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This is, by the way, option 2 from Pinal Dave' blog - <a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/08/04/sql-server-forgot-the-password-of-username-sa/" rel="ugc">http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/08/04/sql-server-forgot-the-password-of-username-sa/</a>
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This is, by the way, option 2 from Pinal Dave' blog - http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/08/04/sql-server-forgot-the-password-of-username-sa/ [http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/08/04/sql-server-forgot-the-password-of-username-sa/]

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I installed SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition on Windows XP (standalone computer) long time ago. I use SQL Server Management studio to connect to my instance..but I forgot the password.<br />
<br />
Is it possibe to execute &nbsp;SQL Server 2005 installation process again to re-install only Database<br />
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engine for my SQl Server instance (it's Named Instance)..and change .the password ..the same <br />
<br />
instance that was installed long time ago.???<br />
<br />
Thanks
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I installed SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition on Windows XP (standalone computer) long time ago. I use SQL Server Management studio to connect to my instance..but I forgot the password.

Is it possibe to execute  SQL Server 2005 installation process again to re-install only Database

engine for my SQl Server instance (it's Named Instance)..and change .the password ..the same 

instance that was installed long time ago.???

Thanks

SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition --  Named Instance

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

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 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. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.