SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition and Full Text Indexing

Hello, we have recently upgraded our web front end server from SQL Server 2005 (Standard Edition) to SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition (in conjuction with upgrading our main production servers to SQL 2008 R2 Standard). We have 12 Databases on our production
SQL Server that are replicated to our web frontend server to the SQL Express instance. One of these databases has a FULL TEXT INDEX. The production database is running the Adobe iFilter version 9 64Bit. The FULL TEXT CATALOG has been created and populated
and performs searches as intended. However, upon replication, when using the search option on our web page based on that PDF iFilter, it no longer works. After examining the properties of the FULL TEXT CATALOG, we note that the Catalog size on the subscriber
end is 0MB in size (whereas it is 3MB on the Publication side). Also the Unique Key Count on the subscriber side is '1' whereas on the publisher side it is 30,000+. After examining the FT Indexing logs on the subscriber side shows an error: "Warning: No appropriate
filter was found during full-text index population" On the subscriber side which is running Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition, Adobe Reader 10.1.1 is installed (all 32Bit) with the Adobe iFilter AcroRdIF.dll. When running the SELECT
* from sys.fulltext_document_types T-Sql statement, the list returned shows the PDF filter to be installed and shows the correct path. Under the System Environment Variables, that path has also been installed (from previous recommendations in researching this
problem). After numerous reboots, service restarts and re-attempts to get the FT Daemon to crawl - no success. Can anyone please help with this problem? Is there something I am missing? In an attempt to work around this problem thinking there might be a version
conflict between the 64Bit version on the publisher and the 32Bit version on the subscriber, I disabled the replication of the FULL TEXT CATALOG and tried to create a new catalog on the subscriber with the same results. Thank you for your answers in advance
- Fustrated! Sorry, somehow this got posted originally under Server Design

Hello Jeff hope your still out there. I wrote this question 2 years ago and upgraded to SQL Express with advanced services. Full Text replication worked until last week. We are operating in a virtual environment. My publisher box
is a Windows Server 2008 R2 (64bit) with SQL Server Standard Edition. My Web front subscriber is a Windows 2003 R2 (32bit) Server with SQL Server 2008 R2 Express SP1 with Advanced Services. Now the exact same thing is happening after 2+ years.
We are looking for possible updates that might have broken this but I am stretching that. Any clues please? 32bit vs. 64bit?

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In that system Microsoft Framework 4.o and 3.5.1 is installed even then i am getting the error then i uninstalled and again installed framework same error occurring.

Hi Chandra,
As other post, please help to post the summary and detail logs for analysis.
Based on my knowledge, the error “unhandled exception has occurred in your application” always happens along with the following message when installing SQL Server 2008 R2:
“An error occurred creating the configuration section handler for userSettings/Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.LandingPage.Properties.Settings: Could not load file or assembly 'System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'
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If you encounter such issue, please perform the following steps to solve it.
1.Go to your app data directory by going to start > run > %appdata% .
2.This will by default take you to the "roaming" folder, go up one directory and move into the "Local" folder.
3. Go to the "Microsoft_Corporation" folder.
4. Delete the relevant folders from the "Microsoft_Corporation" folder.
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SQL Server 2008 R2 will not install - Unhandled Exception has occurred in your application
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Installing SSMS 2012 after SQL Server 2008 R2 Express was installed (without tools)

Hi everybody,
This is a question in another forum I am frequent. Someone installed SQL Server Express 2008 R2 and he used the wrong exe, so he installed it without tools. Now he wants to install SSMS.
It looks like SSMS 2012 wants to have SQL Server 2012 Express installed first.
Can someone please confirm if it's possible to install just SSMS 2012 after SQL Server 2008 R2 Express was already installed and if possible, guide through the installation steps?
Thanks a lot in advance.
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Hi Naomi,
Agree with Shanky.
I have tested the scenario you described. Everything works well, I successfully install SQL Server Management studio 2012 after SQL Server 2008 R2 Express (without tools) was already installed.
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Error 18452 "Login failed. The login is from an untrusted domain and cannot be used with Windows authentication" on SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition 64-bit SP2 clustered instance

Hi there,
I have a Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise x64 SP2 cluster which has 2 SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition x64 SP2
instances.
A domain account "Domain\Login" is administrator on both physcial nodes and "sysadmin" on both SQL Server instances.
Currently both instances are running on same node.
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Please help resolve the issue.
Thanks,
AY

