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                                            | The sql server version both are 6.5.Is that feasible? | 
                                             
                                         
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                                     tkizer 
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                                     pberp 
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                                          quote: Originally posted by tkizer Yes, use backup/restore.
  Thanks for your help.One more question! Are the system database(master,msdb,model) must be backuped and restore to the new machine? Or just only  backup/restore the user database which one I wanted to copy?  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                          | I just want to move the database which one my application used.If I don't copy the system database,what will happen?  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     tkizer 
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                                            Posted - 2009-12-20 : 00:58:42
                                          
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                                          quote: Originally posted by tkizer It depends what you have stored in the system databases.  In master are your logins.  That can easily be recreated if you know the password.  In msdb are the jobs, alerts and other things.  I typically only need to grab my logins and jobs, so I don't ever bother restoring the system databases.
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