Setting Up SQL 2005 Express

Error Setting Up SQL Server Express 2005

Hi,I had the SQL Server Express installed on my desktop and it was working just fine. Now, I upgraded to .Net 2.0 and I had some problems with the SQL Server Express just like in post http://forums.asp.net/1070169/ShowPost.aspx.These problems were solved by using a cleanup tool but now when i try so setup the SQL Server Express 2005 i get the error:SQL Server Component Update will install the following components for SQL Server Setup:- (ok) Microsoft SQL Native Client- (error) Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup Support FilesErrors occurred during the installation:Error 1603 installing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup Support Files.See log file for more detailed information.Fatal error during installation.The log file as lots of information such as:Product         : Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English) Product Version : 9.00.1399.06 Install         : Failed Log File        : C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Setup BootstrapLOGFilesSQLSetup0010_WS10170_Support.log Last Action     : InstallFinalize Error String    : The installer has encountered an unexpected error. The error code is 2908. Could not register component {1F3316BE-825B-4390-A9D2-AF3EECCAE9F6}. Error Number    : 2908 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WS10170 : There was an unexpected failure during the setup wizard. You may review the setup logs and/or click the help button for more information. Can someone please help me on trying to avoid format the desktop.Thanks,Stromberg

SQL Server 2005 Express - Setting Sa Password Fails During Install

During an install of SQL Server 2005 Express setting the sa password does not work consistently. The install is being run as administrator and I am using an .ini file to pass the settings,

SECURITYMODE=SQL
ADDLOCAL=ALL
SQLBROWSERAUTOSTART=1
SQLAUTOSTART=1
INSTANCENAME=DBSERVER
SAPWD=Westtech#1

and while most times it works correctly, occasionally, maybe 4 out of 10 times it fails to set the password and I have been unable to find any warnings or errors in the logs it generates.

We are coming up on release and this is causing us some real problems. Does anyone have any ideas, something I could look at?

Thank you,

Kathy Mook

Westbrook Technologies, Inc.

Setting Sa Password In SQL Server 2005 Express During Install Works Inconsistently

When installing SQL Server 2005 Express and using an .ini file that looks like this,

SECURITYMODE=SQL
ADDLOCAL=ALL
SQLBROWSERAUTOSTART=1
SQLAUTOSTART=1
INSTANCENAME=DBSERVER
SAPWD=Westtech#1

sometimes the sa password is set correctly, while other times it is not. There does not appear to be any particular environment or system setting when it fails vs. when it works.

We are coming up on a release date and this is causing us a serious problem. Can anyone help?

Thank you,

Kathy Mook

Westbrook Technologies, Inc.

Setting Admin Rights To Report Manager, SQL Server Express 2005 On Vista Business

Hi all,

I'm a newbie to Reporting Services so please forgive my ignorance...

I've recently installed SQL Server Express 2005 with Reporting Services on my Vista Business Notebook (with no network connections) and have installed VS C# Express as well as the Business Intelligence Studio to create reports.

My C# application can connect to SQL Server fine, however, the reports I created with Business Studio refuses to deploy to the server due to the following reason:

"The permissions granted to user 'localhostJenny' are insufficient for
performing this operation".

I find this odd as I've been able to deploy reports on my other Windows XP machine (with SQL Server Express) no probs at all. Additionally, I cannot see the 'Site settings' link within Report Manager (Web) that I'd normally get with an admin account (i.e. on my Win. XP machine). Various sources indicate that my account has insufficient access rights to view this.

Having browsed through seemingly endless blogs and forums, I suspect that my local account has not been configured to access the Report Manager web client to publish, manage and administer the site.

I have tried the surface area tool for SQL Server, but I suspect that this is relevant only to SQL Server DB access and management. Adding an administrator here does nothing.

The question is, how can I grant access to myself (local account) to allow me to publish reports via business studio, and at the same time - administer Report Manager Site Settings - on my vista notebook??

I would be extremely grateful for any help on this matter - I've tried ceaseless reinstallations, but to no avail!