Hello,
I Confirm that I encountred the same problem when the first domain controller was dow !!
During a restarting of the first domain controller, i tried to failover my SQL Server instance to a second node, after that I will be able to authenticate SQL Server Login but Windows Login returns Error 18452 !
When the firts DC restart finishied restarting every thing was Ok !
The Question here : Why the cluster instance does'nt used the second DC ???
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Service-specific error code -2146885628- MS SQL Server 2008 r2 Express

I have had no end of problems starting my MS SQL Server 2008 r2 Express.
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This is the sum total of an error log in: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.act7\MSSQL\Log. There are no error logs for June 23 to July 14. This is the closest
date to the first time I experienced this SQL Server problem.
2014-07-15 09:32:43.31 Server Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (SP2) - 10.50.4000.0 (X64)
Jun 28 2012 08:36:30
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
Express Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 6.1 <X64> (Build 7601: Service Pack 1)
2014-07-15 09:32:44.12 Server (c) Microsoft Corporation.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.12 Server All rights reserved.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.12 Server Server process ID is 2276.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.15 Server System Manufacturer: 'TOSHIBA', System Model: 'Satellite L775D'.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.27 Server Authentication mode is MIXED.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.27 Server Logging SQL Server messages in file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.ACT7\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.63 Server This instance of SQL Server last reported using a process ID of 6980 at 7/15/2014 9:13:22 AM (local) 7/15/2014 1:13:22 PM (UTC). This is an informational message only; no user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.63 Server Registry startup parameters:
-d c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.ACT7\MSSQL\DATA\master.mdf
-e c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.ACT7\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG
-l c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.ACT7\MSSQL\DATA\mastlog.ldf
2014-07-15 09:32:46.39 Server SQL Server is starting at normal priority base (=7). This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:32:46.40 Server Detected 4 CPUs. This is an informational message; no user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:33:00.47 Server Using dynamic lock allocation. Initial allocation of 2500 Lock blocks and 5000 Lock Owner blocks per node. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:33:33.57 Server Node configuration: node 0: CPU mask: 0x000000000000000f:0 Active CPU mask: 0x000000000000000f:0. This message provides a description of the NUMA configuration for this computer. This is an informational message
only. No user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:33:37.59 spid7s Starting up database 'master'.
2014-07-15 09:33:40.89 spid7s FILESTREAM: effective level = 0, configured level = 0, file system access share name = 'ACT7'.
2014-07-15 09:33:42.39 spid7s SQL Trace ID 1 was started by login "sa".
2014-07-15 09:33:42.56 spid7s Starting up database 'mssqlsystemresource'.
2014-07-15 09:33:42.86 spid7s The resource database build version is 10.50.4000. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.59 spid10s Starting up database 'model'.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.58 spid7s Server name is 'Harold_Schultz\ACT7'. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.59 spid10s Error: 17204, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.59 spid10s FCB::Open failed: Could not open file e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\model.mdf for file number 1. OS error: 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid7s Informational: No full-text supported languages found.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid10s Error: 5120, Severity: 16, State: 101.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid10s Unable to open the physical file "e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\model.mdf". Operating system error 3: "3(The system cannot find the path specified.)".
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid7s Starting up database 'msdb'.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid7s Error: 17204, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid7s FCB::Open failed: Could not open file e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBData.mdf for file number 1. OS error: 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid7s Error: 5120, Severity: 16, State: 101.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid7s Unable to open the physical file "e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBData.mdf". Operating system error 3: "3(The system cannot find the path specified.)".
2014-07-15 09:33:47.04 Server Warning: Support for the VIA protocol is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. If possible, use a different network protocol and disable VIA.
2014-07-15 09:33:47.33 Server Virtual Interface Architecture protocol is not supported for this particular edition of SQL Server.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.03 spid7s Error: 17207, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.03 spid7s FileMgr::StartLogFiles: Operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.) occurred while creating or opening file 'e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBLog.ldf'.
Diagnose and correct the operating system error, and retry the operation.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.04 spid10s Error: 17207, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.04 spid10s FileMgr::StartLogFiles: Operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.) occurred while creating or opening file 'e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\modellog.ldf'. Diagnose
and correct the operating system error, and retry the operation.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.08 spid7s File activation failure. The physical file name "e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBLog.ldf" may be incorrect.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.08 spid10s File activation failure. The physical file name "e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\modellog.ldf" may be incorrect.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.15 spid10s Error: 945, Severity: 14, State: 2.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.15 spid10s Database 'model' cannot be opened due to inaccessible files or insufficient memory or disk space. See the SQL Server errorlog for details.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.38 spid10s Could not create tempdb. You may not have enough disk space available. Free additional disk space by deleting other files on the tempdb drive and then restart SQL Server. Check for additional errors in the event
log that may indicate why the tempdb files could not be initialized.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.39 spid10s SQL Trace was stopped due to server shutdown. Trace ID = '1'. This is an informational message only; no user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.38 Server Error: 17190, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.38 Server Initializing the FallBack certificate failed with error code: 1, state: 1, error number: -2146893802.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.42 Server Unable to initialize SSL encryption because a valid certificate could not be found, and it is not possible to create a self-signed certificate.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server Error: 17182, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server TDSSNIClient initialization failed with error 0x80092004, status code 0x80. Reason: Unable to initialize SSL support. Cannot find object or property.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server Error: 17182, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server TDSSNIClient initialization failed with error 0x80092004, status code 0x1. Reason: Initialization failed with an infrastructure error. Check for previous errors. Cannot find object or property.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server Error: 17826, Severity: 18, State: 3.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server Could not start the network library because of an internal error in the network library. To determine the cause, review the errors immediately preceding this one in the error log.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server Error: 17120, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server SQL Server could not spawn FRunCM thread. Check the SQL Server error log and the Windows event logs for information about possible related problems.

Installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Express ADV SP1 (with advanced services), but installed 2005 Express

My English - bad =)
Download SQL Server 2008 R2 Express ADV SP1 from
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26729
this
SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe
Installed, opened Management Studio,
made the request
print @@version
result:
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.3042.00 (Intel X86)
Feb 9 2007 22:47:07
Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation
Express Edition on Windows NT 6.1 (Build 7600: )
How to install the 2008 R2 Express ADV?? =)
I can't open the database version 661, because SQL Server 2005 - 612

Hi,
You just installed SQl server management studio I guess and when you connected the system already had SQL Server 2005 and it connected to it.
If you are sure you installed express with advanced services (2008 r2) you need to go to Start..all program..can you see SQL server 2008 r2 listed ?
Now open SSMS for 2008 r2 and instead of connecting with default instance look for other instances in drop down in server name you would fine that for SQL Server 2008 r2 connect to that
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Mirgation P6 v7 to new SBS2011 (SQL Server 2008 R2 Express)

Hi guys,
We are in a process of upgrading client's server with P6 v7 from windows 2003 (SQL 2005 Express) to SBS2011 (SQL Server 2008 R2 Express).
Is there any specific document/migration procedure for P6 v7 when doing server upgrade?
I've already set up virtuall SBS2011 server for testing and would appriciate any advices on how to proceed.
Should I just install the software and then move (export/import) the database over? if yes, then how :) ? What about clients?
Any feedback is helpfull
Thank you so much!
Vik

There is an article in the knowledge-base 905825.1 that explains how to do this.
But in short, restore the database onto the new server and run the following commands against the restored database to re-sync the user-names. You then just need to edit the database connection information on the clients to reflect the databases new location.
EXEC sp_change_users_login 'Update_One', 'pubuser', 'pubuser'
EXEC sp_change_users_login 'Update_One', 'privuser', 'privuser'

Unable to install SQL server 2008 r2 standard edition on windows server 2008 r2 sp1

I am unable to install sql server 2008 r2 standard edition on windows server 2008 r2 sp1.
On the Setup Support Files page, choose Install this step I don't get any other window i.e. nothing happens I waited for 5-10 min. Then I checked the log file.
Final result:                  Failed: see details below
Exit code (Decimal):           -2068053929
Exit facility code:            1212
Exit error code:               87
Exit message:                  Failed: see details below
Start time:                    2014-03-18 14:59:31
End time:                      2014-03-18 15:00:25
=== Verbose logging started: 3/19/2014 9:45:47 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 5.00.7601.00 Calling process: E:\SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard\x64\setup100.exe ===
MSI (c) (10:34) [09:45:47:496]: Note: 1: 2203 2: E:\SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard\x64\redist\watson\dw20sharedamd64.msi 3: -2147287038
MSI (c) (10:34) [09:45:47:496]: MsiOpenPackageEx is returning 2.
=== Verbose logging stopped: 3/19/2014 9:45:47 ===
Please help As i am running out of time as i have to upgrade TFS for that first step is to install SQL server.

