
Using SQL Server Side-By-Side with Previous Versions of SQL Server
You can install SQL Server on a computer that is already running instances of an earlier SQL Server version. If a default instance already exists on the computer, SQL Server must be installed as a named instance.
The following table shows side-by-side support for SQL Server 2008:
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Existing instance of SQL Server 2008
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Side-by-side support
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SQL Server 2008 (32-bit)
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SQL Server 2000 (32-bit)
SQL Server 2000 (64-bit) x64
SQL Server 2005 (32-bit)
SQL Server 2005 (64-bit) x64
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SQL Server 2008 (64-bit) IA64
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SQL Server 2005 (64-bit) IA64
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SQL Server 2008 (64-bit) x64
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SQL Server 2000 (32-bit)
SQL Server 2000 (64-bit) x64
SQL Server 2005 (32-bit)
SQL Server 2005 (64-bit) x64
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