Sunday, February 19, 2012

Backup & Restore Question

Is it possible to restore a SQL 2005 backup to a SQL 2000 server?
-ShawnNo.
Since SQL 7.0, you can always restore to a later version, but you cannot
restore to an earlier version.
Geoff N. Hiten
Senior Database Administrator
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
"Shawn" <Shawn@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to restore a SQL 2005 backup to a SQL 2000 server?
> -Shawn|||Script database.
Execute it on SQL Server 2000.
Use DTS or Integration Service to transfer data.
Regards
Amish Shah

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