Hello,
The following are a few things you can try:
Copy the media to the local disk drive, unzip it (in case you are installing from an ISO file, and run SQL Server setup from there.
Try to unregister and register the Windows Installer with the following two commands:
msiexec /unregister
msiexec /regserver
Try to use Process Monitor to log the detailed error produced when the installation of dw20sharedamd64.msi fails. You can download Process Monitor from the following link:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645
Share with us the error captured by Process Monitor.
Hope this helps.
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MS SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition

Hello Team,
Is there any issue/conflicts/limitationn to install MS SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition.
OR their is nothing to worry about it I guess their is memory limitation between both of them. Please suggest
Regards
Naveed Amir

Hi,
Here you can find the officially Hardware and Software Requirements for SQL Server 2008 R2:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506(v=sql.105).aspx
There should be NO problem as much as I know if the basic limitation fit you (as shanky mentioned).
I had (an clients still have) several servers with Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard & SQL
Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and Standard with no problem (today I have one old developing server with this exact installations work great for several years).
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How to Configure Remote Connections To SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

Post written June 10, 2010 and pertains to:
SQL Server 2008 R2 Express on both my server and local machines: SQLX_SRV,
SQLX_LOC
SQL Server 2008 R2 Management Studio on both my server and local machines:
MS_SRV, MS_LOC
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise installed on a Hyper-V VPS: WS
SQL Server Configuration Manager on both my server and local machines:
CMGR_SRV, CMGR_LOC
Server Manager: SMGR
I am connecting to my hosting server via Remote Desktop Connection: RDC
I installed SQLX_SRV and MS_SRV on my hosting server and SQLX_LOC and MS_LOC on my local development machine. I am able to use MS_LOC to connect to SQLX_LOC and to use MS_SRV to connect to SQLX_SRV. However I am not able to use MS_LOC to connect
with SQLX_SRV. Here's what I have done so far:
SMGR -> Configuration -> Windows Firewall to turn off the Windows Firewall for Domain, Private and Public profiles. Obviously I'll change this later, but until I can connect I want to remove as many variables as possible.
CMGR_SRV -> SQL Server Services to confirm that both SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) and SQL Server Browser services were running.
CMGR_SRV -> SQL Server Network Configuration -> Protocols for SQLEXPRESS to ENABLE the Shared Memory, Named Pipes, and TCP/IP protocols and DISABLE the deprecated VIA protocol.
CMGR_SRV -> SQL Server Network Configuration -> Protocols for SQLEXPRESS -> double click TCP/IP to open the TCP/IP properties dialogue. On the Protocol tab Enabled: Yes, Keep Alive: 30000, changed Listen All to No. I've tried it both
ways, but I've got six IP addresses on my server and I wanted to configure SQLEXPRESS to listen to only the first and primary IP. On the IP Addresses tab went to IPALL and cleared the TCP Dynamic Ports field and entered 1433 in the TCP Port field.
For my first and primary IP Address I made sure that Enabled was Yes, I cleared the TCP Dynamic Ports field, and entered 1433 in the TCP Port field. For all other IP Addresses Enabled was set to No and I cleared both the TCP Dynamic Ports and TCP Port
fields.
CMGR_SRV -> SQL Server Services -> SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) right click and Restart. This of course stopped and restarted my instance of SQLX_SRV enabling the TCP/IP configuration in the previous step to take effect.
On my server, SQLX_SRV is the only instance of SQL Server running and so it's easy to hard wire it to the default port 1433.
The instance name for both SQLX_SRV and SQLX_LOC is the default "SQLEXPRESS". My server machine name is "SERVER1" on the EnglishBrains.com domain. So the proper local name (local within the context of my remote server as connected via RDC) for
my instance of SQLX_SRV would be:
SERVER1\SQLEXPRESS
Note the use of a backslash NOT a forward slash.
Of course to connect remotely from my development machine, which is not on the same domain as my hosting server, I would need to specify the domain as well, so the SQL Server name becomes:
SERVER1.EnglishBrains.com\SQLEXPRESS
