Date: 08/17/05 (SQL Server)    Keywords: database, asp, sql, microsoft

Okay, so I really have no idea what I'm doing with this, so I'm sorry if this seems kinda dumb.

I'm trying to install the "Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) Release A" on the computer here, and it seems to install fine.

I go to the command line and run the setup file with my chosen password. No problem (I hope).

My end goal is to try and get one of the ASP.NET starter kits to install and think there's a database system on this computer (So I don't have to use MS Access. Ew.), but whenever I go to install the program, I choose the database on the LocalHost, and it gets no connection.

So, I'm wondering, is there something else I have to do to start up the Desktop Engine and get it running?

I'm kind of flying blind here, and the read-me doesn't make a whole heck of a lot of sense.

So, thanks for any help you can give me!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/sqlserver/31202.html