I have Window XP Pro installed on my machine. I am trying to install SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition but it tells me that it will only install client tools. And when I proceed I cannot access the local server to create databases.
Why is this happening?
Can any one help. I am very desperate.

Here are the kind of things I get when I try to connect to Local.

1. Local is not know to be running
2. A connection could not be established to local
3. Reason : SQL server does not exist or access denied.

Thanks

"Dr. Kadock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have Window XP Pro installed on my machine. I am trying to install SQL
Server 2000 Standard Edition but it tells me that it will only install
client tools. And when I proceed I cannot access the local server to create
databases.
> Why is this happening?
> Can any one help. I am very desperate.
>
> Here are the kind of things I get when I try to connect to Local.
>
> 1. Local is not know to be running
> 2. A connection could not be established to local
> 3. Reason : SQL server does not exist or access denied.
>
> Thanks

You cannot install SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition on a Desktop PC running
Windows XP
see
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluat...00/default.asp

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"Dr. Kadock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2EDEDAE3-FE0B-43F7-8A2F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have Window XP Pro installed on my machine. I am trying to install SQL
Server 2000 Standard Edition but it tells me that it will only install
client tools. And when I proceed I cannot access the local server to create
databases.
> Why is this happening?
> Can any one help. I am very desperate.
>
> Here are the kind of things I get when I try to connect to Local.
>
> 1. Local is not know to be running
> 2. A connection could not be established to local
> 3. Reason : SQL server does not exist or access denied.
>
> Thanks

If you have the cd's you should install SQL server 2k Personal edition.
That cd comes with the standard edition and it will install on
NT4/W2K/XP but not the servers. The standard edition is for the server
types only.

Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
> "Dr. Kadock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2EDEDAE3-FE0B-43F7-8A2F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>I have Window XP Pro installed on my machine. I am trying to install SQL
>
> Server 2000 Standard Edition but it tells me that it will only install
> client tools. And when I proceed I cannot access the local server to create
> databases.
>
>>Why is this happening?
>>Can any one help. I am very desperate.
>>
>>Here are the kind of things I get when I try to connect to Local.
>>
>>1. Local is not know to be running
>>2. A connection could not be established to local
>>3. Reason : SQL server does not exist or access denied.
>>
>>Thanks
>
>
> You cannot install SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition on a Desktop PC running
> Windows XP
> see
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluat...00/default.asp
>

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"Durand" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:un%(E-Mail Removed)...
> If you have the cd's you should install SQL server 2k Personal edition.
> That cd comes with the standard edition and it will install on
> NT4/W2K/XP but not the servers. The standard edition is for the server
> types only.
> --
> Regards,
>
> Durand
>
> Post queries and replies to the newsgroup so all may be enlightened thru
> shared knowledge. Experience is a cruel but effective teacher.
>

Yes I know, that is covered on the link I provided.
Please consider replying to the original poster.

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"Durand" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:un%(E-Mail Removed)...
> If you have the cd's you should install SQL server 2k Personal edition.
> That cd comes with the standard edition and it will install on
> NT4/W2K/XP but not the servers. The standard edition is for the server
> types only.
>
> Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
> > "Dr. Kadock" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:2EDEDAE3-FE0B-43F7-8A2F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >>I have Window XP Pro installed on my machine. I am trying to install SQL
> >
> > Server 2000 Standard Edition but it tells me that it will only install
> > client tools. And when I proceed I cannot access the local server to
create
> > databases.
> >
> >>Why is this happening?
> >>Can any one help. I am very desperate.
> >>
> >>Here are the kind of things I get when I try to connect to Local.
> >>
> >>1. Local is not know to be running
> >>2. A connection could not be established to local
> >>3. Reason : SQL server does not exist or access denied.
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >
> >
> > You cannot install SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition on a Desktop PC
running
> > Windows XP
> > see
> > http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluat...00/default.asp
> >
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Durand
>
> Post queries and replies to the newsgroup so all may be enlightened thru
> shared knowledge. Experience is a cruel but effective teacher.
>