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happysmile
happysmile

Reputation: 7777

ASPNETDB.MDF file cannot be opened in vs 2008 .The database cannot be opened because it is version 655

i have an application which is developed in vs 2003, and i am using DB ASPNETDB.MDF now i am trying to open the same project in vs 2008 it opens when when i try to open the ASPNETDB.MDF db which is indide the App_data it give me an error telling

ASPNETDB.MDF' cannot be opened because it is version 655. This server supports version 612 and earlier. A downgrade path is not supported. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share.

thank you

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3030

Answers (2)

andreas
andreas

Reputation: 149

vs 2008 ships with SQL Server 2005 Express, which won't open your file.
I had the same issue. Please see product /versions mappings

SQL Server 7.0 ---- 515
SQL Server 2000 -- 539
SQL Server 2005 -- 611/612
SQL Server 2008 -- 655

Uninstalling SQL Server 2005 Express and installing SQL Server 2008 Express does the job. You can also try to export your data on a machine with 2008 installed to a sql file and import it in the 2005 version again.

hope that helps

Upvotes: 1

Shiraz Bhaiji
Shiraz Bhaiji

Reputation: 65491

The root of the problem is that your file is a SQL Server Express 2005 database, and you do not have a compatible version on your new machine.

Either install SQL Server Express 2005, or transfer the data to a compatible database.

Upvotes: 0

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