How To Convert Database of SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2005?
If you are trying to restore database backup of SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2005, you are bound to fail. Database backup of SQL Server 2008 is not compatible backward, you cannot restore it to SQL Server 2005. The following is a solution to convert databases of SQL Server 2008 to 2005
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