Category: Technology

  • Silent install / Command line install of SQL Server 2005 Part 2

    Today I started my second attempt of silent / command line installation of SQL Server 2005 September CTP. I guess I should have mentioned in Part 1 that that install was attempted on Win XP Pro, SP1. This time I worked on a clean machine with a fresh Windows 2003 Standard Edition. This machine has […]

  • Silent install / Command line install of SQL Server 2005 Part 1

    If you’ve read my articles, you know that I am a big fan of automation. I got a big kick out of seeing somebody else (in this case, machines) doing the real work;) With that in mind, I set out to automate the installation process of SQL Server 2005 September CTP. SQL Server 2005 provides […]

  • Utility to remove Beta 2 and previous CTPs

    If you have previous Beta or CTP versions of SQL Server 2005 installed and you’d like to play with the September CTP, Microsoft provides an utility to cleanly remove the older version and .Net Framework. The utility is called sqlbuw.exe, located at CD-Rom\SQL Server x86\Tools\Setup Tools\Build Uninstall Wizard. It worked great for me on both […]