Fresh install of SQL Server 2005, everything works. Upgrade to just SP1, everything works.

Microsoft posted on April 18, 2006 the RTM version of Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2005 Developer, Workgroup, Standard, Enterprise, and Express editions. Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, ...

We were having trouble installing SQL 2005 Enterprise x64 on our clustered system. It would get to an "Inspecting Configuration" screen, and then bomb out with fairly useless errors and "memory ...

SQL Server 2008 Installation Strategies and Best Practices Part 2 of 5 Greetings, last week I initiated this blog series which focuses on best practices and installation strategies when deploying ...

Warnings Information in this article applies to Microsoft SQL Server 2012. The instructions for earlier versions of SQL Server, including versions 2008 and 2005, are similar.