SQL server express 2005 Creating a "user instance"

How do you create a user instance so that you dont have to be logged on as administrator?

Hi
* A User Instance is a feature of SQL EXPRESS and will be created for you dynamically if and only if you are using a database which is
not attach to any other instance, and you do have SQL Express installed.
* It will not help you to change only the connection string if the database already attach to the other server instance, This will rise an error that the database is in use.
* A user instance need that the user will have proper security permeation on the folder where the database files are.
* As Olaf mentioned, and once you are meet the above requirements AND the requirements mentioned in the link Olaf post (I dont know why they did not mentioned the above requirements or maybe i did not notice it there...), Then you can use a connection
string which open a user instance.
* This problem is most common in my experience (trying to open a user instance using a database which is already attach to other instance)! for example a database which is attach to constant instance or a database which is attach to some other user
instance.
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VS 2013 Community and SQL Server Express 2005

Not sure if I'm in the right forum, but I'll give it a shot. I have a laptop with Vista and SQL Server Express 2005. I created a db on it and put a lot of time into it. But now the laptop is dieing. I am wanting to use the db with VS 2013
Community.
I plan to upload the db files to OneDrive from the Vista laptop and then download them to my new laptop that has VS on it. Will it work? Is it practical? Should I go with SQL Express 2008 or higher?
I'm just learning VS and not sure what to do. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
Bill

Thanks for pvdg42’s help.
Hi Bill,
It seems that you have resolved certain issues, you know that one thread for one issue, so for the new issue, it would be better if you could post them in new threads.
>>The ProgramFiles folder has a folder Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0. The ProgramFiles(x86) has a VS 11.0 ands VS 12.0 folder. I did not know this when I downloaded 2013CE.
It would be related to your windows version 32 bit or 64 bit, for example, the 64 bit version windwos 8.1 in my side, it would setup in this path default:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0
In addition, my understanding the latest issue “The tables not show in object explorer window” would be related to the database upgraded from the old SQL Server version to the high version. So it would be not the VS IDE issue.
Of course, if you add a new table in this database, how about the result?
If you connect to the previous database in this high version, how about the result if you add a table?
I think if it would works well when you add a new table in other database of high version in VS2013, it means that it is not the VS IDE issue, the real issue would be related to your previous database.
My suggestion is that you could post this issue to the SQL Server forum since it is related to the database migration.
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How do I connect Dreamweaver CS3 to SQL Server Express 2005?

I have an ecommerce software solution that was built in ASP
C# that is entirely database driven. I'm running SQL Server Express
2005 and when I create the connection, it pops up an "HTTP Error
Code 405 Method Not Allowed" window, and it won't let me view
anything inside the database. I have checked the credentials and
permissions, and I'm connecting to the database as sa and I know
the password is correct. Any idea how to fix this?

I take it this is using ASP.NET 2.0(C#2005 and Visual Studio
2005). if so Dreamweaver sucks at this big time. My advice is for
you to download Visual Web Developer FREE, yes free from Microsoft
or buy a copy of Expression Web. Adobe missed this big time.
Dreameaver does ASP.NET 1.1 but not 2.0 or above and now with .NET
3.5 they might have to do some scrambling for this.
Either product from Microsoft is quite easy to set up
database and do this.
Even though I have used Dreamweaver from version 2.0, as soon
as you go C#, I would go to MS and use their tools.
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SQL Server Express 2005 dilemma

I have a instance of SQL
server express 2005 that we have connected to some quoting software. The “server” is a installation XP Pro that we are going to update. So, I want to be able to copy the Databases and use them in the same computer after a OS update and a new install of SQL
Server Express 2005. I have not found specific instructions on how to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Backup all databases to 3 different storage places with verification:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189587(v=sql.105).aspx
Install SQL Server 2012 on the new os.
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SQL Server Express 2005 to 2014 upgrade and Uninstallation issues

