Hi all:

Just thought I'd post this for info.

I've sorted the issue out.

I ended up going through the following document until the Sharepoint Services 2.0 Companyweb was completely removed....

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/829114

Then...

Think I may have found something else, that may, or may not have a bearing!.

In the IIS Manager, Under the server, application pools, DefaultAppPool, I've noticed the following:

There is an...

Thanks again Jason! (Don't you ever sleep???!)

Okay, yes, I'm talking about the Domain account. I am logged in as the overall system administrator in Windows.

I HAVE tried changing the Authentication...

Hi Jason (Or enyone else with the most basic grasp of SSMS....

I've not used it before downloading it yesterday. You ask if I'm ligging into the instance as 'SA' or...

Jason:

I have to say, you are a real star. Thanks for all this help. I'm thinking like you that the uninstall / reinstall may be the only way, but I...

Simply as the system administrator.

Should I try something else?

It's windows Sharepoint services 2.0 SP3

As I've said, the event log (application) is riddled with the follwoing, since this issue began....

Event Type:Error

Event Source:Windows SharePoint Services 2.0

Event Category:None

Event ID:1000

Date:12/03/2010

Time:00:15:35

User:N/A

Computer:SERVER

Description:

#50070: Unable to...

Stopped all the Sophos Services, and the firewall.

exactly the same.

I'm gibbering into my cocoa now.

Any more help would be very greatfully recieved!

Thanks again Dan. It may help if I detail the SQL related services and thier states...

MSSQL$SBSMONOTORING.................Started, Automaitc

MSSQL$SHAREPOINT........................Started, Automatic

SQL Server (ACT7)..........................Started, Automatic

SQL Server (SOPHOS) .....................Started, Automatic

SQL Server Active Directory Helper.....Not Started,...

Hey Dan, thanks for the input.

I've done as you siggest (Go into SQL Server Configuration Manager, open the 'SQL Server 2005 Network Configuration' node,) but under there I only have...

Hi GTR, thanks for the link.

I've been going through it, step by step.

I've got to the second part of 'method 3', where it tells me to double click the server...

Hi Jason, thanks for the hint towards the account used to run the services. Both services log on using the Local System Account, which I guess has no password. Is...

Hi GTR, thanks for your comments. can you tell me how to find if the databases are marked as offline etc using the ssms - as I said before, it...

Hi Andrew, thanks for replying....

Development boxes.... oooh, how I dream of development boxes!!!!

It's a Small business server. No such thing as development boxes in a small business - no money...

Thanks for your help....

the SQL version is

"Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.4053.00 (Intel X86) May 26 2009 14:24:20 Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation Express...