I must also use SQL Server Authentication. Before I can use such a remote connection, however, there are still several configuration steps required. So on my server (connected via RDC) I used MS_SRV to connect to SQLX_SRV using SERVER1\SQLEXPRESS
for the server name and Windows Authentication. Once connected I performed the following steps:
MS_SRV -> right click the connected parent SERVER1\SQLEXPRESS instance node at the top -> Properties -> Security -> Server authentication: select "SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode". This will enable connections using either type
of authentication.
Next, leaving the Server Properties dialogue open, Connections -> check "Allow remote connections to this server" box.
Click OK to save these changes and close the Server Properties dialogue.
MS_SRV -> Security -> right click Logins and select "New Login...", the Login - New dialogue opens.
On the General page Enter a name for your new login
Select SQL Server Authorization
Enter and confirm a password
Uncheck Enforce password expiration
Select the default Database and Language
On the ServerRoles page Public will be checked, also check SysAdmin. This is probably not a good idea and I'll uncheck this as soon as I can connect to the SQLX_SRV.
On the User Mapping page select the databases you want your new Login to access and enter the Default Schema of "dbo".
At the bottom of the User Mapping page you'll see the Database Roles table. Public will be selected by default. Also select db_Owner. Again this is probably not a good idea, and I'll refine this once I can connect.
On the Status page confirm that "Grant" is checked under "Permission to connect to database engine" and "Enable" is checked under "Login".
Click OK to save all changes and close the Login - New dialogue.
With these steps completed you should now be able to use MS_SRV to connect to SQLX_SRV using SQL Server Authentication by supplying the name and password for your new Login. I tried this and it worked fine. Next I tried to use this same login
remotely, that is I went to my local development machine and used MS_LOC to try and connect to SQLX_SRV by using
SERVER1.EnglishBrains.com\SQLEXPRESS
and opting for SQL Server Authentication and supplying the name and password of my new login.
THIS DID NOT WORK?? Instead I get the following error message:
Cannot connect to SERVER1.EnglishBrains.com\SQLEXPRESS.
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider:
SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: -1)
For help, click:
http://www.microsoft.com/products/ee/transform.aspx?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=-1
If you follow the suggested help link, you are told:
The SQL Server client cannot connect to the server. This error could be caused by one of the following reasons:
A specified SQL Server instance name is not valid.
The TCP, or named pipes protocols are not enabled.
The firewall on the server has refused the connection.
The SQL Server Browser service (sqlbrowser) is not started.
WRONG on all 4 counts! The instance name IS valid. Both TCP/IP and Named Pipes protocols are enabled. The firewall has been shut down, so it is not relevant. Finally the SQL Server Browser IS started.
The next thing I tried was to circumvent discovery by the SQL Browser service by using the following syntax to specify the IP address and port directly when specifying the SQL Server name.
tcp:68.71.134.186,1433
Using this in the Server Name field I was able to use MS_SRV to successfully connect to SQLX_SRV (using SQL Server Authentication of course) with or without the SQL Browser service running.
However when I tried to connect from MS_LOC to SQLX_SRV using this same login (WITH SQL Browser service running just for good measure) it does not work?? I get the following error message:
Cannot connect to tcp:68.71.134.186,1433.
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider:
TCP Provider, error: 0 - A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 10060)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=10060&LinkId=20476
If you follow the help link you are told:
"The SQL Server client cannot connect to the server. This error could occur because either the firewall on the server has refused the connection or the server is not configured to accept remote connections."
However, the firewall has been shut down and the server HAS been configured to accept remote connections!
I confirmed that i could indeed Ping to 68.71.134.186 and running NetStat -a |find /i "listening" on the server shows that the server is indeed listening at 68.71.134.186 Port 1433 -- which is why I was able to connect to SQLX_SRV using MS_SRV with
tcp:68.71.134.186,1433 .
IN SUMMARY: Even though I can connect to my SQLEXPRESS instance multiple ways from the server itself, I cannot connect remotely from my development machine!
If anyone can help me figure out why I would be very, very grateful!

