Is there a  free "dts designer" like program for MSDE?
exlcuding the command line program.

Trying to install SQL Server Express 2005 DB for doing shapes development,
however when I try the install, I get the following error message:
"This machine does not currently have SQL Server 2000 or compatible
technologies (MSDE) installed."

Does anyone have an idea how you can store japanese characters (eg. 取り消し) in
an msde database and afterwards display them in a vb.net winforms application?
thanx,
t

I've enabled the TCP/IP protocol on my MSDE(ver.2000), but I cannot connect
the MSDE instance from other machines.
Do you know how to solve this problem?
Thanks

Dear Freinds,
I purchased a piece of software yesterday for over 600 dollars. That
Application depends on installing SQL Server Desktop Engine. It goes to "6
seconds left" and then just hangs. I tried a hundred times - same results.

I've seen conflicting advice:
Some say it's the *.MDF file AND the *LDF file combined that equal the 2GB
limit, so I have to monitor both and sum them to calculate my database size.
Still others say that those files can individually reach 2GB. Which is it?

I have SQL2005 WKG edtn on my WS2k3 standard box. I noticed that
backups from sql2k5 cannot be restored on MDSE 2.0... so, since I need
to create bkps that have to be restored on clients pc's with MSDE, I
decided to install an instance of MSDE on the server.

I have MSDE loaded on my computer and have a database that I want to
query but don't know what tables are in the database (an ASP.net
learning program created the database).  How do I get information about
the tables in the database?  Do I use 'osql' from a command line?

We have two Windows 2003 servers.   One is a dedicated server for a
TeleVantage phone system.  The other is our main server and domain controller.
The Televantage workstation application uses MSDE to talk to the SQL server
2000 Application on the server.  

We have 3 or 4 computers with ADP payroll application on them that uses
MSDE.
If I install the package under an account such as administrator, then
another user attempts to use that computer, each time they logon, it goes

Hello. I have the question.
Now i am writing the tool that clear my instance registry values if
install of msde failed.
How to determine is any msde instance installed ?

In some strange way services are not installed during MSDE install with
named instance.
So, after install (i disabled rollback by parameters to setup.exe), i
didnt find my services in Administrative tools -> Services. I mean

I unistalled an MSDE instance no problem, then ran my usual install, but it
stopped and froze my laptop.
I had to end-task the install and re-boot.  When I went to reinstall it
keeps in failing.  I tried to reinstall as a different instance and still

We have 2 instances of MSDE 2000 SP3 on a W2K Advanced server with 1 Gig of
memory.  One for an online storefront and the other for live chat software
from SightMax.com.  The live chat instance which is really not being used
since the users never log into the software starts to ...

We had a working MSDE sp3 (500+ installs) install utilizing the M$
merge modules and Installshield DevStudio. We need to allow a
seamless!!! upgrade path to SQL Express which requires sp4 as a
minimum. We aquired the new version, created the directories, and