Many thanks in advance,

Jenny

Setting Up The SQL Express Membership

Hi,
 I am running a project that has a custom membership flow.
I need to use the local SQL Express Membership instead.
In orderer to achieve this, I have added the following lines in my web.config:
in the membership section:
<add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer" enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="true" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true" applicationName="/" requiresUniqueEmail="false" passwordFormat="Hashed" maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5" passwordAttemptWindow="10" passwordStrengthRegularExpression="" />
 in the connectionStrings section:<add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="data source=.SQLEXPRESS;Integrated Security=SSPI;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|aspnetdb.mdf;User Instance=true" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
 
Problem :
When I am opening ASP.NET Configuration > Security
I have the following error message:
There is a problem with your selected data store. This can be caused by an invalid server name or credentials, or by insufficient permission. It can also be caused by the role manager feature not being enabled. Click the button below to be redirected to a page where you can choose a new data store.
The following message may help in diagnosing the problem: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
 
Any idea how I could fix this?

Help With Setting Up SQL Server Express.

How do I find out what port my server is listening on? I'm trying to connect to my database locally to install Vignette Portal. And no matter what I try, nothing works. I think it is listening on port 1433. But there is no way to be sure. Should something come up if I hit localhost:1433 in my browser? Because, when I do that, nothing comes up.

Please help.

Setting Up SQL Express For Web Access

Does anyone know of a good set of instructions for correctly configuring a sql express server for web applications (the sql server and web server are on different machines). I can see the SQL server from my web server, but only using the sa account and I would like to know how I should setup another user and what rights to give this user.

Setting Up SQL Express With Memberships (aspnet_regsql.exe)

I've been using SQL Serer 2000 or SQL Server 2005 (external) for my website and I have it configured through the aspnet_regsql tool.  The hosting company doesn't offer access to SQL Server to configure the database.  So I thought I'd use SQL Express.  Only problem is now I can use the exe to set up this db.
 
Does anyone know of a good way to configure this database for my website?
 
Thanks!

Setting User Name &&amp; PWD On SQL Express Database

How do you set a user name and password on a SQL Express database created using the data explorer in VB2005EXP?

Edited Data Won't Propagate Back To The Database (VB 2005 Express &&amp; SQL Server 2005 Express)

Hi,

I'm trying to learn some VB programming with the VB 2005 Express Absolute Beginner Series video tutorials (which I think is great) and have come across a problem that I can't solve.

When I follow the instructions in Lesson 9 (Databinding Data to User Interface Controls) my application will display the data from the database correctly and I can edit it (and as long as the debugger is running the data remains changed). However, the changes won't propagate back to the database. I don't get any error messages but after I edit the data, save (with the save button on the BindingNavigator toolbar), and end debugging the data in my database remains unchanged. When I use a MessageBox to show how many rows where edited/updated in the

Me.myTableTableAdapter.Update(Me.myDatabaseDataSet.myTable)

I get the correct number back. I'm sure the problem is not due to coding errors since I've also tried running the accompanying Lesson 9 project file that can be downloaded from MSDN and the problem persists.

I'm using Windows XP SP2, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and VB 2005 Express Edition. I've tried installing SQL Server 2005 Express with a number of different settings, including default settings, but it doesn't make any difference.

Would greatly appreciate any feedback on this as I'm keen to resolve this problem so I can get on with the next tutorial lesson.

Thanks,
Ieyasu

Setting Correct SQL Express Folder Permissions

Hi

I have a vm machine running SQL Express. So as to centralise my data, on the host machine I have a folder with all my data. This folder is shared. In the vm machine I have set up mapped to this folder, so it is visible within in. I can add/remove from the folder in explorer so the permissions look okay up to there.

However, when I go into SQL Express and attempt to restore from a backup into a DB, I cannot see the folder in the folder list presented. When I try and force the connection through the mapped drive letter or unc name, the server fails with a you do not have permissions.

From my reading it looks like I have got a network service account set up but, when I look at the logins in SQL Express there doesn't appear to be such an account.

Could someone either
a) point me in the right direction if the netowrk service account is not the way to go
b) tell me how to set up a netowrk service account with the correct privileges to enable me to read /write this mapped folder.

Thanks

Simon

SQL Express Hangs On Setting Registry Security

The last few lines of the log show:

How Can I Onnect Visual Basic Express 2005 To A Remote SQL Server Express 2005?

