"Andy Schmidt" <andys@minunteclinic.com> wrote in message
news:ub2%23zNz$EHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>I am getting the following error while attempting to install RS on a Small
> Business Server 2000 box that already contains the ReportServer DB from a
> previous setup where the Web portion of RS resided on another box.
>
> The error is:
>
> "A database with the specified name (ReportServer) already exists and is
> not
> a valid report server database. You must either remote the existing
> database
> or select a new database name."
>
> What may be wrong?
>
> Tx
> Andy
>
>

"Daniel Reib [MSFT]" <danreib@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:#6$JXoAAFHA.204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> RS won't allow you to install onto a DB that already exists locally. If
the
> RS that used this database is not needed anymore, then just delete it (and
> the temp database associated with it), then you can install. Or you can
just
> select a new name for the database when running setup.
>
> --
> -Daniel
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
>
> "Andy Schmidt" <andys@minunteclinic.com> wrote in message
> news:ub2%23zNz$EHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >I am getting the following error while attempting to install RS on a
Small
> > Business Server 2000 box that already contains the ReportServer DB from
a
> > previous setup where the Web portion of RS resided on another box.
> >
> > The error is:
> >
> > "A database with the specified name (ReportServer) already exists and is
> > not
> > a valid report server database. You must either remote the existing
> > database
> > or select a new database name."
> >
> > What may be wrong?
> >
> > Tx
> > Andy
> >
> >
>
>

"Andy Schmidt" <andys@minunteclinic.com> wrote in message
news:Ohy1KViAFHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Daniel,
> I don't want to re-create all of the folder structure, permissions, etc.
> If
> I create a new db is there a way to import from the old db's tables?
> Tx
> Andy
>
> "Daniel Reib [MSFT]" <danreib@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:#6$JXoAAFHA.204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> RS won't allow you to install onto a DB that already exists locally. If
> the
>> RS that used this database is not needed anymore, then just delete it
>> (and
>> the temp database associated with it), then you can install. Or you can
> just
>> select a new name for the database when running setup.
>>
>> --
>> -Daniel
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>>
>>
>> "Andy Schmidt" <andys@minunteclinic.com> wrote in message
>> news:ub2%23zNz$EHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> >I am getting the following error while attempting to install RS on a
> Small
>> > Business Server 2000 box that already contains the ReportServer DB from
> a
>> > previous setup where the Web portion of RS resided on another box.
>> >
>> > The error is:
>> >
>> > "A database with the specified name (ReportServer) already exists and
>> > is
>> > not
>> > a valid report server database. You must either remote the existing
>> > database
>> > or select a new database name."
>> >
>> > What may be wrong?
>> >
>> > Tx
>> > Andy
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>