>Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca> wrote on 09/19/2007 10:12:26 AM: > It wouldn't, but your old data still need to be dumped and restored; > and without a running 8.1, that won't help you. Unless you mean that > you'd install 8.2.x and load from a backup. > Thank you for your help. I wasn't able to repair the 8.1.4 install but I moved it out of the way before installing 8.2.5 so it is still intact. I was able to push my database into the newer version from the sql backup file. I am hoping to fix the 8.1.4 version next week. I now have breathing space since the database is back on-line in the 8.2.5 version, my clients can attach, and my backup is functional.