Help in Installing Business Contact Manager! Texeck 2/2/2007 4:29:09 AM When installing Business Contact Manager - I get to the Startup Wizard which requests me to either Create or select a database. I choose the create new radio button. However - every time, I get a message stating that the operation failed. I have reinstalled BCM, but nothing changes. I also had to re-install Outlook previously - and cnage my PST. I am not sure if this has anything to do with my problem... This is a new laptop running XP with Outlook 2003. Any ideas? Thanks!

Re: Help in Installing Business Contact Manager! "Luther" <enowning[ at ]gmail.com> 2/2/2007 3:26:30 PM On Feb 1, 8:29 pm, Texeck <Tex...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > When installing Business Contact Manager - I get to the Startup Wizard which > requests me to either Create or select a database. I choose the create new > radio button. However - every time, I get a message stating that the > operation failed. I have reinstalled BCM, but nothing changes. I also had > to re-install Outlook previously - and cnage my PST. I am not sure if this > has anything to do with my problem... This is a new laptop running XP with > Outlook 2003. > > Any ideas? Thanks! First check that the sqlserver.exe process is running in Task Manager.

Re: Help in Installing Business Contact Manager! Texeck 2/2/2007 5:11:00 PM I checked - and it is not. I also did a search on my computer for "sqlserver.exe" and found nothing. "Luther" wrote: [Quoted Text] > On Feb 1, 8:29 pm, Texeck <Tex...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > When installing Business Contact Manager - I get to the Startup Wizard which > > requests me to either Create or select a database. I choose the create new > > radio button. However - every time, I get a message stating that the > > operation failed. I have reinstalled BCM, but nothing changes. I also had > > to re-install Outlook previously - and cnage my PST. I am not sure if this > > has anything to do with my problem... This is a new laptop running XP with > > Outlook 2003. > > > > Any ideas? Thanks! > > First check that the sqlserver.exe process is running in Task Manager. > >

Re: Help in Installing Business Contact Manager! Clinton Ford [MSFT] 2/2/2007 9:04:00 PM First check to see whether MSDE is installed by clicking "Start | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs" and look for Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MICROSOFTSMLBIZ). If you do not see this entry, you should reinstall Business Contact Manager, refresh the list of programs and then verify that you see the SQL Desktop Engine entry. -- Visit team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights "Texeck" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I checked - and it is not. I also did a search on my computer for > "sqlserver.exe" and found nothing. > > "Luther" wrote: > > > On Feb 1, 8:29 pm, Texeck <Tex...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > When installing Business Contact Manager - I get to the Startup Wizard which > > > requests me to either Create or select a database. I choose the create new > > > radio button. However - every time, I get a message stating that the > > > operation failed. I have reinstalled BCM, but nothing changes. I also had > > > to re-install Outlook previously - and cnage my PST. I am not sure if this > > > has anything to do with my problem... This is a new laptop running XP with > > > Outlook 2003. > > > > > > Any ideas? Thanks! > > > > First check that the sqlserver.exe process is running in Task Manager. > > > >

Re: Help in Installing Business Contact Manager! Texeck 2/2/2007 10:36:01 PM Thanks. Yes - it is there. I believe that the Dell phone support might have removed it from startup though... He removed quite a few "unimportant" items... "Clinton Ford [MSFT]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > First check to see whether MSDE is installed by clicking "Start | Control > Panel | Add/Remove Programs" and look for Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine > (MICROSOFTSMLBIZ). If you do not see this entry, you should reinstall > Business Contact Manager, refresh the list of programs and then verify that > you see the SQL Desktop Engine entry. > -- > Visit team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights > > > "Texeck" wrote: > > > I checked - and it is not. I also did a search on my computer for > > "sqlserver.exe" and found nothing. > > > > "Luther" wrote: > > > > > On Feb 1, 8:29 pm, Texeck <Tex...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > > When installing Business Contact Manager - I get to the Startup Wizard which > > > > requests me to either Create or select a database. I choose the create new > > > > radio button. However - every time, I get a message stating that the > > > > operation failed. I have reinstalled BCM, but nothing changes. I also had > > > > to re-install Outlook previously - and cnage my PST. I am not sure if this > > > > has anything to do with my problem... This is a new laptop running XP with > > > > Outlook 2003. > > > > > > > > Any ideas? Thanks! > > > > > > First check that the sqlserver.exe process is running in Task Manager. > > > > > >

Re: Help in Installing Business Contact Manager! Clinton Ford [MSFT] 2/7/2007 12:20:01 AM OK, next step is to see whether the SQL service is starting up automatically. In Windows XP, right-click on "My Computer" and select "Manage". Expand "Services and Applications" then click "Services". Next, right-click on the MSSQL (MICROSOFTSMLBIZ) service and choose Properties. Make sure "Startup type" is set to Automatic. If the service is not running, click the "Start" button". Then click "OK". Did that help you? -- Visit team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights "Texeck" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Thanks. Yes - it is there. I believe that the Dell phone support might have > removed it from startup though... He removed quite a few "unimportant" > items... > > "Clinton Ford [MSFT]" wrote: > > > First check to see whether MSDE is installed by clicking "Start | Control > > Panel | Add/Remove Programs" and look for Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine > > (MICROSOFTSMLBIZ). If you do not see this entry, you should reinstall > > Business Contact Manager, refresh the list of programs and then verify that > > you see the SQL Desktop Engine entry. > > -- > > Visit team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights > > > > > > "Texeck" wrote: > > > > > I checked - and it is not. I also did a search on my computer for > > > "sqlserver.exe" and found nothing. > > > > > > "Luther" wrote: > > > > > > > On Feb 1, 8:29 pm, Texeck <Tex...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > > > When installing Business Contact Manager - I get to the Startup Wizard which > > > > > requests me to either Create or select a database. I choose the create new > > > > > radio button. However - every time, I get a message stating that the > > > > > operation failed. I have reinstalled BCM, but nothing changes. I also had > > > > > to re-install Outlook previously - and cnage my PST. I am not sure if this > > > > > has anything to do with my problem... This is a new laptop running XP with > > > > > Outlook 2003. > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas? Thanks! > > > > > > > > First check that the sqlserver.exe process is running in Task Manager. > > > > > > > >