How can I restore a database in SQL Server 2012 from SQL Server 2012 Express?

Question

I am having problems to restore a database from SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2012 Express to my SQL Server 2012 where I need this db to do some tests.

When I select the .bak file it is nothing shown in the 'backup sets to restore' area below. This is the newest backup I have made.

Is there any way to make it happen? even settings that I must have to do?

I have read that there is impossible to restore from the a higher SQL Server version? Is that true?

Best Regards,

Weslley.

Answer 1

What do you see (if anything) when you run this command:

USE [master]

RESTORE HEADERONLY 
FROM DISK = N'your-drive-and-path-to-the-backup-file.bak' 
WITH NOUNLOAD;
GO

Does that show you anything? Does it cause an error? If so: what error?

Answer 2

Guys thanks very much for the help you gave.

I did not know that when I go to the button Help/About I was seeing the version of the SSMS and not of the DataBase..

So in both case i was trying to restore a database from a higher version, so it could not work properly.