Good day,

My product installs SQL Server 2005 as a named instance.

One of my clients other software packages needs to install to the default instance. It won't install to a named instance.

Do I just stick the SQL Server media in and install another instance, leaving it at default this time?

Would this require another license?

Thanks

Gina_M

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Yes, you can install one default instance and any number of named instances.

Not if you are using the server/CAL or processor model:

<Excerpt
href="http://www.microsoft.com/Sqlserver/2005/en/us/pricing-licensing-faq.aspx">

You can run multiple instances of SQL Server 2005 on a single computer.
Multiple instances are used by organizations that have several applications
running on a server but want them to run in isolation so that any problem in
one instance will not affect the other instances. In SQL Server 2005, you
can now run multiple instances with the Workgroup, Standard, and Enterprise
editions when they are licensed server/CAL or on a per-processor basis.

</Excerpt>


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Hope this helps.

Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/dang/


"Gina Marano" wrote in message news:2009917151813ginalster (AT) gmail (DOT) com...

Thanks much!



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Re: Install "default instance" of sql server 2005 after named instance already installed

Yes, you can install one default instance and any number of named instances.


Not if you are using the server/CAL or processor model:

<Excerpt
href="http://www.microsoft.com/Sqlserver/2005/en/us/pricing-licensing-faq.aspx">

You can run multiple instances of SQL Server 2005 on a single computer.
Multiple instances are used by organizations that have several applications
running on a server but want them to run in isolation so that any problem in
one instance will not affect the other instances. In SQL Server 2005, you
can now run multiple instances with the Workgroup, Standard, and Enterprise
editions when they are licensed server/CAL or on a per-processor basis.

</Excerpt>


--
Hope this helps.

Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/dang/


"Gina Marano" wrote in message news:2009917151813ginalster (AT) gmail (DOT) com...

EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
WCF Workflow Services Using External Data Exchange
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...vices-usi.aspx