New To SQL - having difficulties setting up

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ttodhe
Starting Member

5 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-24 : 12:46:04

Hello again
sorry to bother again but I am hvaing difficulty setting up the SQL server 2005. I have downloaded and installed the following

.Net Framework 2.0 Serv Pack 1
MS SQL server 2005
MS SQL server Native Client
MS SQL server Setup support
MS SQL server VSS Writer
AdventureWorksDB.msi as a sample database i believe

When I want to launch the program I point to Programs, that dispplays MS SQL Server 2005 which displays Configurations Tools which when pointed displays
1) SQL Server Configuration manager (has the icon with little hammer and folder whatever it is,
2) SQL Server Error and Usage reporting
3) SQL server surface area configuration
None of them is letting me to open a screen to see any tables and write a query.

What am i missing?

thanks

ted

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-24 : 13:02:16

It seems like SQL Server is not properly installed. You should have an icon for SQL Server Management Studio which enables you to connect to db engine.