HiIm trying to connect Visual Basic Express 2005 to a remote SQL Server Express 2005. I cant find how i can do that in VB.net Express.In Web developer there are no problem to connect to a remote SQL server but i cant find it in VB.net Express. The XP with the SQL server that i want to connect to is on the local network. Greatful for help!

System.Data.ConstraintException Visual Basic 2005 Express / SQL 2005 Express

This problem only occurs after deployment, not when debugging. In the table I am having a problem with I have an ID field designated as the primary key with the identity increment set to 1 and the identity seed set to 1. There is no data in the table when deployed. I can add records to the datagridview control but when I try updating the dataset I get this error indicating that the ID field already has a value of 1 present. If I close the application and re-start it, the exception no longer occurrs when I update the dataset. I am including the code to update the tables incase something is wrong there. Any suggestions?

Private Sub UpdateMemberTable()

Me.Validate()

Me.TblMembersBindingSource.EndEdit()

Me.TblMembersTableAdapter.Update(Me.ChurchFamilyDataSet.tblMembers)

Me.TblMemberDependentsBindingSource.EndEdit()

Me.TblMemberDependentsTableAdapter.Update(Me.ChurchFamilyDataSet.tblMemberDependents)

Me.TblMemberContributionsBindingSource.EndEdit()

Me.TblMemberContributionsTableAdapter.Update(Me.ChurchFamilyDataSet.tblMemberContributions)

End Sub

Visual Basic 2005 Express And SQL Server 2005 Express - Display Image

Hi Guys,
I created a Product database table using Visual Basic 2005 Express and SQL Server 2005 Express. I have just added a new column [Picture] to the database table, which of course, should store an image or picture of a product. I am writing to kindly ask you guys for help .


i) How do I include image files into this column [Picture]?
ii) How do I get this image to display on Visual Basic 2005 Express form, so that when a product is selected the product image is displayed accordingly?


Your help much appreciated. Thanks.

Paul

How To Apply SQL Server 2005 Express SP1 To The Version Of SQL Server 2005 Express Which Installs With Visual Studio 2005?

When I installed VS 2005, it installed the default version of SQL Server 2005 Express that ships with Visual Studio 2005 installer media.

How can apply SQL Server 2005 Express SP1 to update this existing instance?

Currently, if I run this query:

SELECT @@version

I get the following:

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.1399.06 (Intel X86) Oct 14 2005 00:33:37 Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation Express Edition on Windows NT 5.1 (Build 2600: Service Pack 2)

After applying SP1, I should get 9.00.2047.00.


Should I just go to this link and download & install the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP1:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/sql/download/


Thank you,

Bashman

Setting Up Code Library To Run Either SQL Server Express Or Compact 3.5

I am not sure if this should go here it is a bit of a mixed bag, sorry if it's in the wrong spot.

I am interested to know what ideas people might have in relation to the best way to structure/setup up an app that can connect to either an SQL Server Express DB or a Compact 3.5 DB. I have a small app that can be networked but a lot of people wont want a networkable version so I dont want them downloading an app that is 4mb but requires a 35mb SQL Express install just to get it to attach to what amounts to a local DB.


Both the System.Data.SQLClient and System.Data.sqlce namespaces include classes that share at least some (I haven't checked them all) classes that inherit from the same base class i.e. SQLConnection and SQLCeConnection both inherit DBConnection from System.Data.Common. so I am wondering if there is a tricky way that I can reduce my overall code overhead (mainly things like if statements to check which DB connection we want) by up casting both connections and managing them as DBConnections but at this stage I cant come up with one.

An in important point with this is that I intend to write SQL statements that are compatable with both SQL Express and SQL Compact, my DV structure is sufficiently simple enough that I can put up with the odd "wordy" SQL statement in favour of trying to use stored procedures and views in Express and then not being able to use them in Compact.

Cheers
Rob

Sql Express Installation Problem Setting Sql Account To =NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM

Hello,

I am having trouble installing sql express from a command line on an XP o/s other than English, I know French and German have the problem I suspect this is caused by setting the sql account to ="NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM" my guess is that this is a localized string.

I get the following error

SQL Server Setup could not validate the service accounts. Either the service accounts have not been provided for all of the services being installed, or the specified username or password is incorrect. For each service, specify a valid username, password, and domain, or specify a built-in system account.