We have client application running SQL Server Express that connects to a SQL Server 2012 server. We are attempting to upgrade from Microsoft SQL 2005 express to Microsoft SQL Server 2014
express – but are having difficulties – especially with uninstall.
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Start /wait SQLEXPR.exe /qn ACTION=UPGRADE INSTANCENAME="SQLEXPRESS" UPGRADE=SQL_Engine SAPWD=<password>
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Hello,
After you perform an in-place upgrade it’s normal to find the binaries and references of the old version of SQL Server on the Start Menu and Control Panel -> Programs and Features. That’s by design. After you have successfully upgraded an instance, you can
remove the old binaries.
IfIf you find some remnants after uninstalling SQL Server 2014, please perform the following steps to manually uninstall it:
1. Uninstall all SQL Server 2014 components you can using Control Panel -> Programs and
Features
2. Backup the registry.
3. Delete the following keys in regedit:
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    --HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer
4. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and delete
all the sub-keys referencing SQL Server.
5. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services and delete all the keys referencing
SQL Server.
6. Rename all the SQL Server folders in the computer like
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server and subfolders.
Hope this helps.
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CF8 and SQL Server Express 2005 connection problem

Hi. I'm new to SQL Server (I'm running Express 2005 SP2 on
Vista - local machine) and I can't seem to connect to my datasource
with CF Admin. I submit the following information to CF Admin:
CF Data Source Name: MySampleDB
Database: MySampleDB
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User name: Me
Password: **********
I get the following error:
Connection verification failed for data source: MySampleDB
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more data available to read.
The root cause was that: java.sql.SQLException:
[Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC Driver]No more data available to read.
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Here's what else i have done so far:
I have tried using 127.0.0.1 as the server
I made sure Windows firewall had an exception to allow port
1433
I tried ports 1434 and 8500
I made sure TCP/IP is enabled in SSCM protocols
I even tried leaving the username and pwd blank and I get the
following message:
Connection verification failed for data source: MySampleDB
java.sql.SQLException: [Macromedia][SQLServer JDBC
Driver]Error establishing socket to host and port: 127.0.0.1:1433.
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your sqlserver. That may work for you.
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Connecting Visual Studio 2003 to SQL Server Express 2005 Edition

I was wondering if it is possible to connect the SQL Server 2005 Express Version to Visual Studio 2003.If its possible , how can it be done?Cos i seem to have an error if i do so.

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What MS SQL Server Express version should I install?

Hi, I'm planning to use MS SQL Express for my LabVIEW app under Windows 7.
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Ranjeet...
I am using SQLServer Express 2012 with TestStand 2012 and having no luck getting TestStand to log to the catalog that I have created based off of the standard NI SQL scheme.
When creating the tables using the build sql file I found that...
I ran ito issues with the 'constraint' SQL commands TestStand was using:
CONSTRAINT STEP_RESULT_FK FOREIGN KEY (UUT_RESULT) REFERENCES (ID))
this must actually be:
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I had to correct all the constraint commands in order to get the tables built.
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Statement: UUT_RESULT.
Description: Could not find stored procedure 'InsertUUTResult'.
Number: -2147217900
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Can i use sql server express 2008, 2012, and 2014 for commercial purpose?

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Yes, you can use all versions SQL Server Express for commercial use. Please read more resources about it.
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https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/661ebf2e-ff2f-4dae-a8ae-e2179a764c09/sql-server-2012-express-in-commercial-product?forum=sqlexpress
Hope this helps.
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Convert Existing MDB database files to SQL Server Express

Hi All,
Can some one please help me on this:
1) What is the current version of SQL Server Express?
2) HOw much SQL Server Express costs (figure about 500 branch servers)
3)Are there any Tools from Microsoft to convert Access 97 directly to SQL Server express, and how much do they cost?
4)Server Hardware requirements to run SQL Server Express - disk size, memory size, security settings, pre-requisite, service needed.
5)Maximum capacity / capabilities of SQL Server Express-max # of simultaneous users,tables,rows,database size.
6)Any installation instruction for SQL Server Express.
Thanks in Advance, Pls help
Thanks
Tony

Hi Tony,
Besides Bruce’s post, firstly, SQL Server Express is a free SQL Server edition,
you can download SQL Server 2014 Express directly from
this link and install it on your computer. For how to install SQL Server 2014 Express, please follow the steps in this similar
blog.
Secondly, for more information about hardware and software requirements for Installing SQL Server 2014 Express, please review this article:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506.aspx .
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• 4 GB database size per database in SQL Server 2005 Express and SQL Server 2008 Express , 10 GB database size per database in SQL Server 2008 R2 Express and higher versions of SQL Server Express.
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SQL Server Express with SS Management Studio. Which version is lightest/smallest?

