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I am attempting to backup an existing database, which is currently residing on a version 8.0.760 server, using SQL server management studio express with the intention of moving it to a server with the latest build of 2005 express. The problem is, it seems to only want to backup the files, at least by manually doing so, to .nps files. Perhaps I am just unfamiliar with this extensions, but I did not see a way to restore using them. Any assistance would be much appreciated.
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I am attempting to backup an existing database, which is currently residing on a version 8.0.760 server, using SQL server management studio express with the intention of moving it to a server with the latest build of 2005 express. The problem is, it seems to only want to backup the files, at least by manually doing so, to .nps files. Perhaps I am just unfamiliar with this extensions, but I did not see a way to restore using them. Any assistance would be much appreciated.

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Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. It includes support for managing XML data and allows a database server to be exposed over web services using Tabular Data Stream (TDS) packets encapsulated within SOAP (protocol) requests.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Databases are organized collections of data, most commonly accessed through management systems including schemas, tables, queries and processes that allow users to enter and manipulate the information or utilize it in other fashions, such as with web applications or for reporting purposes.