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adlo
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2004-08-30 : 14:12:28
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| I installed Win Xp SP2 and it crashed my PC. I was forced to reinstall windows and sql server. Is it possible to recreate the same database using the existing database files. There is only an option for restore database and one needs a backup for that. I have the original database files. |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2004-08-30 : 14:16:19
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| Well, maybe. Try sp_attach_db to attach the MDF and LDF files to the database server. Syntax is documented in SQL Server Books Online.Tara |
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adlo
Posting Yak Master
108 Posts |
Posted - 2004-08-30 : 14:44:17
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