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I have several pretty large databases located in a SQL 7 box. Whats the best way to get them into SQL 2005 or 2008? As far as I know, there were changes to the underlying file structures so I am not sure that a simple detach/attach is advisable. Failing that, are there any good options?
Dell has an excellent white paper that describes this process in detail here:
Best Practices for Upgrading to SQL Server 2005
http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/solutions/public/white_papers/sql2005_upgrade_wp.pdf