I’m looking to download the smallest/lightest version of SQL Server Express with SS Management Studio.
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SQL Server Express 2008 instance fails to start

I've installed SQL Server Express with a named instance 'SQLSERVER2'. I was able to connect to it and reference it in the management studio. There was a problem though with Visual Studio 9 when running an ASP.NET web application that required connecting to the same instance. So, I went into the configuration manager to change the security level of the instance from network to local service. The change went through but could not restart the instance. That is what has created my next round of problems. I can't go in and change it back to network because the instance is permanently stopped. I cannot start it with the services manager. How can I fix this?
Here is the connection log:
2009-12-21 11:36:32.20 Server      Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (RTM) - 10.0.1600.22 (Intel X86)
Jul 9 2008 14:43:34
Copyright (c) 1988-2008 Microsoft Corporation
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2009-12-21 11:36:32.50 Server      (c) 2005 Microsoft Corporation.
2009-12-21 11:36:32.51 Server      All rights reserved.
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2009-12-21 11:36:32.51 Server      Authentication mode is MIXED.
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2009-12-21 11:36:37.42 spid6s      Starting up database 'master'.
2009-12-21 11:36:38.98 spid6s      FILESTREAM: effective level = 0, configured level = 0, file system access share name = 'SQLEXPRESS2'.
2009-12-21 11:36:39.40 spid6s      SQL Trace ID 1 was started by login "sa".
2009-12-21 11:36:39.50 spid6s      Starting up database 'mssqlsystemresource'.
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2009-12-21 11:36:40.71 Server      Error: 17826, Severity: 18, State: 3.
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2009-12-21 11:36:40.71 Server      Error: 17120, Severity: 16, State: 1.
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Hi,
This problem can occur if the new Service Account does not have a profile on the machine. To resolve the issue connect to the SQL Server machine using the New Service account. This will create a profile for the user.
SQL Server creates a self-generated certificate if a certificate is not explicitly specified and/or is not installed. This information is saved in the profile for the SQL Server service account. If the profile has not been created then SQL cannot register the self-generated certificate.
If there are any more questions, please let me know.
Thanks.
***Xiao Min Tan***Microsoft Online Community***
What 'New Service account' are you referring to? SQL Server Express resides on my PC where I'm logged on as administrator. I don't know what you mean by connecting to the server. I only know about connecting to the database instance which is the root of the this problem because it can't be started. Sorry for my confusion...

Upgrade from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server Express 2014 Enterprise

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Hi Lance_Romance,
As others’ posts, you don’t have to build new environment and then migrate databases between SQL Server instances, you can use the in-place upgrade strategy to upgrade from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2014 .Please note that SQL Server 2005 SP4 is required
in this case.
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Transactional replication from a failover cluster instance to a SQL Server Express DB

Hello,
I have been poking around on Google trying to understand if there are any gotchas in configuring transactional replication on a instance DB of a failover cluster, to a SQL Server Express DB. Also, this client would like to replicate a set of tables between
two instances DB's which both reside on nodes of the cluster.
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inconsistency between the publisher and subscriber.
There is a paramount concern, that this particular client won't have staff on hand to troubleshoot replication if there are problems, hence my hesitancy to implement a solution that relies on it.
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1) Should the distributor need to live on a separate instance?
Answer: It is recommended to configure the distributor on the different server, but it also be configured on Publisher/subscriber server. (Subscriber in our case is not possible as its a Express edition)
2) What happens in the event of an automatic, or manual failover of a publisher, especially if the distributor does not need to live on a separate instance? I know that when a failover occurs, all jobs in progress are stopped and this seems like a recipe for
inconsistency between the publisher and subscriber. There is a paramount concern, that this particular client won't have staff on hand to troubleshoot replication if there are problems, hence my hesitancy to implement a solution that relies on it.
Answer: If you configure both publisher and distributor on the same server and the SQL instance is failed over, the data synchronization/replication is suspended till the instance comes online.
Once the instance is up,all the replication jobs will start again and it will continue to synchronize the data to subscriber. No manual intervention is required.

