SBA Install over a BCM Install

[Brian]

I am trying to install SBA on my local machine, where I have been running and
using BCM for a while. The SBA install will not work becasue it says I
already have components installed and must remove them first. I recall this
issue on a test machine - where I had to uninstall BCM then install SBA then
reinstall BCM.

The issue is I have lots of BCM information I don't want to mess up! Is
there another way to get SBA installed on a mahcine with an existing BCM
installation?

 

[Leonid S. Knyshov]

I am trying to install SBA on my local machine, where I have been running
and
using BCM for a while. The SBA install will not work becasue it says I
already have components installed and must remove them first. I recall
this
issue on a test machine - where I had to uninstall BCM then install SBA
then
reinstall BCM.

The issue is I have lots of BCM information I don't want to mess up! Is
there another way to get SBA installed on a mahcine with an existing BCM
installation?

Which versions of products are you talking about?

I wouldn't be so sure that it's complaining about BCM being already
installed.

Take a backup of BCM database (Business Tools -> Manage Database -> Backup
Database) before you do anything.
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[Brian]

BCM says it is SP2 but I am 99% sure it is SP3 (MS Update does not want to
update it).

The SBA I am trying to install is off "Microsoft Samll Business Management
Edition 2006" disc - which looks like only SP1.

The install will not even go forawrd after reaching the message where it
says components are alredy installed - just exists.

 

[Luther]

The BCM and SBA SPs have to match.

BCM says it is SP2 but I am 99% sure it is SP3 (MS Update does not want to
update it).

The SBA I am trying to install is off "Microsoft Samll Business Management
Edition 2006" disc - which looks like only SP1.

The install will not even go forawrd after reaching the message where it
says components are alredy installed - just exists.

 

[Brian]

Fixed it by downloading a new copy of SBA (Trialware) and installed that.
The installer found the existing veriosn of BCM and played nice.