This is my first venture into MS SQL Server hence the basic question.
Can I use Windows Authentication in a Workgroup (i.e. XP Pro and Simple File
Sharing)?
When I try I get the infamous "Msg 18452, Level 14, State 1, Server

Does anyone know how, if possible at all, to modify the application name that
appears in the Activity Monitor(Sql2K5), Current Activity(Sql2K) or
sysprocesses table.
We have multiple C# applications connecting to the same db but it is

I've the following configuration in my project:
JBoss 4.0.1 SP1
j2sdk1.4.2_06
DB server: MS SQLServer 2000 (SP4)

I continue to get syntax errors.
What is the command line for "List any titles that do not have a price
assigned" and list each title with its current cost and with the projected
cost increase of 15%"?

The SQLEXP service is not running and when i try to start it,i get the
following error,
ERROR:The request failed or the service did not respond in a timely
fashion.Consult the event log or other applicable error logs for details.

We can only connect to only 1 instance, either the default localhost or the
named instance from another client.
For example on my computer the other client can connect to the localhost and
the other instance name such as server\instancenames cannot be connected. On

Sometimes when developers try to access to the SQL Server by Enterprise
manager they get an error
"A connection can not be stablished to (local)
Reason: General network error. Check you network documentation.

Does anyone have any idea why it's impossible to create endpoints in
2005?  I've tried this on 3 different installations of SQL Server 2005.
No go.
This is just a sample... copied from the MS virtual lab.

What should be the SQL Query syntax to get the result:
Basicaly it's a dinstinct on "Name" but the DocUNID is always quicking in
Query not working: SELECT DISTINCT sysEnum.Name, sysEnum.docUNID FROM
sysEnum ORDER BY sysEnum.Name ASC;

Hello, everyone,
I am trying to connect to a SQL server db with a C# app and when I debug I
get:
Login failed for user '(null)'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL

I just installed client tools and when I use the QA it will hook up to the
Database just fine, but if I go to the file menu, it locks up.  Any ideas?

for some reason when i deploy my C# application on windows 2003 occasionaly
rdr[0].ToString() hangs where rdr is a System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.
Is there a fix for this? is my visual studio.net out dated?

I just started to used Sql Server 2005. The first thing I wanted to do was
connect to a Sql Server 2000 database. I keep getting timeout errors. So my
first question is - is it possible to have Sql Server 2005 talk to a 2000
database? If so, are there any tricks to making this ...

I have MSSQL2K SP3 running as a back end for WSS. After rebooting the machine
the server won't start with an log error below when I attempt to start the
service. Please help!
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We are running automated tests that intentionally drop all the connections to
the database and make them again.  If the tests run quickly, we are
disconnecting and connecting very frequently.  We notice that after the
connection is closed (this is through the JDBC driver, but I'm ...