There is one way I know works that is rather simple.  Load the standard MSDE package on a development system where you can access it with Enterprise Manager.  Set up...

Could you explain in greater details? Is the report the product of database information or do you wish to use the report to extract new information for the database.

It...

Have you ever looked at Excel's Web Query utilities? Allows you to pull data from web pages directly into a spreadsheet. It can be setup and manipulated via...

Excellent reference - Thanks!

I have made some progress! Triple checked Allow Updates complete with SQL Server restart and PC reboot. No difference in Enterprise Manager - could not mod sp. Then...

I tried it via the Enterprise Manager / Server Properties and via SQL Query using Reconfigure with override. Still out in the cold. This has aroused my interest....