My two cents to help you out on c# code example to configure the remote sql server express.
Hope it helps. It works, but you have to be extra carefull to read it all and setup the server configuration and netsh commands; also the port fowarding on the router.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
namespace sqlremoteconnection
class Program
static void Main(string[] args)
// this is the local sql server connection
// 192.168.1.101\SQLEXPRESS
// now, the configuration for remote access:
// activate SQL SERVER BROWSER - set it to start "automatic"; then START UP
// SQL Server Configuration Manager
// --> SQL SERVER BROWSER -> properties -> Service -> Start Mode -> automatic -> apply
// --> Log On -> Start -> Ok
            // netsh firewall set portopening protocol = TCP port = 1433 name = SQLPort mode = ENABLE scope = all profile = CURRENT
            // netsh firewall set portopening protocol = UDP port = 1434 name = SQLPort mode = ENABLE scope = all profile = CURRENT
            // netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name = SQLPort dir = in protocol = tcp action = allow localport = 1433 remoteip = any profile = PUBLIC
            // netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name = SQLPort dir = in protocol = udp action = allow localport = 1434 remoteip = any profile = PUBLIC
// VERY IMPORTANT FOR REMOTE ACCESS: you have to add the rules on port fowarding
// on the router!!!
// TCP: 1433
// UDP: 1434
// or just a personal port like TCP 31433/UDP 31434
// read carefully the netsh commands above
// server name: 123.132.24.177\SQLEXPRESS
// server name: anyurl.myftp.org\SQLEXPRESS,1433 <<-- regular port
// server name: anyurl.myftp.org\SQLEXPRESS
// server name: anyurl.myftp.org\SQLEXPRESS,31433 <<-- WOW different PORT here!!!
SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(
"user id=sa;" +
"password=password_goes_here!;" +
"server=anyurl.myftp.org\\SQLEXPRESS,31433;" +
//"Trusted_Connection=no;" +
"database=database_name_here; " +
"connection timeout=30");
try
myConnection.Open();
catch (Exception e)
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
try
SqlDataReader myReader = null;
SqlCommand myCommand = new SqlCommand("select * from mytable", myConnection);
myReader = myCommand.ExecuteReader();
while (myReader.Read())
Console.WriteLine(myReader["tab01_name"].ToString());
Console.WriteLine(myReader["tab01_age"].ToString());
catch (Exception e)
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
try
myConnection.Close();
catch (Exception e)
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
Adelino Araujo

Sa's password in SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

Hi,
In the SQL Server 2005 Express I can chose the expert mode during the installation. This enables me to set the password of the user “sa”.
Now I tried to install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express but I had no possibility to change / set the password of the user “sa”.
I read in the internet that the default-password of the user “sa” should be a blank password. Since in SQL Server 2008 R2 Express there was no way to set / change “sa”’s password I tried to login with a blank password. But this
also didn’t worked.
So my questions are:
1.    Where during the SQL Server 2008 R2 Express setup can I set / change the “sa”’s password.
2.    Where in the SQL Server 2008 R2 Express can I set / change the “sa”’s password after the installation.
3.    What’s the default password of “sa” in SQL Server 2008 R2 Express?
4.    Why a blank password for the unmodified “sa” account didn’t worked?
Thank in advance for all your helpful answers.

I am not sure whether you found a solution for sa password reset in 2k8 express. May be useful to others.
Steps to reset the password:
1. Go to SQL Server Properties/Security tab and change the mode to SQL Server authentication mode
2. Go to security/logins, open SA login properties
a. Uncheck "Enforce password policy" and "Enforce password expiration" check box there if you decide
to use weak password
b. Assign password to SA user
3. In SQL 2k8, we may get the following error when we reset the password,
"Cannot set a credential for principal 'sa' . (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 15535)"
Resolution:
but this can be fixed by selecting the "Map To Credential" check box on the General tab of the Login
Properties - sa dialog box.
4. You may get the following error after above step,
“User is not associated with a trusted sql server connection"
Resolution:
In SQL Server Management Studio, Right-click the Server name, select Properties > Security
Under Server Authentication, select SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode
The server must be stopped and re-started before this will take effect.
5. Make sure the sa (at status tab of sa properties) is enabled after restart the server.
It works =)!!!!!!!!! Thanks man =)

Error received when installing SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

