Remi's suggestion is the best but if you have to use EM for some reason all you have to do is press the down arrow key to move to the...

Hi, Tak.  When you said that the DSN setup program could not connect, what error message did you get?  Did you run the svrnetcn.exe utility to make sure the network...

Have you checked the Server Network Utility?  (C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\svrnetcn.exe)  Make sure that TCP/IP is enabled, at the very least.  You may want Named Pipes as well.  I have...

Way to go, Frank!  It's nice to see someone's hard work recognized.  And congrats on the MVP as well! 

I stand in awe of...

If the transactions have already been done you are pretty much out of luck unless you already set something up, as AJ indicated.  If you are trying to find out...

Having built a tractor barn (no livestock, since I only live on the property every weekend) and an addition, a tool shed (with two additions), a storage shed, a woodshed,...

Resolving this kind of problem can really suck.  Here are a few suggestions:

1.  Try to log on via OSQL using your sa user and password.  If you get a "...not...

Don't know if this is applicable to this situation (or even if I have completely understodd it) but you might want to try a subquery inside the parens to return the...

MSDE is a reasonable subsititue if the users don't need gui-based tools like Enterprise Manager and Query Analyzer.  OSQL is a good substitute for QA if the students know their...

I have also seen that in Access when I have the table open while I delete records.  When I switch back to the table I will see #Deleted until I...

Don't know if you have resolved this.  Do you have applications connecting to databases on the "problem" server?  Can they connect to their databases without any problems?

You might want to...

Bob, I'm just catching up on my updates and came across this.  I will respectfully disagree with you.  Access, like nuclear power and horse manure, has its uses even if...

I suppose it depends on how you define "works."  The SQL Server/MSDE is running but is unable to communicate respond to users because it is not looking at port 1433...

We had already tried the second one (he didn't have that key so we added it).  When I check my machine, where I have full SQL Developers Edition running, I...

Going thru back issues I came across this.  I see something similar happen with my apps, too, except in my case the user name is still there but the login name is...