a licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition in French, my vista is in French, and I'm using visual studio standard edition in English to develop. I would like to develop reports using SQL server to include these reports in my applications developped with Visual Studio.

Wich version of SQL server should I install ? I've tryed to install SQL server express 2005 with advanced feature SP2 (english version) and then later the standard edition (French version) (each time uninstalling all SQL server components between tries), but I got problems with reporting services each time.

I got first a warming saying than reporting services is 32 bits and IIS is 64 bits, I so allowed IIS to run 32 bits ASP .Net, but after that, I now get a problem of .Net registration in IIS as warming message on the line concerning Reporting services during the install of SQL Server, and it doesn't even offer to install RS on the next window.

I reinstalled the DotnetFX64 to be sure, but still get the same message. If I look in the IIS the application pools are looking me to be normal, with the ASPNET 32 bit code allowed.

Are you installing 32-bit SQL Server 2005 Standard on 64-bit Vista? Can you install 64-bit SQL Server 2005?

Vista is a client operating system and it does support all SQL Server 2005 editions except Enterprise edition. So SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express should be supported on Vista.

By default, IIS is not turned on Vista. When you turn on IIS on Vista, please make sure you als select "IIS Backward Compatibility". Otherwise, RS cannot be installed successfully.

|||

I tried to install first SQL express with advanced services, then the 64 bits version SQL server standar edition, but it looks like it still was trying to install the reporting services in 32 bits mode.

I've well installed the IIS backward compatibility, indeed.

I just made a new try, and here are the warming I'm getting now, and I can't select reporting services in the list (sorry, the warmings are in French) :

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En cas d'chec, le programme d'installation de SQL Server restaure l'installation
mais ne peut pas supprimer tous les fichiers .manifest. Pour contourner ce problème,
renommez les fichiers, puis excutez à nouveau le programme d'installation.
Pour plus d'informations, voir Procdure : contourner les checs de contr?le COM+
du programme d'installation de SQL Server.

|||

I've again tried to install the standard edition in French.

Reporting services were still not installing, still complaining about the registration of ASP.net in IIS. I then tried to apply the SP2, and it didn't install at all, complaining than some part of SQL server (like the management studio) where in 32 bits. In the end, all points of the SP2 updates failed. Visual Studio 2005 was then starting to act up (problems to access some log file when I was starting or leaving Visual Studio).

Then I've uninstalled all sql server again. Visual Studio was then completely messy (problems with the components in the tool box, problems with refactor for visual basic, Ideablde Dev Force, Kripton Toolkit, ...) So I also uninstalled Visual Studio 2005 and all these related components.

After that, I used the Windows installer cleaner utility to clean my system (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/290301/en-us).

How can I now mannage to reinstall my products, in wich order and in wich version, to be able in the end to develop my applications and reports, knowing than I've licence for Vista Professional edition, in French; and installed it in 64 bits, I've licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition, in French too and licence for Visual Studio 2005 Standard edition, in English ?

|||Am I really the first one trying to develop on a Vista 64 bits using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL server 2005 ?|||I'm having exactly the same problems as you (except in English!)

When I try to install Reporting Services on my Vista x64 machine, the following happens:
* In the System Configuration Check, there is a "ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement" warning.
* On the following section, Reporting Services is greyed out so cannot be installed.
All of the blogs and posts on this matter suggest going into "Turn Windows Features on / off" and enabling various IIS7 features. However, even though I have ticked every possible IIS7 feature the problem remained.
I have also installed SP2, but again this didn't help when I returned to the original installation.

What is the solution?
|||

I have exactly the same problem installing SQL Server 2005 Express SP1 or SP2 on a Vista Ultimate 64 bits with all IIS7 features enabled: RS cannot install because I have registered the 64 bits version of ASP.NET.

I also use VS 2005 which I have it installed on my system.

Bye.

|||Well, at least, I know now than I am not the only one having the problem, and so than it is probably not related to a mistake I could have done ...|||

I'm another frustrated developer trying to figure out the magic combination of steps required to install both Visual Studio 2005 Professional and SQL Server 2005 Standard on my Windows Vista Ultimate 64 machine.

Would love to hear a solution. I've also posted on the following thread earlier:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1780190&SiteID=1

|||

Im not a programmer/developer or anything but i have been trying to install SQL Server 2005 onto my laptop (Vista Ultimate 64) pretty much all day.

Could it have something to do with the fact that because we are using a 64bit operating system, we cannot install the 32bit version of .NET?

