I am getting Error while restoring the database

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I have backup file and I am trying to restore it but it is showing an error something like this.(I am using SQL-server 2008).

System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: The backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing 'bp2' database. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo

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Posted 13-Apr-12 23:39pm

ashu1810

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-13T23:45:00

See here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/eu/sqldisasterrecovery/thread/d315d8f4-d7e2-4197-9cbb-4cbe086af33e[^]
and here: http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2007/09/27/sql-server-fix-error-3154-the-backup-set-holds-a-backup-of-a-database-other-than-the-existing-database/[^]
I got both of these (and loads of others) with a simple Google: https://www.google.co.uk/search?ix=seb&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=The+backup+set+holds+a+backup+of+a+database+other+than+the+existing+'bp2'+database[^] - perhaps you could try it next time?