I receive the following error when I try to install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express-
See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.
************** Exception Text **************
System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: An error occurred creating the configuration section handler for userSettings/Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.LandingPage.Properties.Settings: Could not load file or assembly 'System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. (C:\Users\rhaas\AppData\Local\Microsoft_Corporation\LandingPage.exe_StrongName_ryspccglaxmt4nhllj5z3thycltsvyyx\10.0.0.0\user.config line 5) ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException:
Could not load file or assembly 'System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'
   at System.Configuration.TypeUtil.GetTypeWithReflectionPermission(IInternalConfigHost host, String typeString, Boolean throwOnError)
   at System.Configuration.RuntimeConfigurationRecord.RuntimeConfigurationFactory.Init(RuntimeConfigurationRecord configRecord, FactoryRecord factoryRecord)
   at System.Configuration.RuntimeConfigurationRecord.RuntimeConfigurationFactory.InitWithRestrictedPermissions(RuntimeConfigurationRecord configRecord, FactoryRecord factoryRecord)
   at System.Configuration.RuntimeConfigurationRecord.RuntimeConfigurationFactory..ctor(RuntimeConfigurationRecord configRecord, FactoryRecord factoryRecord)
   at System.Configuration.RuntimeConfigurationRecord.CreateSectionFactory(FactoryRecord factoryRecord)
   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.FindAndEnsureFactoryRecord(String configKey, Boolean& isRootDeclaredHere)
WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.FindAndEnsureFactoryRecord(String configKey, Boolean& isRootDeclaredHere)
   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSectionRecursive(String configKey, Boolean getLkg, Boolean checkPermission, Boolean getRuntimeObject, Boolean requestIsHere, Object& result, Object& resultRuntimeObject)
   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSection(String configKey, Boolean getLkg, Boolean checkPermission)
   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.GetSection(String configKey)
   at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.System.Configuration.Internal.IInternalConfigSystem.GetSection(String sectionName)
   at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection(String sectionName)
   at System.Configuration.ClientSettingsStore.ReadSettings(String sectionName, Boolean isUserScoped)
   at System.Configuration.LocalFileSettingsProvider.GetPropertyValues(SettingsContext context, SettingsPropertyCollection properties)
   at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.GetPropertiesFromProvider(SettingsProvider provider)
   at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.GetPropertyValueByName(String propertyName)
   at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.get_Item(String propertyName)
   at System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.GetPropertyValue(String propertyName)
   at System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.get_Item(String propertyName)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.LandingPage.Properties.Settings.get_WindowPlacement()
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.LandingPage.LandingPageForm.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
    CodeBase:
file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
LandingPage
    Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 10.50.1600.1 ((KJ_RTM).100402-1540 )
    CodeBase:
file:///c:/976a3a4150b5ddedc8968e5dee63fa41/x86/LandingPage.exe
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
    CodeBase:
file:///C:/windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
System
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
    CodeBase:
file:///C:/windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
    CodeBase:
file:///C:/windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco
    Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 10.50.1600.1 ((KJ_RTM).100402-1540 )
    CodeBase:
file:///c:/976a3a4150b5ddedc8968e5dee63fa41/x86/Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.DLL
Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure
    Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 10.50.1600.1 ((KJ_RTM).100402-1540 )
    CodeBase:
file:///c:/976a3a4150b5ddedc8968e5dee63fa41/x86/Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.DLL
System.Xml
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
    CodeBase:
file:///C:/windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
Accessibility
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.4927 (NetFXspW7.050727-4900)
    CodeBase:
file:///C:/windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Controls
    Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 10.50.1600.1 ((KJ_RTM).100402-1540 )
    CodeBase:
file:///c:/976a3a4150b5ddedc8968e5dee63fa41/x86/Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Controls.DLL
System.Configuration
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)
    CodeBase:
file:///C:/windows/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.
For example:
<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>
When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to proceed? Installing will not complete.

