I have some applications which require the Microsoft SQL Server Desktop
Engine. Can some body tell me from where I can install MDSE. I have .NET
framework v 1.1.

Has anyone upgraded from SQL Server 7 to MSDE 2000?
Is this even possible?
Thanks,
John

Does MSDE support the full, complete set of backup options that SQL Server
does? If not, what options does MSDE support and are they available via the
Enterprise Manager interface?
Thanks in advance.

I just installed MSDE (got successful install msg in Log) but now cannot logon.
I get 'Connection failed SQL State 08001 Error 17
I'm using the SA userid and password I entered upon installing
I'm attempting this via Visual Studio 2003

I found a KB article that says SQL Mail is not supported in MSDE but i
couldn't find anything about SQL Agent Mail.  
Is SQL Agent Mail supported in MSDE?

I am building a web app using VS 2K5 with SQL Server Express as the backend.  
The project and database are stored in the default location: My
Documents\Visual Studio 2005\WebSites\MyWebSiteName.  I also downloaded and
installed the SQL Server Management Studio Express to be able ...

I've got Windows SharePoint Services installed and it uses a database called
STS_svr-apps-1_1414639615
I'm trying to back up this database from the QSQL command line tool.
However when I try to run the backup, I get the following error:

Hello all,  I am going to run a script to install my tables onto my SQL
server.  I would like to populate some of the tables with values when the
script is run (dropdown tables, default values table etc).
How should I do this?

Hi we would like to install MSDE using Wise installation script.  The Wise
documentation is telling us to look for a file named MSDEx86.  We've looked
on our Visual Studio disks and can't locate the file.  Two questions:
1.  is MSDEx86 the correct file to deploy?

I have tried to install SQL 2005 Express but It seems that MDAC is not
present in my system Windows 2000 server SP4 spanish.
- What is MDAC ?
- How can I get it to install it ?

I have, as per normal, relations setup with delete contraints on the parent
child relation.
Now I have a table that has many such child relations and constraint. As a
result when a user tries to delete the parent, a correct message is

I've downloaded the sqlexpress edition from the MS site
How can I install SQLXpress on to the same machine as sql2000. I cant
uninstal my previous 2000 instalation as I have current development going on
there. I tried to install, but at the moment cant even see the SQLX server.

I successfully installed MSDE, but I cannot open the application.
All my files and folder are installed under:  C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL$NETSDK.  My operating system is Windows XP Professional and my
Internet Explorer is version 6.0.

I have added MSDE merge modules in VS Installer as well as MDF and LDF file,
now what should I do, so that setup can automatically Attach the database
after installing MSDE client's Machine.
Best Regards,

I have a database in MSDE2000 sitting on one machine and I want to transfer
it to another machine which has SQL Server 2000.
Can I simply backup the database and restore it on the second machine?  Or
do I need to create the database/Users etc on the second machine first?