Problems with App-Data in Asp.net - asp.net

I am trying to open App-Data from created webform. The problem is I cannot choose a SQL server Database and always get a message saying "Connection to SQL database files(.mdf) require SQL server 2005 Express or SQL Express to be installed and running on the local computer"! I am using Visual Studio 2010 and also downloaded Ms SQL Server R2 2008 Express but nothing work.Please Help!

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Download the SQL Server Express, which is free:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=29062

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We've got an .Net 1.1 asp.net application which was originally created to use SQL Server 2005. The application uses Microsoft Application Block database access, it's installed on a virtual machine with Windows 2003 Server, and the Database on another VM. We are now trying to migrate the database to SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows 2008 R2. When the application runs, it gets the following error:
System.InvalidOperationException: The stored procedure 'StoredProcedureName' doesn't exist.
After a deep search, we found this page:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2706519/en-us
We installed the hot-fix as indicated, but the error remains.
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Current configurations:
Web server:
Windows Server 2003 on VMware
Database server
Windows 2008 R2 on VMWare
SQL Server 2008 R2
Any ideas?
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I want to create a database(.mdf) within my website. When i try to add sql server database by:
right clicking the project->add new item->Sql Server Database. I get the following error:
I have sql server 2008 installed on my machine and i have been using it to connect to different databases of sql server by going in the "Server Explorer" section of Visual Studio, as shown below:
But when i try to create a database with my website, i am having problems. I am using Visual Studio 2010.
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My application runs on SQL Server 2005. I have added bootstraper to install SQL Server Express 2005. It ensures to install SQL Server Express 2005 at installation time.
My question is if my user has already got SQL Server 2008? Will the bootstraper still work the same way? Will it be able to install SQL Server 2005 as 2008 is advance?
The predefined SQL Server 2005 prerequisite in Visual Studio uses a custom EXE to determine if it needs to be installed or not. So you cannot see the detection criteria.
You can try testing the scenario you mentioned on a clean machine and see what happens. This is the only way you can determine if it will be installed or not.

I have SQL Server 2008 R2 installed, but I still can't run the project and open the database because "the server supports version 655 and earlier."

I have a database in my App_Data folder that was created using SQL Server 2008 R2.
When I try to view a page, I get this error message:
The database 'C:\My Projects\NCPA\APP_DATA\NCPA.MDF' cannot be opened
because it is version 661. This server supports version 655 and
earlier. A downgrade path is not supported.
Could not open new database 'C:\My Projects\NCPA\APP_DATA\NCPA.MDF'.
CREATE DATABASE is aborted.
An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file C:\My
Projects\NCPA\APP_DATA\NCPA.MDF failed. A database with the same name
exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC
share.
Here's my connection string:
<add name="NCPA" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\NCPA.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
I have SQL Server 2008 R2 and Visual Studio 2010 installed on my computer. I've searched this problem all over, and everything says "You need R2", but I already have it.
I've also seen that I need to check the SQL Server instance name by going to Tools > Options > Database Tools > Data Connections, mine just says SQLEXPRESS. Is that right? Should it be something else?
What do I need to do here? Is there something that I might not have installed? Is there a setting in Visual Studio that I need to change? I feel like every solution I've found is so vague, or the solution is something I've already done.
EDIT: Here's what I have if I start up SQL Server, and go to Help > About:
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - 10.50.1617.0
Microsoft Analysis Services Client Tools - 10.50.1617.0
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) - 6.1.7600.16385
Microsoft MSXML - 3.0 4.0 6.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer - 9.0.8112.16421
Microsoft .NET Framework - 2.0.50727.4961
Operating System - 6.1.7600
While you may have installed SQL Server 2008 R2, are you sure you upgraded the instance you're using to R2?
Use the SQL Server Installation Center from your R2 media and the "Upgrade from SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, or SQL Server 2008" option to upgrade your SQLEXPRESS instance to R2.
My guess is that your code is trying to connect to the database instance that was install with Visual Studio 2010 instead of the SQL Server 2008 R2 instance that you have installed.
Are you really, really sure that the SQL Server you are trying to attach the database to is SQL Server 2008 R2?
Your error message says that your SQL Server only supports version 655, and everything I found concerning these version numbers said that version 655 is SQL Server 2008 (non-R2):
SQL Server: Attach incorrect version 661
SQL Server 2008 R2 bumps the database version
Cannot read SQL Server 2008 database - version increased to 661 from 655
If you really have SQL Server 2008 R2 and it still doesn't work, you'll probably have to re-install the server, like raym0nd said in the comment to his answer.
EDIT:
Steven, none of the numbers you posted is the "real" version number of your SQL Server.
You can find out the actual version number by running select ##version in a query window in Management Studio.
On my machine, Help --> About says Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - 10.50.1617.0 like on your machine, but when I run select ##version I get this:
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (SP1) - 10.0.2531.0 (X64) Mar 29 2009 10:11:52
Copyright (c) 1988-2008 Microsoft Corporation Express Edition (64-bit)
on Windows NT 6.1 <X64> (Build 7601: Service Pack 1)
And here comes the weird part:
I am 100% sure that I installed SQL Server 2008 R2 on my machine.
In fact, the SQL Server stuff in my start menu says "SQL Server 2008 R2" everywhere, and the Help --> About window that you mentioned has a huge SQL Server 2008 R2 logo as well.
But according to several lists that I just found, 10.0.2531.0 is SQL Server 2008 SP1.
So my installation seems somehow messed up as well.
Strange, very strange...
I encountered the similar issue, when trying to attache an .mdf files that was created on another machine running SQL Server 2008 R2 Express, to the SQL Server 2008 R2 Express on my machine..
I did install 2008 (non-R2) and then 2008 R2 on my machine.
After spending hours googling to find a solution, eventually unsuccessful, I simply decided to download the installer SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe from here and run it again, hoping it would solve (Windows 7 64 bit)
On the installation Wizard under Installation, I selected Upgrade from SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008 and continued to press Next until it disappeared (Obviously you will have to wait until it finish processiong each step).
That's it. I was able to attach the same file..
Download and reinstall the new MS R2 SQL SERVER , When Microsoft updates something, it doenst support older versions most of the time.
Here what worked for me without trying any updates!
From Visual Studio --> Server Explorer --> Add New Connection
Change the data source to Microsoft SQL server
Server name : My computer's name or localhost
At the drop down list choose the database you want
Everything works fine! No updates and no 661 problems!

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