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coolazeem
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 Posted - 2006-02-08 : 11:05:43
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| Hello! I am trying to install MS SQL Server 2000 on my PC which is running WinXPSP2. At the ending of the setup I get an error stating that 'Could notstart server. Refer to sqlsetup.log for more details' Here is an excerpt from the log where the error occurs: Starting Service ... SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS -m -Q -T4022 -T3659 Connecting to Server ... driver={sql server};server=A.U.Shaikh;UID=sa;PWD=;database=master [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][Shared Memory]General network error.Check your network documentation. [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][Shared Memory]ConnectionRead(WrapperRead()). driver={sql server};server=A.U.Shaikh;UID=sa;PWD=;database=master [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][Shared Memory]General network error.Check your network documentation. [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][Shared Memory]ConnectionRead(WrapperRead()). driver={sql server};server=A.U.Shaikh;UID=sa;PWD=;database=master [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][Shared Memory]General network error.Check your network documentation. [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][Shared Memory]ConnectionRead(WrapperRead()). SQL Server configuration failed. Please help me out..... |
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Kristen
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Posted - 2006-02-09 : 03:58:44
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| Hi coolazeem, Welcome to SQL Team!Maybe the "dots" in the Server name "A.U.Shaikh" are the problem. There should be some place where you can alter that - surrounding it with square brackets[A.U.Shaikh]should fix that problem.Only other thought (which I doubt is permitted, so probably irrelevant) is: Did you configure the "location" of the databases to be a network device/share, rather than a local disk?Kristen |
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coolazeem
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Posted - 2006-02-09 : 06:28:22
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Originally posted by Kristen
Hi coolazeem, Welcome to SQL Team!Maybe the "dots" in the Server name "A.U.Shaikh" are the problem. There should be some place where you can alter that - surrounding it with square brackets[A.U.Shaikh]should fix that problem.Only other thought (which I doubt is permitted, so probably irrelevant) is: Did you configure the "location" of the databases to be a network device/share, rather than a local disk?Kristen
Hi Kristen!'A.U.Shaikh' is the name of my computer. The dots could be the problem but I do not know how to change it. Regaerding the location of the database it is indeed specified to be on local disk. |
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Kristen
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Posted - 2006-02-09 : 07:22:26
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| you could try changing the name of your machine and uninstalling/reinstalling SQL Server ??Kristen |
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Kristen
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Posted - 2006-02-09 : 11:42:22
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| Can't you just change the Machine Name in the SYSTEM utility in Control Panel?Kristen |
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coolazeem
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Posted - 2006-02-10 : 09:08:20
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| Hey Kristen!Thanks a lot! Changing my machine name solved the problem. I changed it from 'A.U.Shaikh' to 'AUSHAIKH'. Thank you once again......Regards,coolazeem |
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Problem installing SQL Server 2000