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 Posted by crs on 12/01/06 20:41 
Thanks for the quick reply. 
 
the only thing on the disc is one .bak file 
 
Roy Harvey wrote: 
> What files are on the CD?  Are you sure they are SQL Server files? 
> 
> SQL Express is a free version of SQL Server 2005.  It has limits, but 
> there is a good chance your need for a database server falls within 
> them.  It can be downloaded from the Microsoft web site.  Include the 
> SQL Server Express Toolkit if you try this. 
> 
> You may still have serious issues with getting AT your data - this is 
> a database, not a front end application - but it is a step. 
> 
> Roy Harvey 
> Beacon Falls, CT 
> 
> On 1 Dec 2006 11:55:17 -0800, "crs" <claytonrstone@gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> >To the point.... 
> > 
> >My company received a disc containing our last year's database 
> >information from the online company that we use for our documentation( 
> >They use SQL ).  Only thing is, we are a small business and do not have 
> >a "server", therefore we do not have sql server, therefore we can't get 
> >our documentation off of the disc.  The thing is, we're being 
> >accredited next week and I need this information for accreditation 
> >purposes. I need to know if there is another option to retrieve this 
> >information without purchasing Microsoft Server and SQL Server. 
> > 
> >any advice / help would be much appreciated. 
> > 
> >CRS
 
  
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