Dear SQLers:

I have a Windows 7 box. I installed Denali on it, and I just
installed SQL Server 2008 Express SP 3, presumably 64-bit thoughI was
not asked.

1) There is but one SSMS: the one for Denali. From it, I can get
into the 2008 instance. At least, I can view the names of the
databases in it. (I have not tried to go further.) This seemed odd
at first. Is it OK? I would have thought that a permanent version
would have more rank.

2) The list of server names has two entries for
db2.srv.host-it.co.uk. What is this? It is not anything that I
(knowingly) added. How did the entries get there? Has my system been
hacked?

There is not much on this system so if I had to nuke it, I could
(and probably should to get in some practice).

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Gene Wirchenko (genew (AT) ocis (DOT) net) writes:
Not sure that would the problem is. You should be able to connect to
SQL 2008 and SQL 2005 from Denali SSMS. However, you will not be able
to connect to SQL 2000, as Microsoft has a two-versions-back policy.

I have no idea. Try to connect to them and see what happens. :-)


--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel (AT) sommarskog (DOT) se

Links for SQL Server Books Online:
SQL 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/cc514207.aspx
SQL 2005: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895970.aspx

On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:01:43 +0200, Erland Sommarskog
<esquel (AT) sommarskog (DOT) se> wrote:

[snip]

I did. I have no login credentials.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko