Change Named to Default Instance

We are looking to install SQL 2005 Standard next to a SQL 2000 Enterprise
installation. The SQL 2K install is running under the default instance and
therefore to install the SQL 2005 we will need to run it under a named
instance. After the SQL 2005 has been configured and we are confident the DB
is how we want it we want to uninstall the SQL 2K and make the SQL 2005 the
default instance. Can anyone describe the steps need to do this. We want to
avoid having to re-write a lot of connetion strings in client applications
which would require is to re-deploy those apps.
Thanks in advance.
RT
Hi,
To add on to Tibor; you could use the automated upgrade of sql 2000 to sql
2005. steps
1. Take a complete backup of sql 2000 (including system databases)
2. Run the SQL 2005 setup program
3. This will automatically upgrades the existing SQL 2000 to SQL 2005
4. After the completion of the upgrade the existing SQL 2000 will be
upgraded to SQL 2005 with the same server name
5. After this there will not be any connecting string chnages
The only this incase of issues; you may need to install SQL 2000 and restore
all the databases backed up...
Take a look into:-
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/sqlupgrd.mspx
Thanks
Hari
"RT" <RT@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We are looking to install SQL 2005 Standard next to a SQL 2000 Enterprise
> installation. The SQL 2K install is running under the default instance and
> therefore to install the SQL 2005 we will need to run it under a named
> instance. After the SQL 2005 has been configured and we are confident the
> DB
> is how we want it we want to uninstall the SQL 2K and make the SQL 2005
> the
> default instance. Can anyone describe the steps need to do this. We want
> to
> avoid having to re-write a lot of connetion strings in client applications
> which would require is to re-deploy those apps.
> Thanks in advance.
> RT
|||Sorry to use an existing post but when I try to start a new thread, nothing
happends.
I just reinstalled SQL Server 2000. During the install. I used the default
Server name of GATEWAY_COMPUTE. Now when I try to start SQL Server, the
Server name comes up as GATEWAY_COMPUTE, services is SQL Server. When I
click start I receive error message ' The service did not start due to a
login failure'.
Can someone tell me how to correct this?