Hi Balmukund!
Thanks for your help. I did rename both folders to a generic name (rename_folder_1 & rename_folder_2) and the install failed again. Did I rename the folders in a correct manner? Below is a copy of the user.config file referenced in
your post above. Any additional direction would be very helpful.
Thanks!
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
    <configSections>
        <sectionGroup name="userSettings" type="System.Configuration.UserSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
            <section name="Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.LandingPage.Properties.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
allowExeDefinition="MachineToLocalUser" requirePermission="false" />
        </sectionGroup>
    </configSections>
    <userSettings>
        <Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.LandingPage.Properties.Settings>
            <setting name="WindowPlacement" serializeAs="Xml">
                <value>
                    <WINDOWPLACEMENT xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
                        xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
                        <showCmd>3</showCmd>
                        <ptMinPosition>
                            <x>-1</x>
                            <y>-1</y>
                        </ptMinPosition>
                        <ptMaxPosition>
                            <x>-1</x>
                            <y>-1</y>
                        </ptMaxPosition>
                        <rcNormalPosition>
                            <left>0</left>
                            <top>0</top>
                            <right>800</right>
                            <bottom>600</bottom>
                        </rcNormalPosition>
                    </WINDOWPLACEMENT>
                </value>
            </setting>
        </Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.LandingPage.Properties.Settings>
    </userSettings>
</configuration>

Can't uninstall SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

Hi all,
I have unfortunately let myself be persuaded (by a company selling a solution to us) to install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express on a Windows 2012 Standard Server.
At first it didn't work, the installation wizard told me to reboot the server - so I did. No change the checklist stopped at the same thing again telling me to reboot first...
Found out that I could install by using this command: SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe /SkipRules=RebootRequiredCheck /ACTION=install
Seemed to work, all fine! Rebooted and tried to install SQLManagmentStudio_x64_ENU.exe and got a compability warning saying that the SQL Server 2008 R2 Express is not compatible with Windows 2012 Standard Server.
I thought "Right, uninstall it and then install a new and compatible version" Can't uninstall!!
It stops with this error and nothing happens uninstall wise:
Windows Features
The following feature couln't be installed:
.NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)
Windows Server roles and features cannot be automatically installed or uninstalled via the Windows Feature Control Panel.
To install Windows Server roles and features, start Server Manager, or use the Server Manager cmdlets for Windows PowerShell.
When I look in remove roles and features there's no checkmark in .NET 3.5 Framework and it's also grayed out....
Please Help! :)
BR,
Micael

Hello,
Try installing from the Command Prompt as explained on the following resource.
http://www.sqlcoffee.com/Troubleshooting101.htm
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com

Set SPN for a local SQL Server 2008 R2 Express database used for local "Offline Mode" application

Hi - I have tried searching the web for tips on this situation. Basically, I am trying to recreate a previous employee's client Image. This image is used for one of our companies client application that features and "Offline Mode" where it connects
(Using Kerberos) to the local DB instead of the central DB server.
The custom image connects without issue. I cannot seem to recreate his configuration. I am sure of these things:
- Both images are using the same SQL Server 2008 R2 Express version.
- Both images have the same user accounts setup.
- Both images have "Remote Connections" setup with TCP/IP enabled in the Configuration Manager.
- Both images are joined to the same Domain server currently.
- Both images has the SQLServer service set to use "NETWORK SERVICE" account.
This is the error message I get when SQL starts up for the non-working image:
The SQL Network Interface library could not register the Service Principal Name (SPN) for the SQL Server service. Error: 0x54b, state: 3. Failure to register an SPN may
cause integrated authentication to fall back to NTLM instead of Kerberos. This is an informational message. Further action is only required if Kerberos authentication is required by authentication policies.
Thank you for any assistance given.

Hi Gribbled,
Could you please change the SQL Server Service to run under 'LocalSystem' account and restart SQL Server? Then check if the error still occurs. When the SQL Server service account is configured to use the LocalSystem account, the server will automatically
publish the SPN.
Alternatively, to work around this issue, you can manually create the SPN for the SQL Server Service account using the SETSPN tool. For more details, please review this
blog.
Thanks,
Lydia Zhang

Upgrade SQL Server 2008 R2 enterprise edition to SQL server 2012 slandered edition

Hi everyone,
Need help on below concern.
I have SQL Server 2008 R2 enterprise edition installed. Which contains SSAS cubes, SSIS packages and SSRS Reports.
I need to upgrade it to SQL Server 2012 Standard edition.
How can I achieve this ??
And I don't have much idea in SSIS package migrations.
Please help me to achieve this.
Thanks,
Rohit

Hi,
Please follow side by side approach for upgrade.Get a new windows box and install SQL server 2012 on it
Move databases from SS2008 R2 to SS 2012 by backup restore mechanism.
Move
jobs and logins by Scripting out and running it on SQL SS 2012.See links as well
Please refer to
this link for SSIS package migration
For SSAS please post question in SSAS forum
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