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Start playing around with SQL 2000 Server and Visual.net
made an instance of sql, I can go in and add tables,etc.
I downloaded MSDE2000 and installed as per instruction
went to a command prompted and entered
Setup.exe /qb+ INSTANCENAME=VSDOTNET DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=1 SAPWD=<YOUR
SA PASSWORD>
an error was promtped, saying to go to the control panel to make changes?
-not what the instructions said-
Opened Visual and try to connect and I cant
Any ideals as to what went wrong other than a newbie learning?What was the exact error message?
Is "<YOUR SA PASSWORD>" your actual password? I assume you've entered the
real one.
ML
http://milambda.blogspot.com/|||Did you connect to the right sql server using the instance path?
note the back slash after the computer name
Driver={SQL Server};
Server=COMPUTER_NAME\VSDOTNET ;
Database=DB_NAME;
Uid=USER_NAME;
Pwd=PASSWORD;
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> Start playing around with SQL 2000 Server and Visual.net
> made an instance of sql, I can go in and add tables,etc.
> I downloaded MSDE2000 and installed as per instruction
> went to a command prompted and entered
> Setup.exe /qb+ INSTANCENAME=VSDOTNET DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=1 SAPWD=<YOUR
> SA PASSWORD>
> an error was promtped, saying to go to the control panel to make changes?
> -not what the instructions said-
> Opened Visual and try to connect and I cant
> Any ideals as to what went wrong other than a newbie learning?
>
>