Ms Sql Management Studio 2014 Express + Azure

Hi everyone
I have SSMS 2014 Express and I use Azure SQL DB with SQL Database Update V12 (preview).
Now I have the restricted access to my DB from ssms, but there (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2014/12/18/sql-server-2014-management-studio-updated-support-for-the-latest-azure-sql-database-update-v12-preview.aspx) talks about the enhanced
functionality. I can not find this update for ssms. Please help me, where I can get this update?

I have installed MS SQL Management Studio 2014. After that I have installed CU5 from link in your previous post.
There was no change. After your last post I have installed
CU6, but again there was no change.
Now I have this:
MS SQL Management Studio about window:
In Azure:
I'm sorry for russian language in screenshot, I don't know how to change it to english.
No error occurs.
GUI can not do anything with the database
in Azure. I can only see the list
of tables, and I can do a sql queries.
But in the local database in the GUI
all the features are present
Hi AndrewG42,
I notice that you are using the latest version of SQL Azure database (13.0.15). I suspect there’s no update in SSMS 2014 for this version of SQL Azure database.
In other words, these features (select top 1000 rows, table designer, etc) are only going to be present with SSMS connecting to Azure v12 which version number is 12.0.2000.8.
Personally, regarding to above issue, I recommend you submit a feedback at
http://feedback.azure.com/forums/34192--general-feedback. Your feedback is valuable for us to improve our products and increase the level of service provided.
Thanks,
Lydia Zhang
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SQL Management studio 2014 error

While installing Sql management studio, error showing that Could not write value to key\Software. Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel . I Have right click on setup file and click on Run as
a administrator but same error is showing. Kindly give me solution as quick as possible.

Hi,
please make sure you provide complete rights as per this support article
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913559
Can you add comment in below connect item, post all logs as well.
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/998266/could-not-write-value-to-key-software-verify-that-you-have-sufficient-access-to-that-key-or-contact-your-support-personnel
I somehow feel its either issue with SQL Server or windows installer. You can locate logs files using below
This link
Please zip all log files and mail me complete log file I will upload it in connect. My mail id is in my profile
Meanwhile please refer to below thread ans see answer given by Michpol
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/41dec503-ce0a-40e1-ae5f-363452890d48/sql-server-management-tools-could-not-write-value-to-key-software-error-code-1406?forum=sqltools
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AUto-renaming mdf & ldf filenames when restoring a database with SQL Management Studio

Hi!
I am using SQL Management Studio 2014 and I am experiencing some problems when restoring a database backup.
I have a SQL Server 2008R2 & SQL Server 2012 instances.
On the 2012 instance, when I restore a database and rename it into a new name, the mdf and ldf files get automatically renamed into the new database name : Great, this is the behavior that I expect.
On the 2008R2 instance, the mdf and ldf files don't automatically get renamed to match the new database name and I have to perform the renaming manually - pretty annoying.
Has anybody experienced this problem ? If yes, do you know of a fix ?
Thank you
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Hi,
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>> How to: Restore a Database to a New Location and Name (Transact-SQL)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190447(v=sql.105).aspx
-- use any name that you want in the restore
RESTORE DATABASE MyNewAdvWorks
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Unable to install microsoft sql server management studio 2008 express

When i install management studio 2008 express, throws an error stating that "SQL server 2008 Setup reqiures Microsoft .NET framework from http:.... and then rerun setup.
Can any body help me in this, and also i have installed .NET framework 3.5.
Thanks.

Hi sivak_tamilan,
According to your description, we need to verify if you install and enable the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, it is a prerequisite for SQL Server 2008 standalone instance.
In the setup, the SP-bit must be set to “1″, you can do as follows:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.5
There is a similar issue about this error, you can review the following article.
http://www.undermyhat.org/blog/2011/03/resolved-microsoft-sql-server-2008-setup-requires-microsoft-net-framework-3-5-sp1-to-be-installed/
In addition, if you install SQL Server on a computer that is running Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8, you must make sure that you fulfill the minimum requirements. For example, you must apply SQL Server 2008 Service Pack
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For more information, see:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681562/en-us
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SQL Management Studio Installation Problems

My hard drive crash and I'm forced to use Windows 8 on my laptop for a while. Visual Studio 2012 installed okay but I cannot get the SQL Management Studio to install.
I have SQL Management Studio 2005 CD's and I've also tried to download and install the 2008 version.
But no matter what I do I cannot get one to them to install and run. It always tells me I have compatibility problems.
I'm desperate. I need this to work.
Can someone please tell me how to get SQL Management Studio 2005 32 or 64 bit to run on on this Window 8 box?
Or any version of SQL Management Studio to install and run.
BTW, I've tried running in compatibility mode.

