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CCH Backup and Restore Utility

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    CCH Backup and Restore Utility v6.01

    The CCH Backup and Restore Utility enables users to schedule backups for their databases and restore databases using the backups if needed.

    Users can view the status of their scheduled backup tasks from a homepage control made available in CCH Central.

    Release Summary

    Previous versions of the Backup and Restore Utility are not compatible with SQL 2008 Express. This version (6.0.1) of the Backup and Restore Utility is compatible with SQL 2008 Express (both 32 and 64 bit versions) or earlier, including SQL Server Management Studio Express. The complete list of supported SQL versions is:

    • SQL 2005 Express
    • SQL 2008 Express
    Overview
    • Creation and scheduling of SQL Server 2000/MSDE/SQL 2005/2008 Express Desktop Engine database backups
    • Status of backup avaialable for display on your Homepage in CCH Central
    • Ad Hoc execution of any scheduled database back up jobs
    • Restoration of SQL Server 2000/MSDE/SQL 2005/2008 SQL 2005/2008 Express  Desktop Engine database backups
    • Configuration of CCH Central database access account

    Important: Please note that it does not support the MS Small Business Server platform.

    IMPORTANT! The .zip file contains 2 files which are required for installation. These are setup.exe and a ISSetupprerequisites folder.

    Both of these MUST be installed when the setup is run, so please extract them to the same location.

    Before installing the new software, you must ensure that you have read the:

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