SQL Server Express Performance Limitations With OGC Methods on Geometry Instances

I will front load my question. Specifically, I am wondering if any of the feature restrictions with SQL Server Express cause performance limitations/reductions with OGC methods on geometry instances, e.g., STIntersects? I have spent time reading
various documents about the different editions of SQL Server, including the Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2014, but nothing is jumping out at me. The
limited information on spatial features in the aforementioned document implies spatial is the same across all editions. I am hoping this is wrong.
The situation.... I have roughly 200,000 tax parcels within 175 taxing districts. As part of a consistency check between what is stored in tax records for taxing district and what is identified spatially, I set up a basic point-in-polygon query
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Some specifics.... I wrote the query a few different ways and compared the execution plans, and the optimizer always choose the same plan, which is good I guess since it means it is doing its job. The execution plans show a 'Clustered Index Seek
(Spatial)' being used and only costing 1%. Coming in at 75% cost is a Filter, which appears to be connected to the STIntersects predicate. I brute forced alternate execution plans using HINTS, but they only turned out worse, which I guess is also
good since it means the optimizer did choose a good plan. I experimented some with changing the spatial index parameters, but the impact of the options I tried was never that much. I ended up going with "Geometry Auto Grid" with 16 cells
per object.
So, why do I think 66 minutes is excessive? The reason is that I loaded the same data sets into PostgreSQL/PostGIS, used a default spatial index, and the same query ran in 5 minutes. Same machine, same data, SQL Server Express is 13x slower than
PostgreSQL. That is why I think 66 minutes is excessive.
Our organization is mostly an Oracle and SQL Server shop. Since more of my background and experience are with MS databases, I prefer to work with SQL Server. I really do want to understand what is happening here. Is there something I can
do different to get more performance out of SQL Server? Does spatial run slower on Express versus Standard or Enterprise? Given I did so little tuning in PostgreSQL, I still can't understand the results I am seeing.
I may or may not be able to strip the data down enough to be able to send it to someone.

Tessalating the polygons (tax districts) is the answer!
Since my use of SQL Server Express was brought up as possibly contributing to the slow runtime, the first thing I did was download an evaluation version of Enterprise Edition. The runtime on Enterprise Edition dropped from 66 minutes to 57.5 minutes.
A reduction of 13% isn't anything to scoff at, but total runtime was still 11x longer than in PostgreSQL. Although Enterprise Edition had 4 cores available to it, it never really spun up more than 1 when executing the query, so it doesn't seem
to have been parallelizing the query much, if at all.
You asked about polygon complexity. Overall, a majority are fairly simple but there are some complex ones with one really complex polygon. Using the complexity index discussed in the reference thread, the tax districts had an average complexity
of 4.6 and a median of 2.7. One polygon had a complexity index of 120, which was skewing the average, as well as increasing the runtime I suspect. Below is a complexity index breakdown:
Index
NUM_TAX_DIST
1
6
<2
49
<3
44
<4
23
<5
11
<6
9
<7
9
<8
4
<9
1
<10
4
>=10
14
Before trying tessellation, I tweaked the spatial indexes in several different ways, but the runtimes never changed by more than a minute or two. I reset the spatial indexes to "geometry auto grid @ 32" and tried out your tessellation functions
using the default of 5000 vertices. Total runtime 2.3 minutes, a 96% reduction and twice as fast as PostgresSQL! Now that is more what I was expecting before i started.
I tried using different thresholds, 3,000 and 10,000 vertices but the runtimes were slightly slower, 3.5 and 3.3 minutes respectively. A threshold of 5000 definitely seems to be a sweet spot for the dataset I am using. As the thread you referenced
discussed, SQL Server spatial functions like STIntersect appear to be sensitive to the number of vertices of polygons.
After reading your comment, it reminded me of some discussions with Esri staff about ArcGIS doing the same thing in certain circumstances, but I didn't go as far as thinking to apply it here. So, thanks for the suggestion and code from another post.
Once I realized the SRID was hard coded to 0 in tvf_QuarterPolygon, I was able to update the code to set it to the same as the input shape, and then everything came together nicely.

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