I have a MSDN SQL Server 2005 Developer edition disk called as SQL
Server 2005 CTP what is this CD ? is it the 2005 beta CD please
confirm. Is it OK to install from this disk.

Thanks
Karen

Hi,

CTP means - Community Technology Preview. This allows active customer
feedback to drive final updates and routine fixes
delivered in this service pack. The program will provide pre-release builds
of Vista to interested customers and developers
throughout the beta program. CTP builds will be available to MSDN and
TechNet subscribers and technical
beta program testers. Microsoft has plans to update the CTP at least once a
month - a level of access never
offered before in past Windows beta tests.


Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP



<karenmiddleol (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Yes, that is a beta of SQL Server 2005. There was a beta 1, and instead of releasing a beta 2, MS
decided to release more incremental steps, called CTP. But to be clear, your CD is *not* the release
version of SQL Server 2005.

I do not recommend using a pre-release since the produce has been released for almost a year not.
And definitely not using it in production (which isn't legal).

--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/


<karenmiddleol (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

That is a "Community Technical Preview", in other words a beta release.
Throw it away and use the proper release disk that you should have received
some time ago now.

Darren

<karenmiddleol (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote