Hi Declan,

I upgraded to Vista Ultimate, (which was a trip in itself) and got up and running.  Somewhere on this site there is a thread with the details.  I would...

Hi Steve,

That sounds like it might be a good suggestion.

Unfortunately, I was originally relying on Microsoft documentation and several books on SQL Server 2005, most of which preach the avoidance...

JOY!

Hi William,

The first time I installed, just before I started this thread, I knew I had to apply the Service Pack.  When the install finished, I went to get the SP2. ...

Wow!  Thanks, William! 

I swear I searched everywhere for an article like this.

I will go over it and see what I missed.

Marty

Hi William,

I did have a thread earlier.  I had been trying for months to install SS2K5 on Vista Home Premium.  Before I bought this new computer, I tried to research...

Hi,

It did not "force" me to enter an "sa" account.  I did not use "mixed" mode.  I accepted the defaults to use Windows Authentication, thinking that would be easiest since...

I did get a different message when I attempted to log in using SQL Server Authentication:

TITLE: Connect to Server

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Cannot connect to MARTY_PC.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Login failed for user 'Marty'. The user is...

Hi William,

That didn't work.  Or, at least not if I understood what you said to do.

I have never had to deal much with User Accounts, since I am the only...

It appears my only option is to spend more money.

I just wish Uncle Bill would make it clear what works with what and what doesn't.  It doesn't make for very...

Hi William and Aaron,

Thanks for your replies.

I read the article referenced in the link some time ago.

Here is my check list:

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