Im sure after installing Vista 64 i tried to update .NET 2 using the 32bit version and was told i needed the 64bit version.

SQL Server 2005 Express Setup is 32bit, so its looking for software we cannot install right?

Then again i may be totally wrong ..... i dunno, i just dont want to have to format my laptop to reinstall XP or Vista 32

|||

Finally! I know WHY I cannot get the enterprise version of SQL to download on Vista. Thank you!

I have been trying desperately for the past 2 days because of an onlne class that I am taking. I will try the Standard edition of SQL. Please keep your fingers crossed for me...

Thanks again, I have been SO frustrated!

E.

I do not expect any kind of an answer to the following question, but I have to ask it...

Why would MS release an operating system that does not support all of their current applications?!!!

Installation of SQL Server 2005 + RS fails on a vista 64 bits

Hello,

I'm trying to install a version of SQL server 2005 with reporting services on a vista 64 bits.

I've a licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition in French, my vista is in French, and I'm using visual studio standard edition in English to develop. I would like to develop reports using SQL server to include these reports in my applications developped with Visual Studio.

Wich version of SQL server should I install ? I've tryed to install SQL server express 2005 with advanced feature SP2 (english version) and then later the standard edition (French version) (each time uninstalling all SQL server components between tries), but I got problems with reporting services each time.

I got first a warming saying than reporting services is 32 bits and IIS is 64 bits, I so allowed IIS to run 32 bits ASP .Net, but after that, I now get a problem of .Net registration in IIS as warming message on the line concerning Reporting services during the install of SQL Server, and it doesn't even offer to install RS on the next window.

I reinstalled the DotnetFX64 to be sure, but still get the same message. If I look in the IIS the application pools are looking me to be normal, with the ASPNET 32 bit code allowed.

Are you installing 32-bit SQL Server 2005 Standard on 64-bit Vista? Can you install 64-bit SQL Server 2005?

Vista is a client operating system and it does support all SQL Server 2005 editions except Enterprise edition. So SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express should be supported on Vista.

By default, IIS is not turned on Vista. When you turn on IIS on Vista, please make sure you als select "IIS Backward Compatibility". Otherwise, RS cannot be installed successfully.

|||

I tried to install first SQL express with advanced services, then the 64 bits version SQL server standar edition, but it looks like it still was trying to install the reporting services in 32 bits mode.

I've well installed the IIS backward compatibility, indeed.

I just made a new try, and here are the warming I'm getting now, and I can't select reporting services in the list (sorry, the warmings are in French) :

- Critère d'enregistrement de version ASP.Net (Avertissement)

Messages
Critère d'enregistrement de version ASP.Net

échec de la recherche de l'enregistrement de version ASP.Net
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Messages
Catalogue COM Plus requis

En cas d'chec, le programme d'installation de SQL Server restaure l'installation
mais ne peut pas supprimer tous les fichiers .manifest. Pour contourner ce problème,
renommez les fichiers, puis excutez à nouveau le programme d'installation.
Pour plus d'informations, voir Procdure : contourner les checs de contr?le COM+
du programme d'installation de SQL Server.

|||

I've again tried to install the standard edition in French.

Reporting services were still not installing, still complaining about the registration of ASP.net in IIS. I then tried to apply the SP2, and it didn't install at all, complaining than some part of SQL server (like the management studio) where in 32 bits. In the end, all points of the SP2 updates failed. Visual Studio 2005 was then starting to act up (problems to access some log file when I was starting or leaving Visual Studio).

Then I've uninstalled all sql server again. Visual Studio was then completely messy (problems with the components in the tool box, problems with refactor for visual basic, Ideablde Dev Force, Kripton Toolkit, ...) So I also uninstalled Visual Studio 2005 and all these related components.

After that, I used the Windows installer cleaner utility to clean my system (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/290301/en-us).

How can I now mannage to reinstall my products, in wich order and in wich version, to be able in the end to develop my applications and reports, knowing than I've licence for Vista Professional edition, in French; and installed it in 64 bits, I've licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition, in French too and licence for Visual Studio 2005 Standard edition, in English ?

|||Am I really the first one trying to develop on a Vista 64 bits using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL server 2005 ?|||I'm having exactly the same problems as you (except in English!)