This is my command line

setup.exe" /QB REBOOT=REALLYSUPPRESS ADDLOCAL=ALL SQLBROWSERACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM" SQLBROWSERPASSWORD= SQLACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM" SQLPASSWORD= AGTACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM" AGTACCOUNT= SECURITYMODE=SQL INSTANCENAME=KBMSS SAPWD=kbmsa DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0 SQLAUTOSTART=1 SCCCHECKLEVEL=IncompatibleComponents:1 ERRORREPORTING=2

Anyone else run into this?

Thanks,

Michael Gustafson

Why Can't I Get SQL Express 2005 And VB Studio Express 2005/2008to Work Together?

This is what I have done.

1. Installed VB.NET IDE 2008 and SQL Server Compact 2005. IDE requires upgrade of database to 3.0 version which I allowed it to do. After the database was upgraded, I did an amount of coding work in the IDE and then tried to go back to do more database work in SQL. However the database then could not be opened in SQL Server Compact 2005. An error said that because it had been upgraded, it could not be read. It was requiring me to run 'upgrade.exe'. I had no idea what this meant and could find no upgrade available online.
2. Removed VB.NET IDE 2008 and installed 2005 instead. However, the file extension on the SQL Server Compact database is .sdf, but the IDE is requiring a .mdf extension. I have tried everything I can think of to get it to save or to have the desired extension, but I cannot.

Questions:

1. Do SQL Express 2005 and VB Studio Express 2008 work together?
2. If so, how?

It seems as though application each requires a different version of the database. If the database is usable in one, it is not usable in another.

Thanks for the help.

Julie

Can I Attach To My 2005 Express DB Using The 2005 Mgt Studio (NOT EXPRESS) Client?

I have a 2005 Express DB I wish to attach to using the 2005 Mgt Studio Client (Not the express version, but the full blown 2005 Mgt Studio Client from the SQL 2005 Standard Edition Install disk). Can this be done, or can I only use the 2005 Mgt Studio Express Edition Client?



Thanks in advance.
M. Scott Blalock

How To Restore Sql Express 2005 DB In Sql Express Enterprise Edition 2005

Setting Up MSSQL 2005

hi all,

My company has finally decided to go with MSSQL 2005.

now i havent used mssql since version 7.. which was a while ago..

whats the difference in terms of the setup and the easy of use ?

Setting Up And Connecting To SQL 2005

I have deployed a web server using server 2003 standard edition and have created a functional web site... Now I want to create a SQL data base and make a DB connection using ASP.NET using Dreamweaver as my HTML editor... This is where I get totally lost and confused...I have SQL 2005 instralled on my web server and have gone through the help files and some of the tutes but am still spinning my wheels... Can anyone please help this wanna be MSDN...



I need help configuring my sql server and then connecting to it via dreamweaver and then creating a data base for data collection from my web site...



Any help here would be awesome!

Dadeo

Path Setting For SQL 2005

I used SQL 2000 before. There are options for setting program files path and data path, which I usually install programs on C: and then data files in D: for easier maintenance. However, I cannot find this options in SQL 2005. Is that both (program files and data) must be locate in the same drive/path? or how can I do it same as SQL 2000? Please advise. Many thanks.

Upgrading From Sql Server 2005 Express Edition To Sql Server 2005 Express With Advanced Services

If i have been using sql server 2005 express for developing my application and i decide to upgrade to sql server 2005 express with advanced services while still working on the same application, what will happen to my  application's database. Can i be able to continue with my work with out any major regrets.

Setting The Defualt Database In SQL 2005

Its not a big deal but enoying enought that i always have to

USE MyDatabase

-- Instead of having it set as the defualt and not adventureworks

Setting Up A Synonym In SQL Server 2005

Can anyone tell me why I am getting this error when I try to select * from a table through a newly created synonym? I have admin rights to both db, but they are on separate servers.

<Error>

OLE DB provider "SQLNCLI" for linked server "srvDEV" returned message "Communication link failure".

Msg 10054, Level 16, State 1, Line 0

TCP Provider: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host.

Msg 18456, Level 14, State 1, Line 0

Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITYANONYMOUS LOGON'.

