I tried the code in the step by step guide but it didn't help. It looks like the endpoints are ok. The problem may be that I am using local...

I can start and stop the endpoints, but the connection still fails.

I checked the sa account and it has connect permissions.

Lynn, where do you grant CONNECT permissions? I've been googling unsuccessfully for a while.

That didn't help.

Very good, I'll give that try. Thanks for the help, I'll let you know how I make out.

It's not me whining, it's those darn users. I remember 132 very well along with Excel addins like Sideways. Anyway, all I want to do is wrap the columns into...

I would like the columns to wrap onto two or more rows of the report:

Item 1 Color Size Price Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 5

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Pradeep, I needed to run Configuration to enable FILESTREAM, but now I can't even connect to the instance of MS SQL. I think I am going to have to...

I'm trying to start SQL Server Configuration Manager. The message I get is "Cannot connect to WMI provider. You do not have permission or the server is unreachable."

Thank you for the tip about the share name. I'm not sure I have the share set up quite right yet. See previous post.

Thanks for the tip. I had to set the share up as "everybody" read/write. I was not able to find a way to specify the primary server in the "Choose...

Problem solved. An Edition upgrade is not the same as an install. I finally found it under configuaration manager-Installation Center-Maintenance. The Edition upgrade solved the problem.

Ahhh, I see the problem. I was thinking 2008 R2 was a service pack, but I see it's another product. I don't think the company is going to leap at...

OK, so I will reinstall the licensed version of SQL then poke around and find the R2 upgrade and see what happens. I may have done this over the weekend....