When I try to install Reporting Services on my Vista x64 machine, the following happens:
* In the System Configuration Check, there is a "ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement" warning.
* On the following section, Reporting Services is greyed out so cannot be installed.
All of the blogs and posts on this matter suggest going into "Turn Windows Features on / off" and enabling various IIS7 features. However, even though I have ticked every possible IIS7 feature the problem remained.
I have also installed SP2, but again this didn't help when I returned to the original installation.

What is the solution?
|||

I have exactly the same problem installing SQL Server 2005 Express SP1 or SP2 on a Vista Ultimate 64 bits with all IIS7 features enabled: RS cannot install because I have registered the 64 bits version of ASP.NET.

I also use VS 2005 which I have it installed on my system.

Bye.

|||Well, at least, I know now than I am not the only one having the problem, and so than it is probably not related to a mistake I could have done ...|||

I'm another frustrated developer trying to figure out the magic combination of steps required to install both Visual Studio 2005 Professional and SQL Server 2005 Standard on my Windows Vista Ultimate 64 machine.

Would love to hear a solution. I've also posted on the following thread earlier:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1780190&SiteID=1

|||

Im not a programmer/developer or anything but i have been trying to install SQL Server 2005 onto my laptop (Vista Ultimate 64) pretty much all day.

Could it have something to do with the fact that because we are using a 64bit operating system, we cannot install the 32bit version of .NET?

Im sure after installing Vista 64 i tried to update .NET 2 using the 32bit version and was told i needed the 64bit version.

SQL Server 2005 Express Setup is 32bit, so its looking for software we cannot install right?

Then again i may be totally wrong ..... i dunno, i just dont want to have to format my laptop to reinstall XP or Vista 32

|||

Finally! I know WHY I cannot get the enterprise version of SQL to download on Vista. Thank you!

I have been trying desperately for the past 2 days because of an onlne class that I am taking. I will try the Standard edition of SQL. Please keep your fingers crossed for me...

Thanks again, I have been SO frustrated!

E.

I do not expect any kind of an answer to the following question, but I have to ask it...

Why would MS release an operating system that does not support all of their current applications?!!!

Installation of SQL Server 2005 + RS fails on a vista 64 bits

Hello,

I'm trying to install a version of SQL server 2005 with reporting services on a vista 64 bits.

I've a licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition in French, my vista is in French, and I'm using visual studio standard edition in English to develop. I would like to develop reports using SQL server to include these reports in my applications developped with Visual Studio.

Wich version of SQL server should I install ? I've tryed to install SQL server express 2005 with advanced feature SP2 (english version) and then later the standard edition (French version) (each time uninstalling all SQL server components between tries), but I got problems with reporting services each time.

I got first a warming saying than reporting services is 32 bits and IIS is 64 bits, I so allowed IIS to run 32 bits ASP .Net, but after that, I now get a problem of .Net registration in IIS as warming message on the line concerning Reporting services during the install of SQL Server, and it doesn't even offer to install RS on the next window.

I reinstalled the DotnetFX64 to be sure, but still get the same message. If I look in the IIS the application pools are looking me to be normal, with the ASPNET 32 bit code allowed.

Are you installing 32-bit SQL Server 2005 Standard on 64-bit Vista? Can you install 64-bit SQL Server 2005?

Vista is a client operating system and it does support all SQL Server 2005 editions except Enterprise edition. So SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express should be supported on Vista.

By default, IIS is not turned on Vista. When you turn on IIS on Vista, please make sure you als select "IIS Backward Compatibility". Otherwise, RS cannot be installed successfully.

|||

I tried to install first SQL express with advanced services, then the 64 bits version SQL server standar edition, but it looks like it still was trying to install the reporting services in 32 bits mode.

I've well installed the IIS backward compatibility, indeed.

I just made a new try, and here are the warming I'm getting now, and I can't select reporting services in the list (sorry, the warmings are in French) :

- Critère d'enregistrement de version ASP.Net (Avertissement)

Messages
Critère d'enregistrement de version ASP.Net

échec de la recherche de l'enregistrement de version ASP.Net
avec Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).

- Catalogue COM Plus requis (Avertissement)
Messages
Catalogue COM Plus requis

En cas d'chec, le programme d'installation de SQL Server restaure l'installation
mais ne peut pas supprimer tous les fichiers .manifest. Pour contourner ce problème,
renommez les fichiers, puis excutez à nouveau le programme d'installation.
Pour plus d'informations, voir Procdure : contourner les checs de contr?le COM+
du programme d'installation de SQL Server.

|||

I've again tried to install the standard edition in French.

