Archive for the ‘Windows Server 2008’ Category
No way to get Full Text Search engine on SQL Server 2008
Unluckely, I’ve to come back installing the SQL Server 2005 + Service Pack. In 2 days playing with the installation, I found that the easiest way to get the FTS on my laptop (Windows Server 2008, 32-bit), is to copy the msfte* file from the Binn directory of another sql server 2005 or 2008 installation (currently I don’t have any available).
Sad…. but waiting for the next CTP…I’ll never give up!
SQL Server 2008 won’t install on previous instances
While playing with the installation process of SQL Server 2008, I discovered that it won’t install on my laptop on previous instances, even if those ones where uninstalled correctly.
Anyway, I wouldn’t play. I just am trying to figure out how to correctly install the FTS (Full Text Search) on the CTP-6 version, that isn’t installing by default and is needed by TFS 2008.
Windows Server 2008 and BAD_POOL_CALLER
Yesterday I decided to install Windows Server 2008 (RC1, downloadable here) on my Dell Vostro 1500 laptop. I was really surprised, it took about 20 minutes to install. And after having installed all the drivers (other 20 mins), the system was perfectly working.
Then, I installed at once:
- Visual Studio 2008
- Team Foundation Server 2008
- PGP Desktop
- Daemon Tools
…and I was surprised with a BSOD, that took all my previous night. Unluckely, even reading the dump files or rechecking the memory, I wasn’t able to figure out which was the problem (or the problemS), but I suppose some kind of old driver not compatible.
As well as I would like to experience this OS, this morning I installed it again. After 40 mins my system was up and running (with wireless network, geForce card and sound card perfectly working).
I won’t install anymore PGP or Daemon Tools, as well as I think they may be the cause of the previous crashes .
Anyway, I encountered a curious problem while trying to update the system. Even if the network was working, the update manager couldn’t connect to the net to get the list of updates.
…after 5 mins, I discovered that the cause was Windows Firewall service that, after being disabled from the service manager console, made my updates working.
(TBH, I think that Windows Firewall should automatically bypass the system updates).
