SQL Server - SQL 2008 compatible with Office 2007

Asked By Tony WONG

22-Apr-08 04:01 AM

i would like to upgrade my platfrom (windows 2000 + SQL 2000) to

1. Windows 2008 (standard 64 bit)
2. Sql 2008 (standard 64 bit)
3. Office 2007 (32 bit) - no 64 bit?

is there any problem to run 32 bit office at Windows 2008 bit?

i need more memory, so i choose 64 bit os & sql

i need to use xp_sendmail, so i need to have office too.

grateful for any comments.

thanks.

tony

22-Apr-08 08:07 AM

SQL Server 2008 RTM has not been released yet. It probably will be released
in the 3. quarter of this year. So you'll need to wait for it if you are
determined to install SQL Server 2008.

SQL Mail is deprecated in SQL Server 2005. There is "Database Mail" in SQL
Server 2005 and 2008. You can take advantage of it. You do not need a MAPI
if you use Database Mail. You create a Profile and Account for the email and
use it.

Here's a link where you can get more info about Database Mail:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175887.aspx

I do not think you'll experience problems with Office' s 32bit version under
x64 system. I do not know about the exceptions...

P.S.
There are CTP versions of SQL Server 2008 which are for evaluation and test
porpuses. A CTP version is not recommended using for Production
environments. If you are interested in CTPs of SQL Server, you can google
for it.

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Ekrem Önsoy

23-Apr-08 03:28 AM

Thanks a lot, Ekrem

your info is useful to me.


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