I'm asuming the key to installing SQL 2005 on an existing SQL 2000
workstation or server is that either one needs to be installed as a named
instance. Is that correct?

If that's true, are there any other considerations I should take into
account before installing SQL 2005 on my SQL 2000 workstation?

The reason I ask is that naturally, since the SQL 2005 release, we are now
running both versions...

Thanks...

Yep, the instance rules didn't change. 16 instances (with only one default)
on a box. Each instance can be a different version. I am running both SQL
2000 and SQL 2005 side-by-side and everything works just fine.

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Geoff N. Hiten
Senior Database Administrator
Microsoft SQL Server MVP




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