Reporting services were still not installing, still complaining about the registration of ASP.net in IIS. I then tried to apply the SP2, and it didn't install at all, complaining than some part of SQL server (like the management studio) where in 32 bits. In the end, all points of the SP2 updates failed. Visual Studio 2005 was then starting to act up (problems to access some log file when I was starting or leaving Visual Studio).

Then I've uninstalled all sql server again. Visual Studio was then completely messy (problems with the components in the tool box, problems with refactor for visual basic, Ideablde Dev Force, Kripton Toolkit, ...) So I also uninstalled Visual Studio 2005 and all these related components.

After that, I used the Windows installer cleaner utility to clean my system (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/290301/en-us).

How can I now mannage to reinstall my products, in wich order and in wich version, to be able in the end to develop my applications and reports, knowing than I've licence for Vista Professional edition, in French; and installed it in 64 bits, I've licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition, in French too and licence for Visual Studio 2005 Standard edition, in English ?

|||Am I really the first one trying to develop on a Vista 64 bits using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL server 2005 ?|||I'm having exactly the same problems as you (except in English!)

When I try to install Reporting Services on my Vista x64 machine, the following happens:
* In the System Configuration Check, there is a "ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement" warning.
* On the following section, Reporting Services is greyed out so cannot be installed.
All of the blogs and posts on this matter suggest going into "Turn Windows Features on / off" and enabling various IIS7 features. However, even though I have ticked every possible IIS7 feature the problem remained.
I have also installed SP2, but again this didn't help when I returned to the original installation.

What is the solution?
|||

I have exactly the same problem installing SQL Server 2005 Express SP1 or SP2 on a Vista Ultimate 64 bits with all IIS7 features enabled: RS cannot install because I have registered the 64 bits version of ASP.NET.

I also use VS 2005 which I have it installed on my system.

Bye.

|||Well, at least, I know now than I am not the only one having the problem, and so than it is probably not related to a mistake I could have done ...|||

I'm another frustrated developer trying to figure out the magic combination of steps required to install both Visual Studio 2005 Professional and SQL Server 2005 Standard on my Windows Vista Ultimate 64 machine.

Would love to hear a solution. I've also posted on the following thread earlier:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1780190&SiteID=1

|||

Im not a programmer/developer or anything but i have been trying to install SQL Server 2005 onto my laptop (Vista Ultimate 64) pretty much all day.

Could it have something to do with the fact that because we are using a 64bit operating system, we cannot install the 32bit version of .NET?

Im sure after installing Vista 64 i tried to update .NET 2 using the 32bit version and was told i needed the 64bit version.

SQL Server 2005 Express Setup is 32bit, so its looking for software we cannot install right?

Then again i may be totally wrong ..... i dunno, i just dont want to have to format my laptop to reinstall XP or Vista 32

|||

Finally! I know WHY I cannot get the enterprise version of SQL to download on Vista. Thank you!

I have been trying desperately for the past 2 days because of an onlne class that I am taking. I will try the Standard edition of SQL. Please keep your fingers crossed for me...

Thanks again, I have been SO frustrated!

E.

I do not expect any kind of an answer to the following question, but I have to ask it...

Why would MS release an operating system that does not support all of their current applications?!!!

Installation of SQL Server 2005 + RS fails on a vista 64 bits

Hello,

I'm trying to install a version of SQL server 2005 with reporting services on a vista 64 bits.

I've a licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition in French, my vista is in French, and I'm using visual studio standard edition in English to develop. I would like to develop reports using SQL server to include these reports in my applications developped with Visual Studio.

Wich version of SQL server should I install ? I've tryed to install SQL server express 2005 with advanced feature SP2 (english version) and then later the standard edition (French version) (each time uninstalling all SQL server components between tries), but I got problems with reporting services each time.

I got first a warming saying than reporting services is 32 bits and IIS is 64 bits, I so allowed IIS to run 32 bits ASP .Net, but after that, I now get a problem of .Net registration in IIS as warming message on the line concerning Reporting services during the install of SQL Server, and it doesn't even offer to install RS on the next window.

I reinstalled the DotnetFX64 to be sure, but still get the same message. If I look in the IIS the application pools are looking me to be normal, with the ASPNET 32 bit code allowed.

Are you installing 32-bit SQL Server 2005 Standard on 64-bit Vista? Can you install 64-bit SQL Server 2005?

Vista is a client operating system and it does support all SQL Server 2005 editions except Enterprise edition. So SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and SQL Server 2005 Express should be supported on Vista.

By default, IIS is not turned on Vista. When you turn on IIS on Vista, please make sure you als select "IIS Backward Compatibility". Otherwise, RS cannot be installed successfully.

|||

I tried to install first SQL express with advanced services, then the 64 bits version SQL server standar edition, but it looks like it still was trying to install the reporting services in 32 bits mode.

I've well installed the IIS backward compatibility, indeed.

I just made a new try, and here are the warming I'm getting now, and I can't select reporting services in the list (sorry, the warmings are in French) :

- Critère d'enregistrement de version ASP.Net (Avertissement)

Messages
Critère d'enregistrement de version ASP.Net

échec de la recherche de l'enregistrement de version ASP.Net
avec Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).

- Catalogue COM Plus requis (Avertissement)
Messages
Catalogue COM Plus requis

En cas d'chec, le programme d'installation de SQL Server restaure l'installation
mais ne peut pas supprimer tous les fichiers .manifest. Pour contourner ce problème,
renommez les fichiers, puis excutez à nouveau le programme d'installation.
Pour plus d'informations, voir Procdure : contourner les checs de contr?le COM+
du programme d'installation de SQL Server.

|||

I've again tried to install the standard edition in French.

Reporting services were still not installing, still complaining about the registration of ASP.net in IIS. I then tried to apply the SP2, and it didn't install at all, complaining than some part of SQL server (like the management studio) where in 32 bits. In the end, all points of the SP2 updates failed. Visual Studio 2005 was then starting to act up (problems to access some log file when I was starting or leaving Visual Studio).

Then I've uninstalled all sql server again. Visual Studio was then completely messy (problems with the components in the tool box, problems with refactor for visual basic, Ideablde Dev Force, Kripton Toolkit, ...) So I also uninstalled Visual Studio 2005 and all these related components.

After that, I used the Windows installer cleaner utility to clean my system (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/290301/en-us).

How can I now mannage to reinstall my products, in wich order and in wich version, to be able in the end to develop my applications and reports, knowing than I've licence for Vista Professional edition, in French; and installed it in 64 bits, I've licence for SQL server 2005 standard edition, in French too and licence for Visual Studio 2005 Standard edition, in English ?

|||Am I really the first one trying to develop on a Vista 64 bits using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL server 2005 ?|||I'm having exactly the same problems as you (except in English!)

When I try to install Reporting Services on my Vista x64 machine, the following happens:
* In the System Configuration Check, there is a "ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement" warning.
* On the following section, Reporting Services is greyed out so cannot be installed.
All of the blogs and posts on this matter suggest going into "Turn Windows Features on / off" and enabling various IIS7 features. However, even though I have ticked every possible IIS7 feature the problem remained.
I have also installed SP2, but again this didn't help when I returned to the original installation.

What is the solution?
|||

I have exactly the same problem installing SQL Server 2005 Express SP1 or SP2 on a Vista Ultimate 64 bits with all IIS7 features enabled: RS cannot install because I have registered the 64 bits version of ASP.NET.

I also use VS 2005 which I have it installed on my system.

Bye.

|||Well, at least, I know now than I am not the only one having the problem, and so than it is probably not related to a mistake I could have done ...|||

I'm another frustrated developer trying to figure out the magic combination of steps required to install both Visual Studio 2005 Professional and SQL Server 2005 Standard on my Windows Vista Ultimate 64 machine.

Would love to hear a solution. I've also posted on the following thread earlier:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1780190&SiteID=1

|||

Im not a programmer/developer or anything but i have been trying to install SQL Server 2005 onto my laptop (Vista Ultimate 64) pretty much all day.

Could it have something to do with the fact that because we are using a 64bit operating system, we cannot install the 32bit version of .NET?

Im sure after installing Vista 64 i tried to update .NET 2 using the 32bit version and was told i needed the 64bit version.

SQL Server 2005 Express Setup is 32bit, so its looking for software we cannot install right?

Then again i may be totally wrong ..... i dunno, i just dont want to have to format my laptop to reinstall XP or Vista 32

|||

Finally! I know WHY I cannot get the enterprise version of SQL to download on Vista. Thank you!

I have been trying desperately for the past 2 days because of an onlne class that I am taking. I will try the Standard edition of SQL. Please keep your fingers crossed for me...

Thanks again, I have been SO frustrated!

E.

I do not expect any kind of an answer to the following question, but I have to ask it...

Why would MS release an operating system that does not support all of their current applications?!!!