Trying to use Northwind sample project

[Guest]

Dear Users:

I can't get past the dialog box that asks about SQL Server 2000:

"Microsoft Access could not find either Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop
Engine or Microsoft SQL Server installed on your computer. Click OK to
display the Data Link Properties dialog box and log on to a remote server."

"If you want to install SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine on this computer
first, click Cancel, install it from the MSDE2000 folder on the Office CD and
then reopen this Access project"


My question is should I install the SQL server or remotely log on to a
server? If I do remotely log-on, where can I find a list of servers that I
can log-on to? I'm not sure how to proceed so that I can go ahead with
learning the Northwind sample Access project.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

Well, you can log on to SQL Server *if* you have access to an instance of
SQL Server *and* either the Northwind database already exists on that
instance of SQL Server *or* you have sufficient permissions to create new
databases on that instance of SQL Server. We can't answer those questions
for you, as they are specific to your own network, you'll need to talk to
your admin people.