My inclination is to stop SQL Server services, copy the database and log files over to the new server, and then attach the database to the new server using the "attach" command. Is there a better or ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

For instance, if you copy a SQL 2000 database to SQL Server 2008, the new copy is an upgrade to the new internal format but retains a Compatibility Level of “80” which represents SQL 2000 aka SQL 8.0.

I've only have a redumentry background with SQL 2000 and I would like some advice. I'll get to the point. A guy has a SQL 2000 server with a database that contains a whack of information that is ...