title: Can an MS SQL 2005 backup be restored onto an instance of MS SQL 2008?
body: <p>Is it possible to restore a backup of a SQL Server 2005 database onto an instance of SQL Server 2008?</p>
  
  <p>I need to rebuild a server as it's getting rather crufty, so I plan to take this opportunity to upgrade to SQL 2008 and wondered if I'll be able to restore my backups OK.</p>