FIrst of all, please notice that SSMS 2005 will probably not fit windows 8, but I am not sure about this (the SQL
Server 2005 do not fit). Please check this link before you wasted your time :-)
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681562/en-us?wa=wsignin1.0
"SQL Server 2005 (the release version and service packs) and earlier versions of SQL Server are not supported on Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, or Windows 8. You will receive a warning in the Action Center if Windows 8.1
or Windows 8 detects an instance of SQL Server 2005."
You can use any version from 2008 and above.
* If you are using 2008 express, then you must manually install Service Pack 3, after you install SQL Server 2008 Express Edition. In any case we are not at that point since your issue is with the installation itself :-)
**** For our case *****
1. You did not post your errors log till this time :-(
You only gave us stories, and no facts
2. If you are using the free edition EXPRESS, then you probably be better with the new version SQL EXPRESS 2014.
* You are talking about the SSMS which is not the SQL Server, but just a client application. Do you have a server to connect to?
if not, then you probably wanted to install the SQL Server with the SSMS tool, no?
You can get the new version (no so new) 2014 here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42299
There are several files to download there:
* SQLEXPRADV: include the SQL Server and all the extra tools (including the server, Express Tools, Reporting Services, and Full Text Search, and more), is my prefered option for all developers and people that learn and use the SQL Server locally.
* SqlLocalDB: This is a different version that is much better for developers in most cases which they need to store the database in the application, it came to replace the EXPRESS "user instance".
* SQLManagementStudio: this is only the SSMS without the server!
* SQLEXPRWT: this is the basic version which include the basic tools
* SQLEXPR: this is only the server (this is what people install on production in lot of cases, when they do not want any extra tools)
*** If you have option to use windows 8.1 instead of 8, then you will feel that it is easier. I have to say that I too don't like the windows 8/8.1/2012/2012r2 but the 8.1/2012r2 brought back some of the old features and are better.
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Error installing SQL Management Studio 2012

have visual studio 2013 ultimate and windows 8.1 . I tried to install SQL Management Studio 2012 and the error occurs
The following error has occurred:
Could not write value to key \SOFTWARE. Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel.
Need help to solve this.

