>Try something different.
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>In 2012, create a new database, then right-click on it and select Tasks -> Import Data. Walk through the wizard with 2008 as the source and 2012 as the target.
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That I think would not work. We're not restoring a few tables, we're restoring the database will all the objects.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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