Posted by Erland Sommarskog on 12/06/05 23:57

(wfoneill001@bellsouth.net) writes:
> Thank you for responding Erland. No, I didn't get any box, as you
> suggested. When I click on the Icon to start MSE, the disk spins for
> about 10 seconds, and that's it. This is in the properties section of
> the Icon:
> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\90\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\ssmsee.exe" Is this the correct
> calling program? Any other suggestions???

Yes, that is the correct program. Have you looked in the Windows eventlog?

Also, did you have any other edition of SQL 2005 installed previously,
or had had installed?

I'm sorry for the lack of suggestions, but it is a situation that is
very difficult to diagnose from a distance.

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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se

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