Running as adiministrator
Summary log file
Overall summary:
Final result: Failed: see details below
Exit code (Decimal): -2068052610
Start time: 2014-07-21 01:25:26
End time: 2014-07-21 01:32:11
Requested action: Install
Setup completed with required actions for features.
Troubleshooting information for those features:
Next step for SSMS: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
Machine Properties:
Machine name: GHAZANFAR
Machine processor count: 4
OS version: Future Windows Version
OS service pack:
OS region: United States
OS language: English (United States)
OS architecture: x64
Process architecture: 64 Bit
OS clustered: No
Product features discovered:
Product Instance Instance ID Feature
Language Edition Version Clustered
SQL Server 2012 LocalDB
1033 Express Edition 11.1.3000.0 No
Package properties:
Description: Microsoft SQL Server 2012
ProductName: SQL Server 2012
Type: RTM
Version: 11
SPLevel: 0
Installation location: c:\350b2b28d35e58b5113af189b3c5\x64\setup\
Installation edition: Express
Product Update Status:
User selected not to include product updates.
User Input Settings:
ACTION: Install
ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN: true
AGTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
AGTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Manual
ASBACKUPDIR: Backup
ASCOLLATION: Latin1_General_CI_AS
ASCONFIGDIR: Config
ASDATADIR: Data
ASLOGDIR: Log
ASPROVIDERMSOLAP: 1
ASSERVERMODE: MULTIDIMENSIONAL
ASSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
ASSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS: <empty>
ASTEMPDIR: Temp
BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Disabled
CLTCTLRNAME: <empty>
CLTRESULTDIR: <empty>
CLTSTARTUPTYPE: 0
CLTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
CLTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
CLTWORKINGDIR: <empty>
COMMFABRICENCRYPTION: 0
COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL: 0
COMMFABRICPORT: 0
CONFIGURATIONFILE:
CTLRSTARTUPTYPE: 0
CTLRSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
CTLRSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
CTLRUSERS: <empty>
ENABLERANU: false
ENU: true
ERRORREPORTING: true
FEATURES: SSMS
FILESTREAMLEVEL: 0
FILESTREAMSHARENAME: <empty>
FTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
FTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
HELP: false
INDICATEPROGRESS: false
INSTALLSHAREDDIR: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\
INSTALLSQLDATADIR: <empty>
INSTANCEDIR: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
INSTANCEID: <empty>
INSTANCENAME: <empty>
ISSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
ISSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT: 0
MATRIXCMSERVERNAME: <empty>
MATRIXNAME: <empty>
NPENABLED: 0
PID: *****
QUIET: false
QUIETSIMPLE: false
ROLE: AllFeatures_WithDefaults
RSINSTALLMODE: DefaultNativeMode
RSSHPINSTALLMODE: DefaultSharePointMode
RSSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
RSSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
SAPWD: <empty>
SECURITYMODE: <empty>
SQLBACKUPDIR: <empty>
SQLCOLLATION: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
SQLSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
SQLSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS: <empty>
SQLTEMPDBDIR: <empty>
SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR: <empty>
SQLUSERDBDIR: <empty>
SQLUSERDBLOGDIR: <empty>
SQMREPORTING: true
TCPENABLED: 0
UIMODE: AutoAdvance
UpdateEnabled: false
UpdateSource: MU
X86: false
Configuration file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140721_012339\ConfigurationFile.ini
Detailed results:
Feature: Management Tools - Basic
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.
Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
Component name: SQL Server Management Services
Component error code: 1406
Component log file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20140721_012339\sql_ssms_Cpu64_1.log
Error description: Could not write value to key \SOFTWARE. Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel.
Error help link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.2100.60&EvtType=sql_ssms.msi%40WriteRegistryValues%401406
Rules with failures:
Global rules:
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How do I load an SSIS package created in Visual Studio 2012 Shell (Integrated) onto SQL Server 2012 using SQL Management Studio 2012

I am fairly new to this whole process of working with the Microsoft development environment. Here is what I have to work with:
an NT server running Microsoft SQL 2012 - Microsoft SQL Server Standard (64-bit) 11.0.2100.60
and on my laptop (all freebie downloads):
SQL Server Management Studio 2012 ver 11.0.2100.60
Visual Studio 2012 Express for Desktop Development and
Visual Studio 2012 Shell (Integrated)
I was able to create an SSIS package in
2012 Shell (Integrated). It takes a flat file and imports it into an SQL database table. It runs successfully from within the
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version of SQL Management Studio 2012? If so, how would I go about getting this software component installed? And I am not clear if this is something that needs to be installed on our SQL Server or if I simply need a professional version of SSMS
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Arthur,
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Thanks!

I am trying connect to a SQL instance for our CRM program and I am receiving To Connect to this Server you must use SQL Management Studio or SQL Server Management

I am trying connect to a SQL instance for our CRM program and I am receiving To Connect to this Server you must use SQL Management Studio or SQL Server Management
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Thanks!
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Hello,
Which version and edition of the SQL Server instance did you installed on the new server machine? If you install SQL Server 2012 Express edition, you can try to install SQL Server Management Studio 2012 from
this link.
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What's more, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Objects Collection requires Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0, Microsoft SQL Server Native Client, and Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types. You can try to download and install
SQL Serve 2008 Feature Pack
which contains packages above.
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How to connect to SP2010 content database from SQL Management Studio?

