how to create a new instance of sql 2005

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how to create a new instance of sql 2005 in windows xp.

does it have any disadvantage?

Posted 15-Jun-12 19:33pm

saurabh bisht

Updated 15-Jun-12 19:38pm

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Sandeep Mewara 16-Jun-12 1:57am

What do you mean by 'new instance of SQL 2005'? Not clear on what are you trying to do or ask. Please elaborate.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-15T20:12:00

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The only way to create a "new instance" of SQL server is to install a new copy, and give it a new SQL Server name. You can then connect to that server instead of the original.

It's not necessarily a good idea though - proliferating SQL server instances can mean that you end up with databases being duplicated and data being changed on the wrong copy.

It can speed up DB access though, if your existing server is overworked - but a server farm might be a better solution.

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VJ Reddy 16-Jun-12 2:17am

Good answer. 5!

saurabh bisht 16-Jun-12 2:30am

Griff:This seems to be a solution..thanks for clarifying..
i will try this...after this blog....what i was tring to do is to testlogshipping on windows xp with multiple users and no other database server or a domain concept as in win servers...--Q)thn whn all is done how to uninstall the second instance.??

OriginalGriff 16-Jun-12 3:04am

If this is purely for testing, then I would not install it on the same PC as the existing SQL instance - if anything goes wrong, you could potentially damage or lose your production DB installation. This tends to get people exited...

I would install the test on a separate PC - it's then an easy job to clean up afterwards, and it is a better test anyway, since it ensures that the existing installation is not required for the test to work.

saurabh bisht 16-Jun-12 4:25am

yea i got...thankfully nothing went wrong!!