Getting an error when moving from SQL Server Express to SQL Server asp.net web app logon

Question

I just moved from Visual Studio Web Express to professional. (2010)

I have a web application were the log-on database was linked to SQL Server Express, but my new installation does not have SQL Server Express? What I have now is SQL Server 2008 R2.

I'm now getting this error trying to log-on to the website :

ASPNETDB.MDF cannot be opened because it is version 661. This server supports version 655 and earlier. A downgrade path is not supported.

I see in my web.config there is a connections to SQL Server Express.

<add name="ApplicationServices" 
     connectionString="data source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Integrated Security=SSPI;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|\aspnetdb.mdf;User Instance=true"
     providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

I'm pretty sure here lies my problem, I'm just not sure how I can go about fixing this. Can I import this data into SQL Server 2008 R2 and then re-point the connections string to that?

any help would be great.

Answer 1

change your SQL Server string to match what I have and try it

<add key="strConnectionString" value="Data Source=S1\SQL80VS1;Initial Catalog=SPS;User ID=yourSqlAccountUser;Trusted_Connection=yes"/>

change the DataSource= to match your DataSource.. let me know what happens

Answer 2

The problem is that you are trying to open an older version of the database file in a newer version of SQL Server. You should attach the database to the SQL Server instance using the SQL Server Management Studio, which will upgrade the database to the correct version.

Answer 3

<add name="ApplicationServices" connectionString="Data Source=xxx.xx.xxx.xxx;Initial Catalog=AWFE;User ID=xx;Trusted_Connection=yes" />