I would like to migrate the SP 2010 Foundation content to 2013 Foundation.
Both default installations with no external SQL server.
When trying to connect from SQL Management Studio Express 2008 I get the error below.
I'm using windows authentication and my domain admin account.
tried all the steps from
this guide.
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Cannot connect to (local).
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Hi,
According to your description, my understanding is that you could not connect from SQL Management Studio Express 2008.
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SQL Management Studio crashes with DataTools installed

This error seems to be very random but once it occurs I can no longer connect to a server in SQL Server Management Studio. It was happening in Management Studio 2012 as well:
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SQL Server Data Tools for Visual Studio 2013
SQL Server Management Studio 2014
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Application: devenv.exe
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at System.Threading.QueueUserWorkItemCallback.WaitCallback_Context(System.Object)
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at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
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Hi ScottWeeden,
The SQL Server Data Tools for SQL Server 2014 is available, and this update is available for Visual Studio 2012 and 2013. According to your description, when you installed SQL Server Data Tools for Visual Studio 2013, the SQL Server Management Studio 2014
crashes. In theory , this version of SQL Server Data Tools is fully compatible with SQL Server 2014. Personally, I recommend you install the latest cumulative update or service pack for SQL Server 2014/2012, and install the latest cumulative
update for VS 2013. For more information, see:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ssdt/archive/2014/03/25/sql-server-data-tools-for-sql-server-2014-is-available.aspx
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Sql management studio sql 2012

where can i install or download the sql management studio only for sql 2012?
I downloaded sql 2012 but it does not give me the option to install just the management studio?
where is it?

where can i install or download the sql management studio only for sql 2012?
I downloaded sql 2012 but it does not give me the option to install just the management studio?
where is it?
You can download Management studio express from
this link. Click on download and you would see
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ENU\x86\SQLManagementStudio_x86_ENU.exe
Please also upgrade SSMS to SQL Server 2012 SP2 its advisable.With SSMS express patched to SP2 you could get feature almost same as normal SQL Server 2012 SSMS
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Don't have permission to do anything in SQL Management Studio 2012

I have installed SQL Server 2012 with SQL Management Studio on Windows 7 Enterprise SP1. When I log into Studio, it won't let me do anything other than view. I am using Windows Authentication and am logged in as a domain user with local admin
rights. I installed SQL with this same account. If I try to use SQL Authentication, I can't figure out the default password for "sa". Any ideas as to how to get access to this so I can create new databases from within Studio?

I am using express. Should I try developer instead? I should mention that I also have whatever version of SQL Server Express came with my Visual Studio 2013 when I installed it.
Express should work fine.
When you install SQL Server, there is a screen where you are supposed to enter a Windows user that is to have sysadmin permissions. There is a button "Add Current User" which is convenient.
On the same screen you can also specify that you want to have SQL Server authentication enabled, and in this case you must specify the sa password. That is, there is no default password.
Now, I don't install Express Edition very often, but I seem to recall that the Express install by default skips some of the screens unless you press an "Advanced" button along the way. The screen I'm talking about may be one them. But in
that case, I would expect the user under which you ran the install to be added as sysadmin.
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, [email protected]

SQL Management Studio -- Windows open off-screen!

I used to have three monitors hooked up to this computer, now I only have two. Most applications don't have any problem with this, except SQL Management Studio which keeps opening windows off the right-hand side of the screen which are impossible to move back on-screen! All I can do is right-click the window in the taskbar, then choose "maximize" to temporarily work with the window. (I don't want the window maximized, but that's the only way to make it visible!) Import/Export data wizard window does this, as does the "add new users to DB" window.
How do I reset window locations in SQL Management Studio? This is getting extremely annoying. And please, please fix this bug! It's the year 2007, your program should be able to cope with multiple monitors! (Imagine how many laptop users who hot-swap monitors all the time are running into this.)
Thanks in advance.