</error>

<code>

CREATE SYNONYM ARContractTerms_syn FOR srvDEV.EricsAdeptCastle.dbo.tblARContractTerms

SELECT * FROM ARContractTerms_syn

</code>

Am I running into schema problems?

Thanks all



Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 9.00.2047.00
Microsoft Analysis Services Client Tools 2005.090.2047.00
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2000.085.1117.00 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Microsoft MSXML 2.6 3.0 4.0 6.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.50727.42
Operating System 5.1.2600

Error Setting Up Distribution On SQL 2005 SP2

I am attempting to set up Distribution on SQL 2005 using the wizard.

All goes well until the actual script fires off... this line:

use master

exec sp_adddistributor @distributor = N'NAVSOLDEVSQLSERVER2005', @password = N''

GO

Causes this error:

Msg 22538, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_MSrepl_check_job_access, Line 155

Only replication jobs or job schedules can be added, modified, dropped or viewed through replication stored procedures.

The rest of the script fails due to this line... Now, I am fair at SQL, but I am no DBA. I did some searching and found one post that seemed to have the same problem, and the gentleman solved it himself, but did not explain how lol.

Any help greatly appreciated!

Dave Borneman

Internationalization Setting - SQL Server 2005

Is there any setting to indicate Unicode data to handle, so that no need to exclusively use Unicode data types ( ex nvarchar ).
I need to execute both Unicode and non Unicode SQL statements with in one environment. I don't want to create seperate database again.
Please let me know if any one had approached on SQL server this way. I am looking the way Oracle provides where you don€™t need to declare the data type of the column as Unicode type in table definition but can indicate when running a query to manipulate that field as Unicode field.

Thank youSunil

Setting Up SQL Server 2005 Replication

Hi there



im trying to set up a replication from a local server to a remote server.



when starting up and selecting the Distribution / publisher, i get the following errors --->
Details as followed...



TITLE: New Publication Wizard
------------------------------

SQL Server is unable to connect to server 'SERVERX'.

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.2050.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.PubWizardErrorSR&EvtID=CantConnect&LinkId=20476

------------------------------
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

SQL Server replication requires the actual server name to make a connection to the server. Connections through a server alias, IP address, or any other alternate name are not supported. Specify the actual server name, 'SERVERY'. (Replication.Utilities)

------------------------------
BUTTONS:

OK
------------------------------
and...



===================================

SQL Server is unable to connect to server 'SERVERX'. (New Publication Wizard)

------------------------------
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.2050.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.PubWizardErrorSR&EvtID=CantConnect&LinkId=20476

===================================

SQL Server replication requires the actual server name to make a connection to the server. Connections through a server alias, IP address, or any other alternate name are not supported. Specify the actual server name, 'SERVERY'. (Replication.Utilities)

------------------------------
Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.ReplicationSqlConnection.CheckServerAlias(ServerConnection conn)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.ReplicationSqlConnection.Open()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.CreatePublicationWizard.PrepareToShow()

Sql 2005 Password Policy Setting

What are the exact requirements implied by the sql 2005 option:

"Password Must Meet Complexity Requirements "



TIA,



Barkingdog



P.S. I found this one:

-Cannot contain all or part of the username
-Must be at least 6 characters long
-Contain 3 of the 4 following character groups
- A to Z
- a to z
- 0 to 9
- Special Characters i.e. ! ^ $ *


and I have also found

"At least 7 characters in length"

Combines letters. numbners, and symbolds

Is not a dicitonary word, name of a command, person's name or user's account name

As the saying goes "close, but no cigar!"

SQL Express 2005 Remote Connection With VWD 2005 Express

Hi all,Just wondering if SQL 2005 express edition can be connected remotely. I've set up SQL 2005 Express on a separate machine and am having trouble connecting to it from VWD when creating the websites. Currently I've set up ASP.NET 2.0 Framework on the remote machine with IIS6 using Windows Server 2003 Web Edition. And I am directly editing the website remotely on the server machine from my PC. Could someone please help me in setting up a remote connection from VWD to the SQL Server?I've enabled TCP/IP setting in the SQL Configuration Manager but still getting errors. Could this be an issue with Express Edition? Because if it is I also have a copy of SQL Server 2005 to install. Any direction to resolve in this issue would be greatly appreciated.PS. I'm new to this so pls bear with me. Thanks.