database creation unsuccessful, help tips failed? Gordon 2/5/2007 10:15:01 PM business contact manager failed to start because it couldn't create the database. Following the instructions in help did not work. Any other options? I am running XP pro. & office 2007

Re: database creation unsuccessful, help tips failed? "Luther" <enowning[ at ]gmail.com> 2/6/2007 5:48:14 PM On Feb 5, 2:15 pm, Gordon <Gor...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > business contact manager failed to start because it couldn't create the > database. Following the instructions in help did not work. Any other > options? I am running XP pro. & office 2007 One thing can do is look in the Windows event log for messages from Sql Server.

RE: database creation unsuccessful, help tips failed? Durga 2/7/2007 12:58:01 AM Hi Gordon, Did you try these options: 1. Restart SQL Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services. Find SQL Server (MSSMLBIZ) right click and restart. 2. Reboot the machine and start Outlook+BCM Thanks. "Gordon" wrote: [Quoted Text] > business contact manager failed to start because it couldn't create the > database. Following the instructions in help did not work. Any other > options? I am running XP pro. & office 2007

Re: database creation unsuccessful, help tips failed? "Raul" <v_2rath[ at ]hotmail.com> 2/7/2007 1:08:10 AM Hi Gordon Can you go to C:\Program files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\LOG and try opening the ERRORLOG file using notepad and let me know what it says -- Regards Raul Thomas "Gordon" <Gordon[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A655B2B2-4D9C-40DB-AF7A-8F62D58EDEFD[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > business contact manager failed to start because it couldn't create the > database. Following the instructions in help did not work. Any other > options? I am running XP pro. & office 2007