Buck Woody - MSFT wrote:
I'm sorry if I gave the immpression that you couldn't move your screen around - and I did look into the bug. I would never knowingly lie to anyone. Once again, I apologize for the misunderstanding.
Microsoft has looked into the bug, and in fact, we've done a lot of work on the mulitple monitor support in SQL Server 2008, as I mentioned in my post. You should see an improvement there.
- Buck
Your last reply on this thread was telling me that, and I quote: "SSMS has no notion of monitors - it just uses whatever Windows says are there. If you will remove the monitor from the video card settings then SSMS will not show the screens on something that does not exist." Which is incorrect, as my screenshot in the next post proved. Normally when people make a claim, and it's refuted, they respond in some fashion.
The annoyance is that it took a full year (and an irate post from me) for you to respond to that screenshot, and it still seems like you're unclear about the issue. It has nothing at all to do with "I can't move my screen around". Let's review the repro instructions one more time:
1) Start with a computer running Windows XP Pro and three monitors plugged in, arranged in a horizontal line. The center monitor is the default.
2) Open SSMS. Maximize it in the left-most monitor.
3) In the Object Browser, select a database, expand "Security", expand "Users", then right-click in the list and select "New User"
4) Move the New User window to the right-most monitor and maximize it.
5) Close SSMS, then re-open it and bring up the New User window again. Notice that SSMS saves the window position so that it continues to open on the right-most monitor. (This is good!)
6) Now unplug the right-most monitor and restart the computer. Go to the Monitors property sheet to ensure that there are only two monitors listed, and that the right-most (of the two) is still the default monitor.
7) Open SSMS, then bring up the New User window once more. Notice that the New User window now opens off-screen.
The irony is that this bug doesn't even apply to me anymore as, after about 6 months, I got my third monitor back. But for those 6 months, I was getting this behavior MANY TIMES A DAY, driving me completely and utterly furious and crazy each time, because it's such a stupid and moronic and easy-to-fix bug. I don't understand how your QA process could possibly have missed windows opening off-screen.
(Like you suggested, if SSMS actually ensured that windows opened on monitors that actually exist, this whole thing would be a non-issue.)
I don't know what you mean by "can't move my screen around," as this has nothing to do with moving or repositioning screens. It has to do with a window that opens off-screen, so that it's impossible to use the window without doing one of the ugly hacks outlined in this thread.
I'm glad SQL Server 2008 has "lots of work on multiple monitor support" and I'd be extremely happy if it did what you <i>claimed</i> SSMS 2005 did a year ago.
Sorry for the tone. It's so upsetting to me that bugs related to multi-monitor support could exist in a product in use in 2005, after a full decade of Windows supporting multiple-monitors. Isn't this stuff perfected by now? Doesn't Microsoft have any kind of minimal quality control process, and why isn't this on it? It's hard to express how frustrating this is, both the bug and the lack of response to it.

Problem sequencing SQL Management Tools 2014

Hi
I'm using APPV5.0 SP2 to sequence SQL Management Tools 2014. Unfortunately when running the APPV package on the client, I get the following error:
Invalid license data. Reinstall is required
This seems a known issue (even with SQL MGMNT tools 2012). After some searching, I found out that it's related to a Visual Studio 2010 bug. A hotfix has been released (KB2526163) but won't install so this doesn't solve the issue.
Has anyone managed to sequence either SQL Management Tools 2012 or 2014?
thanks for your help
Gert

We used the SQL Server 2014 Management Studio sources, not the full SQL Server binaries. Like Rory did in his recipe.
Product Name: SQL Server 2014 Management Studio (x64) - (English)
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SQL 2012 SP2 - Cannot open Maintenance Plans in SQL Management Studio

Hello...
We have a number of SQL 2012 SP2 instances running on Server 2012 R2 where we cannot open any Maintenance Plans via the SQL Management Studio.
At times we've received an error message screen when attempting to open the Plan, but most of the time just nothing happens when you try to open the Plan.
I cannot get any of them to display the error now to even provide more information there.
This happens even after a reboot and/or restarting SQL server.
Everything else seems to be working and we can examine the individual pieces under the SQL Server Agent -> Jobs, but we cannot open the Maintenance Plan itself.
We can even create new Plans via the "Maintenance Plan Wizard" but not from "New Maintenance Plan" and once a Plan exists, we can't open it.
As a test, I tried connecting from a SQL 2008 R2 server and am able to open the plans, so it appears to be a SQL 2012 Management Studio issue rather than the Plans.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thank you...

Hello,
Once you modify and save a maintenance plan with a greater version of SSMS (let’s say SSMS 2014) you cannot modify it again
with an earlier version of SSMS again ( SSMS 2012 or earlier). That may be a possibility.
If you did not modify the maintenance plan with SSMS 2014, then try to repair SQL Server 2012, apply the latest service
pack (SP2), or try to uninstall only SSMS and reinstall it again.
If you have Visual Studio installed, please apply the latest update.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com

Ms Sql Management Studio 2014 Express + Azure

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