SQL Server MVP Phil Brammer has already blogged about the fact that, if you have Visual Studio 2008 installed, you have to install VS 2008 Service Pack 1 before installing SQL Server 2008 "Katmai". Why? Because Katmai contains bits and pieces of SP1, and will refuse to install over VS 2008...
Bloggers (like my pal Buck Woody on his Carpe Datum blog ) are mentioning the SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack . The so-called Feature Pack is a Web page that lists many individual downloads related to SQL Server 2008. Here are some of the features of the Feature Pack, especially as they relate to Integration...
Just when I thought that I was finally finished with our Setup-related topics! Those wily Setup folks added items to the "Feature Selection" page in the SQL Server 2008 Setup Wizard since I last installed a Katmai build. A couple items need our attention: Client Tools Backward Compatibilty...
[REVISED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SAT 5/24/08, MON 5/27/08, MON 10/13/08] It may seem ironic to start a new blog by talking about old stuff. But we all loved DTS in our youth, and it’s been a popular subject in my Inbox lately. Run-time support for DTS The good news for DTS users is that DTS...